Nursing Services Director - State Hospital West
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***THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED.
Come Join a great team at State Hospital West (SHW)! The Division of Behavioral Health is seeking applicants for the position of Director of Nursing Services for State Hospital West (SHW) located in Nampa, Idaho. SHW is a smaller Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Hospital with one unit of 16 beds. If you are someone who wants to make a difference, share in growth and development of a new hospital, and know at the end of the day you have made a positive impact, then our Director of Nursing Services might be for you!
This is an executive level nursing classification. Incumbents manage the comprehensive nursing services of a Department of Health and Welfare hospital. They participate in institutional leadership to assist in the development of institution-wide goals, policies, quality management, and budget. The emphasis is on setting the institution's nursing leadership and management standards, by coaching, mentoring, and tutoring Nursing staff in hospital-business and employee/patient problem solving. The Director of Nursing Services use a broad nursing and management background to plan, organize, staff, direct, and control a comprehensive institution nursing program that includes all quality of care and quality of life issues. This involves evaluating and modifying goals, priorities, and organizational structures to provide optimum nursing care service. Incumbents develop and implement the budget or direct the development and administration of the nursing service budget, participate in executive policy and decision making to plan and develop hospital programs and policy. Incumbents ensure the use of appropriate nursing administration and management practices to meet legal standards of nursing practice and current trends in service delivery. This involves directing the development and initiation of changes to policies and procedures to assure compliance with nursing laws and regulations, and the presentation or oversight of training to implement required changes.
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test. In addition, successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation.
BENEFITS:
BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION
We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit.
OTHER EXCELLENT BENEFITS
- excellent medical, dental and vision insurance- (full-time/30+ hours per week) employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.80/month for dental
- generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
- 11 paid holidays a year
- paid parental leave
- multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
- basic life insurance for employee and family (employee covered at one times annual salary; spouse covered at $10,000; child covered at $5,000)
- wellness programs
- ongoing training opportunities
- an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
- and more!
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:
- Manage the comprehensive nursing services of a adolescent psychiatric treatment hospital.
- Participate in institutional leadership to assist in the development of institution-wide goals, policies, quality management, and budget.
- Set the hospital's nursing leadership and management standards, by coaching, mentoring, and tutoring nursing staff in hospital business and employee/client problem-solving.
- Use a broad nursing and management background to plan, organize, staff, direct and control a comprehensive hospital nursing program that includes all quality of care and quality of life issues.
- Ensure the use of appropriate nursing administration and management practices to meet legal standards of nursing practice and current trends in service delivery.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
You must possess all the minimum qualifications below to pass the exam for this position. Please make sure your resume or work history supports your meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to do this may disqualify you from being considered for this position.
- Must be licensed as a Professional Registered Nurse in Idaho as defined by Idaho code 54-1408 or state licensure as a Registered Nurse pursuant to the Nurse Licensure Compact, Idaho Code 54-1418, in one of the following compact states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin or Wyoming. For more information, please visit the Board of Nursing website at: https://ibn.idaho.gov/.
- Good knowledge of management practices in the supervision and training of a professional nursing staff typically gained by completion of at least two classes of upper division college-level coursework equivalent to “Management and Organizational Theory” and “Personnel or Human Resource Administration” that covered the essential elements of management; OR at least one year of experience in a job situation with responsibility for the essential elements of management (planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling), or advising management in the essential elements of management AND at least two years’ experience supervising and training a professional nursing staff.
- Good knowledge of nursing administration and organizational structure and staffing, including experience applying current nursing theory and trends in institutional nursing service delivery typically requires at least four years of experience providing in-service training in varied institutional nursing environments; including clinical experience that included responsibility for professional staff assignments, patient or family teaching.
- Experience applying legal standards of nursing practice and assessing compliance with nursing laws and regulations and initiating appropriate changes. Typically requires at least three years’ experience as a RN supervisor with the responsibility for nursing service compliance with laws and regulations and quality assurance standards, coupled with authority to recommend and implement changes.
Below is preferred experience. It is not required for the position but applicants with this experience may receive consideration over other applicants.
- Experience working in an inpatient adolescent psychiatric treatment facility in a leadership role typically gained by at least three years’ experience.
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If you have questions, please contact us at:
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(answered Monday through Friday during business hours MST)
EMAIL: dhwjobs@dhw.idaho.gov
PHONE: (208) 334-0681
EEO/ADA/Veteran:
The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email ada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.
Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.