Director of Inpatient Services (RN) - Full-Time | Lead with Purpose

The Staff Pad has partnered with a respected
healthcare organization in Russellville, AL to hire an experienced Director of
Inpatient Services to oversee comprehensive inpatient behavioral healthcare.

This key leadership role manages daily patient care
operations, staff performance, budget oversight, and professional development.
The Director will ensure age-appropriate care, uphold unit policies and
procedures, foster collaboration across departments, and address complex
clinical and administrative challenges.

 What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise and
  proficiency within the assigned nursing specialty
  
• Serve as a clinical role model,
  initiate interventions, and direct patient care activities
  
• Evaluate staff performance
  objectively and provide counseling and recommendations as needed
  
• Develop specialty-specific policies
  and procedures and integrate Standards of Care into unit operations
  
• Provide formal and informal
  leadership and direction to staff
  
• Foster staff growth and development
  toward increased responsibility
  
• Communicate and support
  Administration and Corporate Leadership philosophies
  
• Apply systematic problem-solving to
  make timely, sound decisions
  
• Develop and implement new concepts
  and practices to improve nursing care and employee satisfaction
  
• Recruit, select, orient, staff,
  retain, and support the development of personnel within assigned
  departments
  
• Use performance appraisals, counseling, and
  disciplinary actions to motivate and improve staff performance
  
• Effectively retain nursing personnel, with exit interviews
  indicating a strong effort to manage departments for staff retention and
  development
  
• Build effective relationships
  across nursing and ancillary departments
  
• Demonstrate effective leadership in
  stressful and challenging situations
  
• Maintain overall unit staffing
  coverage during all operational hours
  

What We Are Looking For

Education & Experience

• Current
  Alabama RN License; BSN Preferred, or an RN with a Bachelor’s in
  Health/Business Management
  
• 4–6 years of recent
  hospital experience
  
• Previous management experience
  leading inpatient clinical teams preferred
  
• Behavioral or mental health
  leadership experience preferred
  
• Experience caring for children,
  adolescents, adults, and individuals with developmental or
  neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism
  
• Experience in crisis intervention,
  crisis management, substance use disorders, and co-occurring mental health
  conditions
  
• Experience with diagnostic
  evaluations, CPT/ICD classifications, and special education considerations
  preferred
  

• Knowledge of medical terminology
  and mental health diagnoses,
  
• Proficiency in ICD coding, medical
  records, and EHR/EMR systems
  
• Knowledge of ABA, CBT,
  psychotherapeutic techniques, and behavior management strategies
  
• Demonstrated leadership,
  interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
  
• Ability to collaborate with
  families, multidisciplinary teams, and community resources while
  maintaining HIPAA compliance
  
• Proven commitment to clinical
  excellence, staff supervision, and professional development
  

What You Can Expect

Exceptional patient care starts with a team that
feels valued, supported, and empowered - backed by comprehensive compensation
and benefits every step of the way

Benefits

• Medical,
  Rx, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance
  
• Retirement
  Plans
  
• PTO,
  Leave of Absence
  
• Maternity/Disability
  Leave
  
• Flexible
  Spending Account