Job Description:
Director of Nursing - Behavioral Health | Sacramento, CA
Mission:
Improve the lives we touch.
Our Values:
We are committed to:
HONESTY
We work with integrity and fairness.
COMPETENCE
We strive to be the best and hold ourselves accountable.
PERSEVERANCE
We meet challenges with the resolve to succeed.
PASSION
We are about what we do, each other and who we serve.
RESPECT
We honor the human dignity of everyone we work with.
TEAMWORK
We succeed, and have fun, by pulling together.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The Director of Nursing is a leader, an advocate for client care and plans and manages client care personnel. This position has the authority and responsibility for establishing and fulfilling a vision and strategy for client care excellence and standards of practice and is also responsible for staffing the Wellness Units.
Qualifications: Candidate must be a RN/LVN in good standing with the State of California. Ability to maintain pleasant working relationships; detail oriented; works effectively, independently and to deadlines; highly organized and able to multi-task and effectively prioritize; reliable and responsible; excellent written communication skills and professional telephone manner; and readily takes initiative. Must have a minimum of two (2) years management experience and three (3) years of clinical experience. Two (2) of these years must be in a healthcare setting, and in substance use disorder treatment center is highly preferred.
Comprehensive benefits package offered along with competitive salaries commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Valid RN or LVN license in good standing with the State of California
- Minimum 2 years management experience
- Minimum 3 years clinical nursing experience
- At least 2 years of experience in a healthcare setting
- Experience in a substance use disorder treatment center
- Ability to maintain pleasant working relationships
- Detail oriented
- Ability to work effectively and independently to deadlines
- Highly organized and able to multi-task and prioritize
- Reliable and responsible
- Excellent written communication skills and professional telephone manner
- Takes initiative readily
What We Do
Summit Behavioral Healthcare (Summit BHC) is a facility-based behavioral health company headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee that operates a national network of acute psychiatric hospitals and substance‑use treatment centers. It provides inpatient and residential programs, medically supervised detox, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services focused on recovery for adults and families, managing specialty chemical‑dependency and behavioral‑health care with a continuum of clinical services and ongoing support.
