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Senior Director of Nursing

Senior Director of Nursing Full Time St. Louis, MO, US Join Us to Build Healing and Hope Together! As leaders in children’s mental health and wellness, St. Louis Children’s and KVC Health Systems Youth Mental Health Care have partnered to create one of the nation’s most innovative and transformative youth mental health and wellness campuses. The partnership includes a 77-bed acute care hospital and outpatient programs. Located on the KVC Missouri Children’s Mental Wellness Campus conveniently located in Webster Groves, Missouri, the peaceful environment and broad continuum of care allow children and families to access the appropriate level of treatment throughout their healing experience. The new campus is slated to open in late 2026. Learn more at stlouischildrenskvc.org. Join us and be a part of this journey of healing and hope for thousands of children and teens. Job Summary The Senior Director of Nursing provides overall management of the nursing and program services. Coordinates with all other disciplines to provide the highest quality of care. Directs and coordinates all aspects of nursing and direct patient care. The Senior Director of Nursing is also responsible for the maintenance of quality improvement activities to adhere to regulations and standards provided by the Joint Commission, regional licensing bodies and KVC’s policies and procedures. Education: Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution. Licensure/Certification: Valid Drivers License and Auto Insurance Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri APRN/NP license and board certified or eligible. Doctor of Nursing Practice preferred Experience: At least 3 years of prior supervisory experience Preferred Experience/Skills: More than two years of experience supervising registered nurses providing psychiatric patient care. Experience utilizing electronic medical administration records and health records. Requires Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook Email. Major Duties: Provide respectful and inclusive leadership to all site nursing leaders and nursing departments’ employees regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, or ethnic background. Practice conduct that displays respect for all KVC colleagues and community stakeholders regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity Leadership duties as it pertains to nursing as delineated by accrediting bodies including but not limited to The Joint Commission, CMS, and KDADS Collaborate with all hospitals departments including but not limited to medical, psychiatry, admissions, clinical, direct care and ancillary services, as appropriate Collaborate with Shared Services departments such as Accounting, Payroll, IT, and Human Resources as needed Give meaningful contribution to multidisciplinary collaborations that affect Hospitals’ sites Implement, measure, and give feedback on any sitewide nursing initiatives Attend Hospitals’ Administrative meetings as well as regular site visits Continue professional development as directed by direct supervisor Train and develop site DON/ADON to be independently successful in site leadership Support each site DON/ADON or nursing leadership position Manage and evaluate performance of direct reports Maintain current knowledge of and utilize KVC’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) Participation at site accreditations Provide medical/practitioner services as assigned by Executive Medical Director Serve as Hospitals’ KNAP coordinator Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear, and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit for intermittent amounts of time. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Benefits & More Employee benefits and culture fall under the KVC Health Systems umbrella. KVC is a family of private, nonprofit organizations that strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and help people achieve mental health wellness. Through our broad continuum of care, we are proud to be a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation. At KVC, we offer a positive, supportive workplace where each person can do work they love. In fact, we’re so proud of our culture that we see it as our top competitive advantage in the health and human services field. Based on the voice of our employees, KVC has an incredible 83 Work Wellbeing score on Indeed, a rating so high and rare that it places KVC among the top 1% of employers nationally. KVC was also named #15 on Glassdoor’s Best-Led Companies 2025 list, a recognition achieved entirely based on anonymous employee reviews. In addition to being mission-driven, we offer employees an unparalleled level of flexibility, wellbeing, learning, inclusion, recognition, and rewards.