Location: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Schedule: Full-time • Days (No Weekends)
Salary: USD $80,080 – $118,560 annually (approx. $38.50 – $57.00/hour based on experience)
Travel: None

Overview

This leadership role directs a large inpatient behavioral health service line within an acute care hospital environment. The Nursing Director is accountable for department strategy, daily operations, clinical quality, staff performance, regulatory compliance, and patient experience across child, adolescent, adult, and senior mental health programs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide overall operational and clinical leadership for inpatient behavioral health nursing services, ensuring safe, therapeutic, evidence-based care.
  • Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate department goals, quality improvement initiatives, productivity targets, and fiscal performance.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable federal/state regulations and accreditation standards, including documentation, milieu management, and safety practices.
  • Recruit, hire, coach, and develop nursing leaders and staff; conduct performance management, staffing plans, and succession planning.
  • Partner with physicians, interdisciplinary teams, patients, and representatives to optimize care coordination, patient satisfaction, and outcomes.
  • Oversee budget management, resource utilization, scheduling, and throughput; implement actions to maximize productivity and minimize costs.
  • Lead initiatives related to behavioral health safety (e.g., de-escalation, restraint/seclusion standards, suicide/self-harm precautions) and emergency preparedness.

Required Qualifications

  • Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license (state-appropriate).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
  • Master’s degree required within 6 months of start date (e.g., MSN, MHA, MBA, or related).
  • Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in Behavioral Health (Director level preferred); seasoned acute care nursing manager with 5+ years in a current acute care setting will be considered.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Ability to meet background screening requirements, including fingerprinting as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading large inpatient behavioral health programs in an acute care hospital.
  • Demonstrated success with quality outcomes, staff engagement, and budget/operational performance.