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MedStar Health
Director of Nursing Psychiatric Services
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A Director of Nursing manages and supervises all nursing staff at a hospital or long term care facility. Manages communications with physicians, manages budgets and expenses, and assists other administrators with managing operations. Monitors staff schedules and the quality of nursing care at the facility. Maintains professional license or certification requirements.
$136,737 / year median in Maryland
+17% projected growth
Job Description
About the Job Director of Nursing, Psychiatry (Nurse Manager) Job Overview The Nurse Manager (Director of Nursing) is a member of MedStar Health entity-based Division of Nursing's (DON) leadership/management team and is responsible for the adult inpatient psychiatric unit, child and adolescent psychiatric unit and psychiatric ED unit of organized nursing and patient care services. Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Summary 36-bed acute adult inpatient psychiatry beds spread across two units of 24 and 12 beds, respectively Evidenced-based mental health treatment Hospital-based Protection Services (Security) Department Experienced leadership Opportunity to be engaged with change management High Reliability Organization with a Just Culture/Culture of Safety Supportive environment Psych Crisis Stabilization Unit Highlights Busy specialized 10 bed psychiatric emergency unit, located within the main medical ED Treats pediatric and adult patients Security has a strong partnership and presence with the unit Staffed with psychiatric counselors and RNs Nursing Benefits Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources Comprehensive health benefit plans Generous paid time off and flex scheduling options Retirement plans with match Tuition assistance to advance your education Relocation assistance up to $5,000 Free parking for associates Qualifications BSN from a nationally accredited program required; Master's degree in Nursing or health related field from a nationally accredited program preferred. 4 years of RN experience required; 2 years of management and leadership experience preferred, particularly in an inpatient psychiatric environment; at least 2 years of psychiatric RN experience strongly preferred. Active MD RN License or Active Compact State RN and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required (AHA or American Red Cross). PMH-BC strongly preferred. This position has a hiring range of USD $56.89 - USD $95.36 /Hr.