Director Mental Health - Mental Health Services

Overview

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: • Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) (Required) • Masters’ degree in nursing, business administration, health care administration (Preferred) REQUIRED LICENSURE(S)/CERTIFICATIONS: • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California • Biannual CPR certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (AHA) • Annual Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) certification (obtained within 6 months of hire) MUST-HAVES/WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: • Valid California Registered Nurse license • Two (2) years of experience in a formalized psychiatric/mental health work setting • At least three (3) years of management experience • At least two (2) years of experience of the practical workings of a psychiatric/mental health unit/department • Experience/Ability to develop new programs for the department, e.g., gero-psychiatry, adolescent, psychiatric urgent care programs. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Ability to develop training material and organize reports. • Ability to design and conduct independent research for completion of project assignment • Skillful in assessing crises and providing therapeutic intervention and communication in a timely and professional manner. • Skillful in identifying problems and translating them into solutions/treatment plans for staff/patients POSITION SUMMARY: • Under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer, a registered nurse who supervises personnel in the management and implementation of psychiatric/mental health patient care and is fully accountable for 24 hour organization, staffing, planning and coordination of the Mental Health Services (MHS) department.

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Company

We are a full-service 420-bed, not-for-profit, acute care, medical and surgical hospital. Serving the community for 60 years, our is the preeminent healthcare facility for our district’s nearly 1.2 million residents. We're a Level II trauma center, Advanced Primary Stroke Receiving Center, STEMI center and Baby-Friendly facility. We receive more than 218,000 patient visits each year, deliver 5,400 babies and treat nearly 1,000 trauma patients. Located just 60 miles north of Los Angeles, the Antelope Valley is one of Southern California’s fasted growing communities.