MedStar Health seeks an experienced RN Director of Nursing for Psychiatric Services to lead inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs. This role oversees nursing operations, staffing, and clinical quality, ensuring safe, evidence-based psychiatric care. The Director drives regulatory compliance, patient safety, and performance improvement, while mentoring nurse leaders and frontline staff. In our mission-driven, patient-first culture, you’ll collaborate with physicians, social workers, and community partners, advance innovative treatment models, and shape education, training, and career growth for the behavioral health nursing team. Provide strategic and operational leadership for psychiatric nursing services across assigned units and programs Oversee staffing, scheduling, and resource allocation to ensure safe, high-quality patient care Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards for behavioral health services Develop, implement, and monitor policies, protocols, and quality improvement initiatives Lead and mentor nurse managers and frontline psychiatric nursing staff Collaborate with physicians, social workers, and interdisciplinary teams on care plans and patient flow Monitor clinical outcomes, patient experience, and safety metrics; implement performance improvements Support staff education, competency development, and evidence-based practice adoption Partner with leadership to plan service expansion, innovation, and community-based initiatives Foster a patient-first, mission-driven culture aligned with MedStar Health values Psychiatric nursing Nursing leadership Care coordination Behavioral health assessment Crisis intervention Clinical policy development Regulatory compliance (Joint Commission/CMS) Staff training and mentoring Quality and patient safety Electronic Health Records (EHR) Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance 401k Current RN license in DC or compact-eligible state BSN required; MSN or related advanced degree preferred Certification in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (e.g., PMH-BC) preferred BLS and crisis prevention/intervention training required or obtained upon hire 5 years psychiatric nursing experience with leadership responsibility
