Director of Nursing – Northpoint Recovery – Edmonds, WA

Job Title: Director of Nursing
Reports To: Vice President of Patient Services

Northpoint Washington is a growing organization dedicated to providing a safe, therapeutic environment where those struggling with addiction can build a foundation for their recovery and gain a clear vision of hope. Northpoint provides a unique setting that provides affordable and effective alcohol and drug addiction treatment, with facilities located in Idaho, Washington, Colorado, and Nebraska. Organizational values include humility, heart, inspiration and conviction. Our commitment to excellence means doing good for others and engaging in innovative empirical based treatment. In short, our mission is to help people get their lives back and show them respect and empathy in the process.

Northpoint Washington has an opening for an Director of Nursing_ at our *_Edmonds, Washington*_ inpatient facility._

POSITION SUMMARY: As a key member of the Northpoint team, the Director of Nursing is a registered nurse who is responsible for ensuring that quality medical care is coordinated and delivered to patients through careful management of staff and other resources. This person plays a critical role in the recruitment and development of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, as well as managing complex projects that span multiple departments. This person will collaborate with other internal leaders to review/recommend changes in medications used, healthcare policy, health insurance and other industry trends.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Manage the frontline nursing staff and ensure continual delivery of excellent patient care
• Work closely with the Medical Director to coordinate patient care, provider appointments and medication protocols; ensure medical care is in line with established policy and procedure.
• Share facility administrative tasks with Administrator/Program Director
• Provide on-call services for facility
• Maintain nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures
• Familiarity with Joint Commission accreditation requirements; take an active role in maintaining Joint Commission audits and continual readiness within the facility
• Participate in recruiting, selecting, orienting and training nurses
• Supervise, educate, coach, acknowledge and discipline nursing staff
• Manage and develop work based teams for assigned shifts, train new staff, and provide leadership to nursing staff
• Create and maintain a comprehensive schedule to meet all shift requirements
• Provide information to patients and staff by answering questions and requests
• Resolve a variety of patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among the nursing team and other staff by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating in team problem solving methods
• Manage Northpoint Washington’s Infection Control Program
• Manage Vivitrol education, ordering, insurance claim processing and administration for Northpoint Washington and The Evergreen at Northpoint facilities
• Manage FMLA and Short Term Disability paperwork for patients
• Perform Utilization and Peer-to-Peer reviews as requested by the Billing team
• Act as liaison for facility-related matters with contracting vendors
• Complete medical pre-screen on all potential admissions to facility
• Respond to all incident reports
• Provide hands on care to patients; perform all duties of a Registered Nurse
• Audit charts for procedure compliance
• Document information regarding patient care and behavior as required in policies and procedures
• Utilize crisis prevention intervention when exposed to volatile patients to maintain personal safety as well as ensuring safety for the patient and other individuals in the unit
• Participate in patient treatment planning and implementation
• Participate in the maintenance of a clean, orderly, and safe environment and report needs for repairs and maintenance to appropriate staff
• Participate in implementation of unit therapeutic programming
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with established policies and procedures and standards of care
• Perform other job related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited program of professional nursing preferred
• Must be a licensed RN by the Washington Board of Nursing
• A minimum of two years’ experience in the field of nursing in a substance use, alcoholism, and/or mental health discipline
• At least one of those years must be in an administrative capacity
• Proven clinical skills and a strong understanding of management and organizational processes in a healthcare setting
• Knowledge and skills in English usage, interpersonal relationships and excellent communication skills

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Excellent critical thinking skills
• Excellent organizational abilities
• Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
• Quickly and effectively identify and resolve problematic situations
• Comfortable analyzing information and dealing with complexity
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to handle confidential material in a reliable manner
• Ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of organization
• Ability to perform several tasks concurrently with ease and professionalism
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS:

• Must hold active RN State Board of Nursing licensure
• Must maintain current nationally accredited CPR/First Aid/AED certification

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct supervisor for Nursing staff
• Responsible for evaluating the performance of personnel in the Nursing Department

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have reasonable ability to stand, walk, sit, handle, feel, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, hear, taste and smell
• Must be able to lift up to 20lbs
• Environment is a forty-four (44) bed residential treatment atmosphere with access to an outside patio. Work environment may include exposure to outside weather conditions
• Exposure to disturbed and potentially aggressive patients is possible. Stress ranges from low to intense depending on the situation

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Completion of a tuberculin screening during first week of employment
• Completion of a pre-employment drug screening, post-accident and random for upon reasonable suspicion of use
• Completion of orientation and required paperwork prior to reporting to work
• Demonstrated computer literacy
• Completion of CPR/First Aid Training within first 90 days of employment
• Attendance at all mandatory staff development and training
• Completion of background and reference checks
• Must be vaccinated against COVID-19

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is meant to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs.

Employees with potential access to protected health information must comply with all procedures and guidelines governed by HIPAA.

Northpoint is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Northpoint is an At-Will employer. Employment may be terminated at any time by employee, or employer with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time