Assistant Director of Nursing

Job Description

Capital District Psychiatric Center- Assistant Director of Nursing 1 Psychiatric, Quality, Education, and Training

Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting an Assistant Director of Nursing 1 Psychiatric (ADON) to oversee Quality, Education, and Training for all Nursing Staff.

CDPC provides inpatient and outpatient treatment and rehabilitation to adults who have been diagnosed with serious mental illness, outpatient treatment services for children and adolescents diagnosed with serious emotional disturbances and operates adult community residences in the Albany / Capital District area. CDPC is committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations.

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing 3 (DON) the ADON for Quality, Education, and Training is responsible for developing and monitoring the nursing department training curriculum and competencies, including :

• Monitoring the provision of nursing services to ensure quality care and compliance with nursing philosophy, objectives, policies, and standards in accordance with OMH, The Joint Commission (TJC), Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), facility specific, and other accreditation agency standards.
• Providing nursing-specific technical assistance, guidance, and consultation to facility staff and providers.
• Participating in nursing recruitment and retention efforts.
• Conducting new nurse orientation and participating in training and development of inpatient and outpatient nursing staff.
• Performing quality assurance activities such as performance improvement initiatives, corrective actions, reports and recommends modifications related to the nursing aspects of care, policies, and / or procedures.
• Assisting in preparing for regulatory site visits and surveys.
• Overseeing Nursing Education Programs for all nursing services including, Nursing Students, Nurse Residency Program, Pathway to Excellence
• Developing and assigning training classes that ensure competencies and staff development.

Minimum Qualifications :

If you would like to join the CDPC Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including :

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and / or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.