What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Nurse Manager- Behavioral Health position at Horizon Health?
Horizon Health is seeking an Assistant Nurse manager for the unit at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, AL. This is a 54 bed adult inpatient psych unit. The Assistant Nurse Manager plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of overall nursing care to patients. He/she provides managerial support in conjunction with the Program Director by providing supervision and evaluation of all nursing and patient care personnel in the Program. He/she contributes to the Program, nursing and hospital through commitment to nursing goals, the supervision of clinical staff, and participation in the community relations program. The Nurse Manager reports administratively to the program director and clinical, the Vice President of Clinical Services, and the facility Director of Nursing.
Responsibilities:
- Promote patient health by supervising the nursing process
- Ensure initial nursing assessment is completed within 24 hours of admission or per unit/hospital policy; reassess routinely throughout patient’s stay with the Program
- Direct, plan and provide nursing care in accordance with patient diagnosis and needs
- Perform treatment intervention following physician orders such as medication administration and medical treatment orders
- Ensure in efficient discharge planning for patients is executed
- Ensure progress notes and assessments are completed according to program procedures
- Ensure the development of individualized treatment plans for each patient
- Create, implement and enforce clinical staffing plan for direct reports ensuring sufficient nursing personnel to provide for patient care needs in keeping with appropriate regulatory requirements
- Provide leadership and direction in accordance with the client hospital guidelines and consistent with nursing and Program goal philosophies
- Provide for professional growth and development of nursing staff through identification of needs, development of individual training plans, participation in training programs, encouragement of formal continuing education efforts, and evaluation of same
- Monitor nursing personnel performance on a continuous basis and conduct regular performance evaluations for clinical direct reports
- Follow voluntary and involuntary procedure/process
- Interpret the nursing and treatment needs of the patient to nonclinical staff assigned to the patient
- Collaborate with physicians, multidisciplinary team members, and outside health and social agencies. Ensure efficient discharge plans and accurate histories are obtained at admission. Ensure the completion of all required documentation relevant to patients in a timely, efficient manner.
- Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and regulatory standards
- Complete all required staff competencies per program regulations in a timely manner
- Insure operations of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques
- Orient or mentor new nursing staff as needed
- Other duties as assigned
For more information on this position, email Courtney Eble, Horizon Health Recruiter at courtney.eble@horizonhealth.com
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required
- Active AL or multi-state RN license
- CPR certification
- 3 years work experience in behavioral health nursing
- Ability to manager anger, fear, and hostility of others appropriately
- Ability to make decisions under pressure
- Requires BSN with previous acute care inpatient psychiatric experience in a hospital and some supervisory experience.
- 5 years of Behavioral health nursing experience
- CPR certification
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