Director of Nursing

About Us: Since 1991, Lifeskills South Florida has offered customized treatment programs for all genders, ages 18 and over, suffering from mental health conditions and substance use disorders. We provide clinically excellent, evidence-based, and collaborative treatment programs that are tailored based on each client’s unique needs to address a variety of mental health disorders as well as substance use disorders. Through our residential treatment program (RTC), partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), and transitional living we ensure our clients can successfully transition back into their home life, family life, and careers with newfound self-esteem, direction, and control.

What we offer

• Multiple Development Pathways
• Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
• PPO & HDHP Health Plan Options
• Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
• 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
• 401K with Company Match
• Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
• Six Annual Paid Holidays Plus One Floating Holiday
• Generous Team Member Referral Program

We are offering a Sign-On and Retention bonus of up to $5K for qualified applicants.

How You Will Make a Difference

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for coordinating and supervising the facility’s nursing staff.  This position is responsible for ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.  The Director of Nursing provides direct client care, takes physician orders, prepares, and administers resident medications, and coordinates outside diagnostic or medical services as ordered by the physician.  This position will serve as the Infection Control Designee.

Essential Responsibilities

Provides leadership and supervision to the nursing team, to include hiring, training, coaching and performance management. 

• Oversees and performs daily vital signs/glucose monitoring of clients.
• Oversees medical issues daily and report issues to Nurse Practitioner as needed.
• Oversees and performs medication distribution and documentation.
• Orders medication and ensures proper delivery from pharmacy.
• Works with insurance companies on patient medications, completes insurance forms, and calls as needed.
• Oversees and performs blood draws, following up on lab values as needed.
• Takes medication orders from MD/NP conducts daily medication order follow up.
• Maintains medical supply inventory, places supply orders as needed.
• Coordinates external client medical appointments with team members.
• Ensures all admission/discharge nursing duties are conducted and documented within required timeframes.
• Ensures effective communication between medical/nursing staff, medical vendors, and C.N.A team.
• Provides medication management and oversite ensuring accurate accounting of medication charting/procedures/training for all nursing staff.
• Works closely with registered dietitians on client weight restoration needs/issues.
• Monitors all labs/EKGs/other tests and communicating results with medical providers.
• Oversees all pharmacy paperwork/forms-includes controlled substances.
• Oversees infection control program and quarantine program for staff/clients.
• Maintains biohazard accounts and procedures, ensuring team members are trained on and adhere to infection control procedures.

Additional Responsibilities

• Conducts occasional reviews with insurance companies.
• Coordinates and oversees administration of annual vaccines.
• Responsible for being on-call as scheduled.

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What We're Seeking

Minimum Requirements

• Position requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing, active state Registered Nurse license, and 5+ years of experience Nursing/Clinical Experience. Experience in a residential psychiatric/mental health setting is strongly preferred. 
• Must maintain current CPR/1st Aid/ AED certification/CPI.

Compensation Range: $105,000 to $115,000 per year (depending on licensure, experience, and location).

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against companies of similar size within the behavioral healthcare industry.  In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Lifeskills South Florida reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires.  This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise.  The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”  The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.