Senior Director, Behavioral Health

Role Overview

• Oversees daily nursing operations of all adult behavioral health departments within the medical center
• Establishes an ongoing communication mechanism with patients, department staff, physicians, referring community healthcare organizations to achieve established outcomes
• Fosters collaborative relationships with all medical center stakeholders
• Collaborates with the Chair of Psychiatry as a champion for patient care, quality and the professional practice of nursing
• Participates in Medical Center and Nursing Leadership team discussions regarding strategic planning
• Fiduciary oversight for all departments
• Participates in the development of the capital budget to assure appropriate equipment and technology is available for safe patient care
• Collaborates with the Department of Psychiatry Operations to assure development, implementation and monitoring of Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Participates in the Department of Nursing performance improvement program and goals. Uses evidence based metrics to align patient outcomes with the organization’s goals and objectives
• Serves a coach/mentor in developing direct reports careers/personal goals
• Develops, implements, evaluates policies, programs and services consistent with the hospital’s mission
• Collaborates with Senior Directors and Nursing Professional Development for the development and implementation of behavioral health nursing educational and internship programs
• Conducts regular meetings with nurse managers and assures managers participate in Department of Nursing campus and medical center meetings

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing or related discipline
• RN licensure in the State of Massachusetts
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive and directly relevant experience in the field of specialty
• Minimum of five years of nursing leadership experience within a hospital setting
• Proven leadership ability to motivate and lead staff
• Knowledge of Healthcare accounting techniques, cost/benefit comparisons, analysis of budget variances and staffing resources
• Ability to plan, organize, and evaluate programs and analyze fiscal data
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Working knowledge of computers, including spreadsheet and word processing software

Benefits

• This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.