Acadia Healthcare is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States. Acadia operates a growing network of 250 plus behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,100 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 75,000 patients daily, Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S.

Acadia Healthcare’s purpose is to Lead Care With Light and our mission is to be a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of mental health and addiction concerns. We strive to maintain our standing as a thought leader in the behavioral healthcare industry, providing treatment that is synonymous with compassion and innovation. 

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Are you prepared for the impact you can make as a Nurse leader in Behavioral Health? We are looking for our next Chief Nursing Officer at East Tennessee Behavioral Health located in beautiful Knoxville, TN. 

East Tennessee Behavioral Health is a premier provider of comprehensive mental health and addiction treatment for adolescents, adults, and senior adults. Located in Knoxville, TN, the hospital is less than 10 miles from downtown. With a focus on providing the best in evidence-based care, an experienced staff that treats each patient with dignity and respect, and a state-of-the-art facility that offers a welcoming atmosphere that is conducive to healing, East Tennessee Behavioral Health is an employer of choice.

We are looking to hire a Chief Nursing Officer; this is a full-time, salaried position and is part of the dynamic leadership team at East Tennessee Behavioral Health.  The CNO directs, plans, coordinates, monitors, and supervises nursing and the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services. We are looking for someone that provides a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers and the nursing staff.  At East Tennessee BH we recognize that patient safety is a top priority.  Our patients are the priority at our hospital.

To learn more please visit: https://www.easttennesseebehavioralhealth.com/

East Tennessee Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our Nurse Leaders. 

Current benefits include:

• Competitive salary and bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• General Paid Time off to include: Vacation, Sick, Personal Days, and Extended Sick Leave
• Excellent training program
• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry.

Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Sets the vision for nursing practice in the delivery of safe, timely, efficient, equitable and patient centered care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of all nursing personnel.
• Provide clinical leadership, strategic and long-term goals for the nursing staff.
• Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrated sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
• Determine, assign, and assess performance objectives for nursing department.
• Organize, coordinate, develop and review policies, procedures and nursing protocols within the facility to meet all regulatory, compliance and quality care standards.
• Responsible for the quality of care, operational and financial efficiency of the nursing department.
• Lead and develop the nursing staff within the facility, providing performance goals, feedback and development opportunities.
• Set and carry out policies, goals and procedures for their function or department.
• Evaluate the quality of care, staff's work and the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the function or department.
• Develop and oversee functions or departmental budget and reporting.
• Provide staff management to include hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
• Provide direct care as needed. Direct and conduct recruitment, hiring and training of personnel.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing required.
• Master’s degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing preferred.
• Five or more years’ nursing experience.
• Three or more years’ progressive managerial experience required.
• Three or more years behavioral health experience preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current TN RN license.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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