Assistant Director of Nursing - Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC at UTHealth Houston

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Professional/Managerial
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UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus
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240003BE Requisition #

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:  

  • 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees  
  • Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) 
  • The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! 
  • Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) 
  • Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! 

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... 

  • Free financial and legal counseling 
  • Free mental health counseling services 
  • Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs 
  • Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. 
  • Resources for child and elder care 
  • Plus many more! 

Join a growing team!   With the opening of Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC  at UTHealth Houston, we will soon have the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country, serving the region with an 500+ bed facility.  Our dedicated health care employees will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of mental health specialties and cutting-edge research.    With exposure to a variety of specialties such as Acute, Subacute, and Intensive Outpatient, Continuum of Care, Mood Disorders, ECT, Early Onset Treatment , Adult General Psychiatry, Competency Restoration, Child and Adolescent, Juvenile Justice, Geriatric Psychiatry, Treatment Mall and Unit-Based Programming.

 This dedicated team will work in an integrated campus to bring world class resources to the community.  Apply today to be a part of this committed team serving the mental health needs of the area.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the CNO, the Assistant Director of Nursing is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of BSC nursing department educational and professional development initiatives. 

Location:  Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC  at UTHealth Houston

Dept.:       BSC Nursing Administration

Status:      Full-Time

FLSA:         Exempt

Position Key Accountabilities:

  1. Provides oversight of unit-based nursing staff onboarding functions. 
  2. Provides training supervision, support, and development for Nursing Preceptor role functions.
  3. Collaborates with Staffing Office on staff scheduling for onboarding and continuing education. 
  4. Supports departmental recruitment and retention initiatives in collaboration with BSC Nursing, Operations, Finance, Human Resource, and UTHealth Recruitment Departments. 
  5. Provides input and support for staff development initiatives such as: New Graduate Nurse, Nurse Technician, Psychiatric Technician Intern, and Psychiatric Technician Certification. 
  6. Provides oversight of departmental staff development needs evaluation and planning.
  7. Provides oversight of staff continuing professional practice and informatics training initiatives.
  8. Facilitates nursing staff leadership development initiatives.  
  9. Develops educational plans and communications to support Nursing Department continuous regulatory readiness in collaboration with Quality Department and Nurse Managers.
  10. Ensures documentation of compliance with nursing staff regulatory training requirements in collaboration with Hospital Wide Education, Human Resources, and Nurse Managers.
  11. Serves as Nursing Department resource and champion for UTHealth Houston training initiatives.
  12. Serves as training resource for nursing staff in implementation of evidenced- based practices. 
  13. Provides training support for nursing staff participation in performance improvement initiatives.
  14. Provides educational support for organizational policy and procedure changes.
  15. Prepares and disseminates departmental onboarding and continuing education reports. 
  16. Represents the Department of Nursing on relevant house-wide committees as designated.
  17. Supports professional workforce development as resource for undergraduate and graduate student Nursing Department employees conducting hospital-based projects. 
  18. Collaborates effectively with internal and external interdisciplinary stakeholders regarding Nursing Department educational, professional practice, and informatics issues.
  19. Represents BSC Department of Nursing in relevant professional organization nursing activities.
  20. Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Current State of Texas Registered Nurse license.
 

Minimum Education:

Master of Science degree in Nursing or Master’s degree in related field and BSN required.

Minimum Experience:

Five (5) years combined psychiatric nursing and nursing management experience.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston, visit http://go.uth.edu/careers!

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

UTHealth Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.


https://www.uth.edu/benefits/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.


UTHealth Houston has adopted a policy consistent with CMS regulations to protect our patients and university community from exposure to COVID-19. This policy affects all employees, residents, fellows, students, contractors, new hires, visiting scholars program participants, adjunct faculty, and volunteers who work, train, or collaborate at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Science Center.
 
In addition, all UTHealth Houston ​​​​​​​employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth’s Houston rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements. 


Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.

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