Assistant Director of Nursing Services
Lifeways, Inc. · lifeways.org
BoiseOn-siteLead / Manager5+ yrs
The job in short
Assistant director of nursing for a psychiatric hospital unit.
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Details
- Found
- 22 d ago · posted 2025-09-09
- Location as listed
- Boise, ID, USA
- Role
- Nurse (other)
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Job Details: Job Location: Lifeways Hospital - Boise, ID, Salary Range: $51.25 - $51.25Hourly, Essential Duties and Responsibilities (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties/responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned)
Coordinate scheduling and staff assignments to ensure that sufficient staff is available to meet the needs of the patients and acuity level of the census.
Obtain and maintain staff to meet the needs of the hospital.
Train and educate staff as necessary to maintain current certifications and development.
Implement nursing policies and procedures that nursing staff can follow that meet regulatory requirements.
Maintain admissions and transfers that meet psychiatric acute care criteria for our hospital and our capability/capacity.
Coordinate with staff scheduler, scheduling of all psychiatric technicians and nurses. At least 2 weeks of the master schedule will be placed at nurses’ station to allow adequate time for staff to review and make changes as necessary.
Ensure that staff are following the policies and procedures by auditing charts 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours after the patient gets admitted.
Ensure that licensed nurses are properly checking for medication errors and provider orders are completed by auditing night R.N. 24-hour chart checks periodically throughout the week.
Attend all treatment team meetings and ensure all treatment plans are individualized and include nursing concerns, infection control issues, main psychiatric problem, and discharge planning.
Coordinate communication between departments, providers, and administrator.
On-call for any incidents that occur including but not limited to: falls, medication errors, violence, property damage, staff injuries, and restraints (chemical, physical). The safety of staff, patients and property must always be ensured.
On-call for nursing shortages to ensure staff coverage for the hospital.
Collect nursing shift assignment sheets and room safety checks to provide monthly data for quality assurance and process improvement.
Assist charge nurse in daily activities as necessary to control the milieu.
Hold an all-staff meeting monthly and save minutes on hard drive for all employees to access.
Maintain an educational binder for any new processes, forms, policies/procedures to train staff.
Benefits offered:
Medical Benefits
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance, AD&D - Company Paid
Short Term Disability- Company Paid
Long Term Disability
Supplemental Life Insurance
401K Retirement Plan (Traditional or ROTH) with Company Funded company match up to 6%
Retirement and Financial Planning Services
Shift differential incentives
Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
We provide professional development to enhance various skills, certifications, and continuing education
Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us and have opportunities
Paid Time Off (amount depends on years of service)
Sick Leave for part-time staff
(11) Paid Holidays
Tuition reimbursement program
Commuter Mileage Incentive
Cell phone reimbursement
Clinical Supervision
Wellness Program reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being
Qualifications: Required:
R.N. BSN or Diploma with prior experience (5 years minimum)
R.N. MSN within 2 years.
2 years of supervisory experience
Must pass a background check
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