SR Director of Nursing

Highland Rivers Health in; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off 4 weeks

Paid Holidays 10

Personal Day

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead clinical nursing services across outpatient and residential programs. You will plan, supervise, and delegate nursing tasks, ensure quality care, and collaborate with leadership to meet program goals.

Qualified candidates are Georgia-licensed RNs with 5 years in mental health and experience training medical staff. The role offers comprehensive benefits, PTO, holidays, and a path to professional growth.

Qualifications

• RN licensed in Georgia
• 5 years’ experience in mental health
• 5 years’ experience providing training to medical staff

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, assign and manage clinical nursing tasks for outpatient and residential programs.
• Participate on the Leadership Team with managers and directors.
• Coordinate with Infection Control to monitor reports and incidents.
• Ensure monthly nursing audits and compliance with policies.
• Recruit, train and supervise nursing staff; handle HR paperwork.
• Provide in-service training and maintain current medical knowledge.
• Collaborate with senior leaders on policy development and new protocols.
• Chairs Medical Management Committee and ensures regulatory compliance.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff training

Bilingual abilities

Education

4 Year Degree

Job description

• Job Category MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, OUTPATIENT SERVICES , SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES
• Employee Type Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

Contact information

Description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

JOB SUMMARY :

Are you ready to make a Difference?

D UTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Plan, supervise, assign, and manage the clinical responsibilities provided by nursing staff and medical assistants to ensure that clinical needs are met for the Outpatient and Residential programs and assists in programs by providing nursing services as needed.
• Participate on the Leadership Team team with other managers and directors to address administrative, management, and programmatic needs as needed.
• Coordinates with the Infection Control Coordinator to monitor infection reports, medication variance reports and other medical incident reports to assist in resolution of any identified issues as needed.
• Ensure monthly nursing audits are completed and analyze results to ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures and to give feedback on best practices.
• Completes nursing staff selection and recruitment; provides initial and ongoing training for nurses; provides monthly supervision and coaching for direct reports and completes all necessary paperwork for Human Resources.
• Provide in-service training opportunities for nursing staff to ensure compliance with service requirements
• Acquire and maintain current medical knowledge and skills and professional standards
• Collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Clinical Operations Officer and Chief Crisis Services Officer to assist with policy and procedure development, implementation of new protocols and programs for CCBHC certification and resolution of incidents or trends discovered as needed.
• Chairs the Medical Management Committee meetings to resolve issues as identified, review internal Policies and Procedures to ensure compliance with federal and state policies and regulations as well as CARF, DBHDD and other departments.
• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holiday
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness

Licensed per the State of Georgia as an RN

5 years’ experience with Mental Health

5 years’ experience providing training to medical staff

Bilingual abilities a plus

Summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.