Director of Nursing - Children's Services

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as the Director of Nursing for Children's Services, where you will coordinate medical services and oversee nursing mandates. Enjoy competitive compensation, supportive management, and a collaborative team dedicated to improving lives.

Benefits

Paid orientation

Over 5 weeks of paid time off

Quality Low-Cost Benefits

Student loan debt assistance

Payment for license renewal CEUs

Qualifications

• Three to five years experience in human services, two in a supervisory position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate medical services for children’s programs.
• Oversee nursing mandates required by OPWDD and NYS standards.
• Assist in budget preparation and administer the budget.

Skills

Supervisory Skills

Human Services

Psychiatric Nursing

Education

RN or BS in Nursing

Job description

Description

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children with developmental disabilities?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

The Director of Nursing – Children's Services has its Advantages

As the Director of Nursing (Children’s Services) at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

1. Opportunity to gain supervision experience and work with a collaborative Nursing Team
2. Paid orientation.

Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year.

Supportive Management and a collaborative Nursing Team

Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and a 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/

Payment for your license renewal CEUs as part of our nurse continuing education program

Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings

A rewarding career while making a difference!

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Red Hook, NY, this position is responsible for coordinating the overall medical services for the children’s programs at Devereux. They will coordinate the scheduling and provision of medical services, including on-site nursing, consulting services, off-site clinical visits, and pharmaceutical services. Additionally, this position will oversee all nursing mandates required by OPWDD and NYS standards. They will provide or delegate in-services to staff or in-services related to seizures, medications, first aid, and other health-related needs of our population. They will assist in the budget preparation for the Medical Department and administer the budget as approved by the Executive Director. This position will participate in administrative meetings, committees, and other meetings pertinent to the healthcare and safety of our individuals. They will also be responsible for supervision and performance evaluations for the medical staff.

Salary:

$99,338 - $108,278 annually

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program, exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills, and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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Qualifications

EDUCATION: RN or BS in Nursing and successful completion of the State Board Examination for licensing.

EXPERIENCE: Three to five years experience in human services, two of which shall be in a supervisory position. Psychiatric nursing background preferred.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date

2 days ago (5/12/2025 5:07 PM)

Requisition ID

2025-44296

Category

Medical

Position Type

Full-Time

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. We treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement—including upgrading, promotion, and transfer—based on individual skills and the needs of Devereux.