Assistant Director of Nursing

Job Description

Hutchings Psychiatric Center (HPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting an Assistant Director of Nursing 1, Psychiatric (ADON) to serve as the Inpatient Assistant Director of Nursing (Inpatient ADON), who would provide nursing leadership to all nursing staff assigned to HPC’s Inpatient units.

As the Inpatient ADON you will report to the Director of Nursing 3, Psychiatry (DON), and assist in the management, oversight, and evaluation of nursing and direct care services including:

• Assisting with the development and implementation of nursing policies and procedures.
• Monitoring nursing coverage plan for inpatient services.
• Assisting with the recruitment and retention of nursing staff.
• Contributing to the interpretation of rules, laws, regulations, guidelines, polices, and procedures.
• Monitoring and reviewing unit clinical and administrative needs through scheduling.
• Reviewing and complete performance evaluations and probation reports and monitor attendance of subordinate staff.
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with various accreditation standards for nursing services.
• Ensuring Joint Commission and CMS Standards compliance.
• Ensuring active treatment/nursing documentation is complete and recorded for each patient.
• Responsible for safe levels related to unit acuity of inpatient unit staffing during off tours, weekends and holidays.

About HPC:

HPC is a comprehensive, community-based mental health facility serving individuals in the Central NY Region. HPC is committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and
• Bachelor's degree in nursing; and
• Two years of post-licensure professional clinical nursing experience working with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, addiction, or substance use disorder. One year of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.

Substitution: Master’s degree in nursing can substitute for one year of non-supervisory post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Additional Comments:

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.