Director Of Nursing 1

The Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) is seeking an experienced and qualified individual to join our team as a Director of Nursing 1. This position will provide clinical and administrative oversight within our mental health center, and ensure that our center complies with regulatory oversight requirements.

What You Will Do

Provide clinical and administrative supervision, conduct staff evaluations, and maintain effective nursing leadership across inpatient and ambulatory settings. Conduct routine rounds to identify care, practice, and service issues, and implement corrective action plans to uphold regulatory standards.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This position requires a qualified individual with experience in mental health nursing, working with patients with mental health and co-occurring disorders, and managing and supervising large groups of professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of experience in an administrative or supervisory capacity in a health care organization and/or facility or hospital nursing.
• Considerable knowledge of nursing principles and practices in appropriate specialty;
• Knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and practices;
• Knowledge of interviewing and counseling techniques;
• Principles and practices of infection control related to infections and preventable diseases;
• Current developments in field of nursing including current complexities of the healthcare industry;
• Trend variance analysis;
• Governmental accounting and budgeting;
• Marketing;
• Considerable interpersonal skills;
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license as a Registered Nurse in Connecticut OR hold a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license.
• Incumbents in this class serving in the capacity of the Nurse Executive are required to possess a master's degree in nursing, social or behavioral science, public health administration, health care administration, hospital administration or a related field.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• Comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
• All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.