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This position serves as the director of nursing within a complex organization, having direct authority and responsibility for assuring that essential patient care functions are carried out. Primary among these functions is the responsibility to develop & implement the hospital's plan for patient care, based upon standards of practice consistent with the hospital's mission & philosophy. Additional functions include conceptualizing and defining the organized care services within the organization, developing and evaluating the delivery of nursing care and other designated healthcare services, providing leadership, direction, guidance, and supervision to nursing management and other personnel, providing for developmental and inservice training needs of staff and student interns, and ensuring proper labor relations within the department, consistent with laws, state regulations, and contractual obligations.
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To be considered for this position you must:
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The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.
Experience
Two years of experience as a professional manager or program/staff specialist, or equivalent experience.
Education level typically acquired through completion of high school and three years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 14 level; or, two years of safety and regulatory or law enforcement experience at the 15 level, may be substituted for the education and experience requirements
This position is located at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry: 8303 Platt Road, Saline, MI 48176.
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.
As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check. If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.
The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
For questions about this specific position, please email MDHHSVacancies@michigan.gov. Please reference this job posting number in subject line.
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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.
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