Chief Nursing Officer - Behavioral Health
- Chicago, IL
- $130,000-160,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Relocation Perks & Sign-On Bonus – Ready to make a move? We’ve got your back with relocation assistance and a generous sign-on bonus!
- Career Development & Growth – Unlock endless opportunities for personal and professional growth—your career path is yours to create!
- Competitive Pay & Bonus – We value your talent! Enjoy a competitive salary, plus bonuses that reward your hard work.
- Health & Wellness – Take care of yourself and your loved ones with top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Retirement Ready – Secure your future with our 401(k) plan and company match—it’s never too early to start planning for tomorrow.
- Generous Paid Time Off – Recharge with a PTO package that includes vacation, sick days, mnetal health days, holidays, and extended sick leave.
- World-Class Training – We invest in YOU with an excellent training program that’ll set you up for success.
- Unmatched Professional Growth – Step into an industry-leading opportunity with growth potential like no other.
- Sets the vision for nursing practice in the delivery of safe, timely, efficient, equitable and patient centered care.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of all nursing personnel.
- Provide clinical leadership, strategic and long-term goals for the nursing staff.
- Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
- Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrated sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
- Determine, assign, and assess performance objectives for nursing department.
- Organize, coordinate, develop and review policies, procedures and nursing protocols within the facility to meet all regulatory, compliance and quality care standards.
- Responsible for the quality of care, operational and financial efficiency of the nursing department.
- Lead and develop the nursing staff within the facility, providing performance goals, feedback and development opportunities.
- Set and carry out policies, goals and procedures for their function or department.
- Evaluate the quality of care, staff's work and the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the function or department.
- Develop and oversee functions or departmental budget and reporting.
- Provide staff management to include hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
- Provide direct care as needed. Direct and conduct recruitment, hiring and training of personnel.
- Active RN license.
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program; Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is strongly preferred.
- Experience with free-standing inpatient behavioral health setting is preferred.
- 6 or more years’ nursing experience.
- 3 or more years’ progressive managerial experience required.
- 3 or more years behavioral health experience preferred.