Director of Nursing-Behavioral Health

The Position The Director of Nursing is responsible for two inpatient psychiatric units, totaling 41 beds, with the help of an assistant nursing director Qualified candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with progressive mental health experience Seeking a strong, dedicated, and proactive leader with excellent interpersonal and communication skills The Organization This 866-bed, not-for-profit hospital, including 132 psychiatric beds, 52 skilled nursing beds and 150 long-term beds, operates as the dominant provider of health care in this community and region Offers specialized services in burn care, arthritis, sports rehabilitation, cancer, cardiac, neonatal, psychiatric, skilled nursing, emergency medicine, and home health The organization was recently named the #1 Integrated Health System Member of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, a 460-physician, 8,000-employee integrated health system that also includes five regional hospitals, a physician clinic and health plans The Community Friendly Springfield, Missouri, with a population of approximately 300,000, is Southwest Missouri’s economic and cultural center and is known for a high quality of life Recently recognized as “One of the Top 10 Best Places to Live and Work,â€� this community has housing readily available in all price ranges with a cost-of-living that  is below the national average The public and private schools are excellent, and the area’s 13 colleges and universities provide easy access to post-secondary education  Residents and visitors enjoy local historical sites, museums, performing art venues, water recreation, sporting events, shopping, and quality restaurants