Assistant Director of Nursing

Kingsboro Psychiatric Center (KPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting an Assistant Director of Nursing 1, Psychiatric (ADON) to provide nursing leadership and oversight to all nursing and direct care staff assigned to KPC outpatient, residential, and community services.

Under the Director of Nursing 3 Psychiatry (DON), the ADON will assist in the quality and clinical competency and work within the guidelines of nursing and direct care services including:

· Providing administrative and clinical supervision and support to all nursing staff assigned

· Ensuring safety support for outpatient nursing regarding equipment, policies, procedures, and protocols

· Monitoring and reviewing outpatient clinical and professional needs.

· Assisting with planning, establishing, evaluating, and maintaining standards of nursing services

· Overseeing patient hand-off between inpatient and outpatient.

· Ensuring Joint Commission and CMS Standards compliance

· Participating in nursing recruitment and retention efforts

· Performing quality assurance activities such as performance improvement initiatives, corrective actions, reports and recommends modifications related to the nursing aspects of care, policies, and/or procedures

· Assisting in preparing for regulatory site visits and surveys

About KPC:

KPC, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a community-based mental health facility providing inpatient and outpatient services. KPC delivers person-centered care for young adults through geriatric individuals with multifaceted needs, including complex and co-occurring psychiatric and medical histories, significant substance use, trauma, and forensic histories. KPC delivers comprehensive, integrated services to hospitalized patients and operates three Transitional Living Residences; an 80-bed Family Care Program with certified homes in the community; a satellite clinic on campus; and two community-based outpatient clinics located in the Canarsie and Williamsburg neighborhoods. The clinics provide assessment and treatment planning; health screening and referrals; discharge planning; verbal therapies; medication therapy; medication education; symptoms management; psychiatric rehabilitation readiness determination; case management; crisis management; clinical support; mobile outreach; and family support services.

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and 4 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; 1 year of this experience must be at a supervisory level.

Substitutions:

o An associate's degree can substitute for 2 years of specialized experience

o A bachelor’s degree can substitute for 4 years of experience

o A master’s degree in a related field can substitute for 5 years of experience

o A doctorate in a related field can substitute for 6 years of experience

If you would like to join the KPC Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:

• Competitive Salaries with Geographic Pay Differentials
• Tuition Assistance programs
• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• NYS Retirement programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave

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 [email protected].

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.

Pay: $149,347.00 - $157,388.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Mental Health or Addictions: 4 years (Preferred)
• Supervisory: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person