Clinical Nurse Specialist Director - Behavioral Health Unit at San Juan Regional Medical Center summary: The Clinical Nurse Specialist Director in the Behavioral Health Unit provides expert clinical leadership and administrative management to improve patient care outcomes and uphold organizational values. This role involves coordinating complex care teams, leading quality improvement initiatives, and ensuring regulatory compliance in nursing practice. Additionally, the position includes strategic planning, human resource management, and fostering collaboration within the healthcare setting to enhance patient and staff safety and satisfaction.

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist provides clinical and administrative direction and leadership necessary for staff to attain our mission, vision, and values. They are a key/vital member of our health care team, coordinating, leading and implementing patient outcome improving patient care delivery. They are the foundation upon which our values are built and solidified in assuring our patients receive personalized, high-quality care.

Required Behaviors: As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications: Masters Degree Current RN licensure by the State Board of Nursing of New Mexico or compact (multi-state) license Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification Previous CNS experience in specialty specific patient care and evidence-based practice Previous Management experience Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills Demonstration effective interpersonal skills Self-motivation and accountability Team oriented

Preferred Qualifications: Board certification in nursing leadership (i.e., CNML, CENP, or NE-BC)

Duties and Responsibilities: Patient Care: Uses expert knowledge regarding the health care needs of the individual, family and community Collaborates with other members of the health care team with complex care patients and other clinical challenges Carries out specialty specific therapeutic regimens in accordance with evidence-based care standards and regulatory expectations Practices in alignment with the New Mexico Board of Nursing and the national certifying nursing organization

Clinical Leadership: Leads quality and outcome improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes Ensures that patients and families are provided discharge education on disease prevention and management Provides leadership in nursing practice and serves as a role model for other registered nurses Develops policies and procedures to enhance clinical practices and that align with regulatory expectations

Financial and Strategic Management: Understands health care economics and health care public policy. Demonstrates strong financial aptitude. Exhibits strong business planning and project management abilities. Identifies opportunities and provides direction for program development in the in-patient and clinic settings.

Human Resource Management and Leadership: Knowledgeable in various recruitment and interviewing techniques. Committed to all aspects of employee development including scope of practice.

Quality and Performance Improvement: Consistently displays a commitment to improving quality performance. Actively participates in departmental and organizational quality initiatives. Assures the safety of patients and staff is maintained.

Relationship Management and Influencing Behaviors: Exhibits effective communication and negotiation skills. Can lead a team and crosses boundaries to facilitate collaboration. Interface with, and cultivate relations with, professional and community partners. Understands one’s values, beliefs, and attitudes and how they affect interactions with others.

Shared Decision-Making: Understands the structure and process of shared governance. Promotes and implements shared decision-making structures and processes.

Personal and Professional Accountability: Actively participants in personal and professional growth and development. Practices and supports nursing standards and scopes of practice. Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions : Prolonged sitting Frequent Interruptions Exposure to weather when walking between the CFWE and the Main Hospital May have to work professionally with uncooperative, angry applicants and employees while upholding the mission, visions and values of SJRMC

Keywords: clinical nurse specialist, behavioral health, patient care management, clinical leadership, quality improvement, nursing administration, healthcare compliance, team coordination, patient outcome enhancement, staff development