Director of Nursing - Children's Services

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Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children with developmental disabilities?   

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team! 

The Director of Nursing – Children's Services has its Advantages 

As the Director of Nursing (Children’s Services) at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:   

• Opportunity to gain supervision experience and work with a collaborative Nursing Team 
• Paid orientation. 
• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year. 
• Supportive Management and a collaborative Nursing Team 
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!  https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/ 
• Payment for your license renewal CEUs as part of our nurse continuing education program 
• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings 
• A rewarding career while making a difference!

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Red Hook, NY, this position is responsible for coordinating the overall medical services for the children’s programs at Devereux. They will coordinate the scheduling and provision of medical services, including on-site nursing, consulting services, and off-site clinical visits and pharmaceutical services. In addition, this position will oversee all nursing mandates required by OPWDD and NYS standards. They will provide or delegate in-services to staff or in-services relating to seizures, medications, first-aid, and other health-related needs of our population. They will assist in the budget preparation for the Medical Department and administer the budget as approved by the Executive Director. This position will participate in administrative meetings, committees and other meetings pertinent to the health care and safety of our individuals. They will also be responsible for supervision and performance evaluations for the medical staff. 

Salary:$99,338 - $108,278 annually

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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Qualifications

EDUCATION: RN or BS in Nursing and successful completion of the State Board Examination for licensing.

EXPERIENCE: Three to five years experience in human services, two of which shall be in a supervisory position. Psychiatric nursing background preferred.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

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