Chief Nursing Officer

Job Description

Your experience matters

Collin Springs Behavioral Health Hospital encompasses 72 beds for behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents, adults and geriatric patients. Located centrally in McKinney, TX. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedicatsion will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) who excels in this role :

• Provides professional working conditions for employees.
• Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical / health care errors.
• Assists with development of the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CEO and Controller. Manages costs associated with personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Responsible for staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff.
• Assures compliance with nursing scope of practice and HIPAA.
• Enforces compliance of the nursing department with education / in-service requirements / orientation and competencies.
• Leads monthly staff meetings and communicates information to / from management and leadership.
• Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses.
• Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department.
• Performs management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department.
• Assures occurrence of appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records; monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Assures education and training is provided to nursing staff on Quality Indicators (QI); assures timely and accurate QI assessments and scoring is performed.
• Assures nursing attendance and participation in team conferences.
• Ensures that patient charges are accurate and entered on a timely basis.
• Other duties as assigned

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers :

What we’re looking for

Applicants should have a current state RN license and possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include :

More about Collin Springs Behavioral Health Hospital

Our hospital is operated by us at Lifepoint Behavioral Health, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, and joins several of our inpatient and outpatient facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

EEOC Statement

Collin Springs Behavioral Health Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Collin Springs Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”