Overall Function: The Health Services Nurse-Director of Health Services is responsible for the Director of Health Services who provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of all health services at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. This role ensures high-quality medical care for clients across programs, including Home Study and Post Release Services (HSPRS), ORR Vista Haven, Vista Non-Public School, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program, and the Community Treatment Facility. The Director oversees nursing staff, ensures regulatory compliance, and fosters collaboration between medical and program staff to support client well-being.
Reports to: Senior VP of Intensive Intervention Programs/ Coordinates with Medical Director.
Essential Job Duties (other duties may be assigned):
Lead and manage the Health Services Department to deliver comprehensive medical care across all agency programs.
Supervise and support nursing staff, including hiring, training, performance management, and scheduling.
Ensure compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) standards, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
Collaborate with program directors and clinical staff to align medical services with client treatment plans.
Develop and implement health services policies, procedures, and standards.
Oversee medical care delivery, including assessments, medication administration, and emergency response.
Manage relationships with external medical providers and health-related contracts.
Provide training to staff on medical protocols, first aid, infection control, and related topics.
Oversee quality assurance and ensure accurate medical documentation.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manage nursing staff across all Vista Del Mar programs, ensuring quality care, staff development, and regulatory compliance.
Analytical Skills:
Duties are of a complex nature, requiring judgements for which there may be no precedents. This job requires not only knowledgeability within an established field, but also initiating new procedures and approaches to problems that may initially prove resistant to standard remedies.
Qualifications:
Registered nurse; current CA license.
Current California Nursing License, CPR Certification
2 years Psychiatric experience preferred.
Nursing Administration and or 1 year Management/supervisory experience.
Physical ability to independently perform basic nursing tasks and CPR.
Ability to hear and verbally communicate with others.
For over 100 years, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services (VDM) has taken great pride in providing exceptional programs and services for children and families throughout LA County. VDM envisions a community where all children and families are equipped and prepared to live productive, fulfilling lives. We serve the most vulnerable in Los Angeles, many of whom have faced multi-generational inequities. Vista Del Mar is guided by core values of empowerment, equity, and excellence.
Culture:
At Vista Del Mar, our success is empowered by our staff, families, residents, and clients. We believe in the inclusion and liberation of marginalized communities, standing in unity for justice and recognizing long-standing systemic oppression. We acknowledge we are part of an unjust system and strongly advocate to change oppressive systems and the unconscious bias that affect staff, clients, and families in all communities. Vista is committed to developing a culture of healing, community care, and creating a sense of belonging. Our actions will be louder than our words.
Folks who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ+, of a marginalized gender, disabled, parents, are/have been system...-impacted, are immigrants, and anyone who has experienced systemic oppression, and/or gender-based violence are encouraged to apply.
Mission:
Vista Del Mar provides a trauma-responsive continuum of services to empower children, youth, and families in Southern California to lead fulfilling lives.
