Assistant Director of Nursing Services

Lifeways, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Health Savings Account

401K Retirement Plan

Job summary

Lifeways, Inc. is seeking an experienced Nurse Manager to oversee nursing operations in a psychiatric hospital setting. You will coordinate staffing, supervise nurses and technicians, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while guiding patient care planning and discharge processes.

The role requires strong leadership, staff development, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to maintain high quality care and safety across shifts.

Qualifications

• RN: BSN or Diploma with at least 5 years of nursing experience.
• Master of Science in Nursing must be pursued within 2 years of hire.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience in a healthcare setting.
• A background check is required prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scheduling and staffing to meet patient acuity and census needs.
• Obtain and maintain qualified staff to support hospital operations.
• Train staff and ensure ongoing certifications and development.
• Implement nursing policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements.
• Attend treatment team meetings and ensure individualized care plans.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

RN: BSN or Diploma, 5+ years

RN MSN within 2 years

2 years supervisory experience

Background check

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned)

• Coordinate scheduling and staff assignments to ensure that sufficient staff is available to meet the needs of the patients and acuity level of the census.
• Obtain and maintain staff to meet the needs of the hospital.
• Train and educate staff as necessary to maintain current certifications and development.
• Implement nursing policies and procedures that nursing staff can follow that meet regulatory requirements.
• Maintain admissions and transfers that meet psychiatric acute care criteria for our hospital and our capability/capacity.
• Coordinate with staff scheduler, scheduling of all psychiatric technicians and nurses. At least 2 weeks of the master schedule will be placed at nurses station to allow adequate time for staff to review and make changes as necessary.
• Ensure that staff are following the policies and procedures by auditing charts 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours after the patient gets admitted.
• Ensure that licensed nurses are properly checking for medication errors and provider orders are completed by auditing night R.N. 24-hour chart checks periodically throughout the week.
• Attend all treatment team meetings and ensure all treatment plans are individualized and include nursing concerns, infection control issues, main psychiatric problem, and discharge planning.
• Coordinate communication between departments, providers, and administrator.
• On-call for any incidents that occur including but not limited to: falls, medication errors, violence, property damage, staff injuries, and restraints (chemical, physical). The safety of staff, patients and property must always be ensured.
• On-call for nursing shortages to ensure staff coverage for the hospital.
• Collect nursing shift assignment sheets and room safety checks to provide monthly data for quality assurance and process improvement.
• Assist charge nurse in daily activities as necessary to control the milieu.
• Hold an all-staff meeting monthly and save minutes on hard drive for all employees to access.
• Maintain an educational binder for any new processes, forms, policies/procedures to train staff.

Benefits offered:

• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance, AD&D - Company Paid
• Short Term Disability- Company Paid
• Long Term Disability
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional or ROTH) with Company Funded company match up to 6%
• Retirement and Financial Planning Services
• Shift differential incentives
• Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
• We provide professional development to enhance various skills, certifications, and continuing education
• Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us and have opportunities
• Paid Time Off (amount depends on years of service)
• Sick Leave for part-time staff
• (11) Paid Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Commuter Mileage Incentive
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Clinical Supervision
• Wellness Program reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being

Qualifications

Required:

• R.N. BSN or Diploma with prior experience (5 years minimum)
• R.N. MSN within 2 years.
• 2 years of supervisory experience
• Must pass a background check