CHIEF OF NURSING SERVICES - F / C - 60037998

Chief Of Nursing Services - F / C - 60037998

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Facility is a tobacco free facility. To be considered for this position responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Chief of Nursing within the Nursing Services Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific duties and responsibilities include :

• Responsible for the coordination, development, and implementation of nursing procedures in compliance with professional nursing standards, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, Agency for Health Care Administration, and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
• Performs periodic quality care reviews and develops, implements, and monitor action plans to address the hospital's mission, nursing deficiencies, nursing standards, and adhering to federal, state and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Serves as a point of contact for external surveys and audits pertaining to nursing services. Responds to survey finds, results, and develops, tracks and provides corrective action via corrective action plans, where appropriate.
• Establishes, monitors, and recommends improvements with key measures of performance of all organizational entities in assuring management excellence, treatment excellence, and customer / partner satisfaction in the most cost-effective manner possible.
• Oversees and participates in nurse recruitment activities.
• Assists in the development and implementation of budgetary needs and controls; allocates resources among operational units and makes periodic adjustments to assist with marginal expenses.
• Ensures all nursing licenses and CNA certifications remain current.
• Participates as an active member of the hospital's Executive Leadership Team.
• Participates in mutual ad-hoc projects and initiatives that require the expertise including legal issues, mortality reviews, high risk patient reviews, Charted Quality Institute projects and other responsibilities as assigned.
• Provides general staff management.
• Responsible for evaluation of performance and disciplinary actions as necessary after discussion with higher level authority.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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DCF Employment Disclosures :

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and / or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification