Offer summary

Qualifications:

Hold a BSN degree and are a Registered Nurse with current licensure to practice in Illinois., Certified in Healthcare Provider CPR with 5+ years of progressive nursing experience, including 1+ years in management., Preferred mental health experience and excellent therapeutic communication skills., Strong leadership, interpersonal communication, organizational ability, and time management skills..

Key responsabilities:

Assume authority and accountability for the delivery of nursing services at the facility in partnership with the Director of Nursing.

Manage nursing department activities, ensuring timely healthcare delivery and compliance with policies and regulations.

Oversee personnel selection, training, and evaluation for nursing staff, conducting evaluations and training on clinical practices.

Collaborate with treatment teams to develop and coordinate individualized quality care for patients, while promoting customer service.

Job description

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on Compass Health Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

We are seeking a dedicated, full-time, Associate Director of Nursing to join our team. If you are passionate about providing your patients with exemplary care, while being sensitive to their individual psychiatric conditions, you would be a great fit for our team.

Who You Are:

Partnered with the Director of Nursing, assumes authority, responsibility, and accountability for the delivery of nursing services at the facility
Manage the various activities of this department and to ensure that proper and timely healthcare is provided to our patients
Maintain and implement nursing policies and procedures that conform to current standards of nursing practice, facility philosophy, and operational policies while maintaining compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
Communicate and interpret policies and procedures to nursing staff, and monitor staff practices and implementation
Oversee personnel selection, supervision practices, and ongoing training and evaluation for the nursing department
Conduct staff nurse evaluations and training regarding clinical practices, EMR use, and Compass Health Center protocols
Collaborate with staff nurses and treatment team to develop, support and coordinate services that ensure delivery of holistic and individualized quality care to Compass Health Center patients
Promote customer service and hospitality and responds to and adequately resolves complaints or concerns from patients and their families about nursing services
Assure staff is trained in fire and disaster and other emergency procedures, and evaluates performance during drills
Exercise overall related administrative functions and clinical responsibilities within the scope of nursing
Aptitude to gain working knowledge and expertise of staff nurse duties and responsibilities Perform other duties as requested

What You'll Do:

Hold a BSN degree
Are a Registered Nurse with current licensure to practice in Illinois
Are certified in Healthcare Provider CPR
5+ years of progressive nursing experience, ideally with 1+ years of management experience
Mental health experience (preferred)
High degree of leadership, excellent interpersonal communication skills, organizational ability, and time management.
Possess excellent therapeutic communication skill

We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

Compensation

$78,000—$88,500 USD

We know job descriptions can be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to apply!

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

For eligible positions, our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans, 401k program with company matching, generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment), and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.

What’s Next?

Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft, so whether or not you check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply – we’d be grateful to hear from you!

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