Director of Nursing

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

The Director of Nursing has its Advantages

As the Director of Nursing at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Opportunity to supervise and work with a collaborative Nursing Team

• Paid orientation.

• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year.

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/

• Payment for your license renewal CEUs as part of our nurse continuing education program

• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings

• A rewarding experience helping individuals complete daily activities and achieving long term goals.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Red Hook, NY, this position is responsible for coordinating the overall medical services for Devereux. They will coordinate the scheduling and provision of medical services, including on-site nursing, consulting services and off- site clinical visits and pharmaceutical services. In addition, this position will oversee all nursing mandates required by OPWDD and NYS standards. The Director of Nursing will provide in-services to staff or delegate to other nursing staff in-services relating to seizures, medications, first-aid and other health related needs of our population. They will assist in the budget preparation for the Medical Services Department and administer the budget as approved by the Executive Director. This position will participate in administrative meetings, committees and other meetings pertinent to the health care and safety of our individuals. They will also be responsible for supervision and performance evaluations for the medical staff.

Salary: Starting at $95672 / year, commensurate with education and experience

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits! Learn more: http://jobs.devereux.org/ascend.

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Qualifications

Education : RN or BS in Nursing and successful completion of the State Board Examination for licensing.

Experience : Three to five years experience in human services, two of which shall be in a supervisory position. Psychiatric nursing background preferred.

Physical Requirements: Free of dependency and abuse of illegal or illicit drugs, alcohol, inhalants or other chemical or controlled substances. Significant, prolonged, and frequent amounts of walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, and lifting of 25 lbs or more.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date3 weeks ago(10/24/2024 12:18 PM)

Requisition ID2024-40474

CategoryMedical

Position TypeFull-Time

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.

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