Chief Nursing Officer (Interim)

Chief Nursing Officer - Interim Opportunity

The candidate that is selected will have an opportunity to fulfill a twenty month interim assignment at Belmont Pines.

Belmont Pines Hospital is the largest freestanding children's behavioral health hospital in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. We provide comprehensive behavioral health services to children and adolescents ages 5 through 18. Each of our inpatient, residential and outpatient services are tailored to most appropriately meet the needs of our patients. We employ a compassionate, trauma-informed care treatment model across all our program offerings.

Our thoughtfully designed, 51,580-square-foot facility is located on nearly 20 beautifully wooded acres in Liberty Township, Ohio and offers a scenic and comfortable environment specifically for young patients to help them to heal, learn and grow. In addition, we offer virtual family therapy for distant families to stay connected with loved ones.

Much more online: belmontpines.com

The Interim Director of Nursing/Consultant actively participates in the facility's leadership functions and collaborates with other leaders in designing and supervising patient care and services. Maintains responsibility for establishing and ensuring implementation of nursing standards of patient care. Provideds oversight and supervision of the Director of Nursing.

What do our current nursing leaders value at UHS?

That despite our large company design, each facility is run independently, and so our nurse executives have the autonomy to manage their teams with clinical and educational support from corporate. You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer nurse leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. That we have an active Nursing Council based on shared governance and evidence-based practice. That we offer internal leadership and clinical education, including a generous annual tuition assistance and continuing education allowance designed to keep you at the top of your practice. That we offer and support real career advancement opportunity, including our COO-in-Training program and a variety of regional and national corporate roles designed to support the field and share advanced experience. And, that UHS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that reflects the work/life needs of our senior leaders.

If you would like to learn more before applying, please contact Scott Errickson, Divisional Director - Clinical Recruitment at (484) 584-2725, or via email at Scott.Errickson@UHSinc.com

Job Requirements:

• Must be a graduate of accredited school of nursing and have a current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.

• Must have a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing and four (4) years psychiatric nursing experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting:

• Psychiatric nursing experience is the treatment and care of persons whose principal diagnosis and focus of treatment is a psychiatric disorder, the experience can include working as a staff nurse on a psychiatric inpatient unit or in an outpatient setting with individuals who have a primary psychiatric diagnosis. It is not caring for individuals in a nursing home, whose principal or primary diagnosis is often a chronic dementing organic mental disorder

• Must have current certification in CPI or Handle with Care or obtain within 30-days of employment

• It is preferred, but not required, that the individual holds voluntary certification in psychiatric and mental health nursing by the American nurses credentialing association.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of behavioral health nursing clinical practices and management.
• Extensive knowledge of principles and practices relevant to nursing and patient care activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective management and supervisory practices. Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Five or more years of progressive nursing management experience in behavioral health setting

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