Lead Behavioral Health Nursing Director | Transform Care

East Bay Community Action Program

Barrington (RI)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

Vision insurance

FSA

403(b) retirement plan

Employer-paid life insurance

Paid time off

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

EAP and wellness resources

Job summary

East Bay Community Action Program in Barrington, RI seeks a Director of Behavioral Health Nursing to lead nursing operations across outpatient behavioral health and related services. This senior clinical role focuses on quality, safety, staff development, and integrated care delivery.

Reporting to the Associate Medical Director, you will shape clinical practice, oversee medication management, infection control, policy development, and ensure alignment with regulatory standards while fostering a

Qualifications

Active Rhode Island RN license in good standing.
Minimum five years nursing experience in community health, primary care, or behavioral health settings.
Two years of leadership or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Provide vision, leadership, and operational direction for nursing and medical assistant services across outpatient behavioral health, substance use treatment, crisis services, care coordination, and CCBHC programs.
Lead and support CCBHC implementation, certification, recertification, and ongoing readiness efforts.
Design and improve nursing workflows that strengthen integrated care delivery and patient outcomes.
Coach, mentor, supervise, and develop nursing staff while promoting accountability and excellence.
Partner with medical, behavioral health, quality, and operations leaders to ensure seamless service delivery and appropriate staffing coverage.
Serve as the organizational lead for implementation and ongoing oversight of the CCBHC Primary Care Screening and Monitoring program, building and sustaining program infrastructure, workflows, staffing, and performance measures to support integrated care delivery.
Act as the primary liaison between Behavioral Health and Primary Care teams, strengthening collaboration, care coordination, and integration efforts across service lines.
Ensure successful execution of all SAMHSA grant deliverables and reporting requirements, if awarded, including program implementation, performance monitoring, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Champion regulatory compliance and accreditation readiness across behavioral health programs.
Partner with risk management to proactively identify, assess, and reduce clinical risks.
Lead investigations involving incidents, patient concerns, and quality issues while implementing corrective actions.
Oversee medication management processes, infection control practices, and clinical policy development.
Ensure policies, protocols, and standing orders remain current, evidence-based, and aligned with regulatory expectations.
Direct nursing services that support primary care screenings, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), crisis services, and integrated healthcare initiatives.
Develop protocols and workflows that improve care coordination, patient education, treatment adherence, and health monitoring.
Ensure safe and consistent implementation of medication clinics, Clozaril services, laboratory processes, infection control procedures, and nursing workflows.
Collaborate with quality and billing teams to enhance documentation accuracy and timely reporting within the electronic health record system.
Monitor patient communication pathways and nursing task management systems to support exceptional service and responsiveness.
Build a culture of learning, engagement, and professional growth for nursing staff and medical assistants.
Support onboarding, competency development, continuing education, and regulatory training requirements.
Ensure teams are equipped with the skills needed for suicide prevention, de-escalation, trauma-informed care, emergency response, and evolving clinical practices.
Partner with People Operations to strengthen employee engagement, retention, and recognition efforts.
Work closely with organizational leadership to align nursing operations with strategic goals and community health priorities.
Foster relationships with community partners, healthcare agencies, payers, and regulatory organizations.
Represent nursing leadership in internal committees, leadership meetings, board-related initiatives, and external collaborative efforts.