Health Information Services Director jobs in Maine

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Adult Behavioral Services will function as the clinical and administrative leader of the Adult Psychiatric Unit and the Adult Substance Use Disorders Unit.  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education / Experience:

• Masters required (or in process)
• National Certification in specialty required (or in process)
• Minimum of 5 years Nursing Leadership Experience required
• Current State of Maine RN Licensure required
• Advanced CPI training required
• BCLS required

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 24/7 accountability for all services/care provided in the department
• Managing all aspects of staffing including recruitment, development and retention of highly qualified staff
• Cultivating a positive work environment that supports teamwork
• Monitoring the job performance of each employee and conducts annual performance appraisals, on time 100%
• Facilitating orientation and in-service training to promote professional growth
• Giving frequent constructive feedback
• Assuring staff input into staffing plan on annual basis
• Maintaining turnover rate below national benchmarks
• Developing an environment that welcomes and supports students (nursing, medical, social work students, etc.)
• Incorporating clinical judgement when scheduling personnel as indicated by flexible staffing model
• Aligning employees with the organization’s strategic and operational objectives
• Assuring that care and clinical outcomes align with evidence-based practice
• Adopting new approaches when circumstances demand it
• Taking a strategic approach to setting priorities based on identified problems and opportunities
• Engaging the interdisciplinary team in program development and improvement
• Identifying emerging needs and acting proactively to address them
• Achieving annual budgetary goals, with emphasis on efficient use of personnel and resources.
• Assuming fiscal accountability including consistently staffing to identified productivity benchmarks and addressing variances 
• Maintaining records, reports and statistics for administrative and regulatory purposes
• Maintaining equipment, reporting/resolving problems promptly
• Partnering with colleagues to help manage patients with behavioral issues in all areas of the hospital
• Participating in nursing and organizational policy formation and decision -making
• Actively participating in community health education or boards/advisory committees as part of the social accountability program