Associate Director of Nursing-Mental Health

Job Description

The ADON will provide clinical / operational leadership for Mental Health Services to include the 105-bed inpatient facility, ED-behavioral health unit, and EmPath units.

Additional responsibilities include, but not limited to clinical / operational liaison, growth, and strategic planning duties for the CHS Division’s ambulatory mental health areas.

• Clinical / operational duties include developing strategic goals and objectives and operational activities to achieve planned goals;
• leading the development of strategic initiatives for program growth and clinical operations; conducting needs assessment and analysis to determine prioritization and impact of strategic and operational initiatives;
• tracking the progress of strategic plan and process implementation, reporting and providing insight regularly to leadership, developing and present pro-formas and strategic plans to appropriate committee(s) for approval, assessment, and implementation;
• identifying and establishing relationships with facility leaders and key stakeholders in the community; developing and preparing annual budgets and direct internal and external resources to operate within budget;

establishing and co-leading with the ACNO, medical director, system administrative officer, system nurse executive director, and Mental Health Chair to report on KPIs and action plans.

Additional Job Description

Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous) Ability to perform job functions while walking.

Continuous) Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes.

Infrequent) Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent) Ability to work in confined / cramped spaces. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.

Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous) Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions.

Frequent) Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent) Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands.

Continuous) Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous) Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands.

Continuous) Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands / wrists / elbows and shoulders.

Continuous) Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous) Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination.

Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift / lower objects 50 lbs.

from / to floor from / to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent) Ability to exert up to 50 lbs.

of force. (Frequent) Examples include : To transfer a 100 lb. patient that can not assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs.

of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb.

patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand. Ability to maintain 20 / 40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes.

Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors.

Continuous) Ability to determine distance / relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities.

Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.

Continuous) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Continuous) Ability to work rotating shifts. (Frequent) Ability to work overtime as required.

Frequent) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) (Selected Positions) *Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function.

Continuous) *(Selected Positions) *Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous) (Selected Positions)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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