What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Nursing Shift Manager - Full Time, Nights - Behavioral Health position at Keystone Center?
Behavioral Health Nursing Shift Manager - Full Time, Nights
Position Summary : To provide supervision and guidance to employees and to coordinate patient activities on a given shift in a specified nursing department.PATIENT CARE / NURSING SKILLS
- Coordinates patient care delivery in a specified nursing department during a designated shift.
- Facilitates prompt consultations to admitting, attending, and resident physicians.
- Participates in clinical coverage of the Department by providing direct patient care and patient teaching as determined by patient acuity, case mix, and volume.
- Demonstrates competence in the functions and skills of the Staff Nurse in her / his Department.LEADERSHIP SKILLS
- Participates in the development of Standards of Care and Standards of Practice for the Department
- Provides feedback to Nursing Management regarding employees' job performance.
- In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, inspects equipment and environment on a regular basis for needed repairs and safety, and reports hazards for correction.
- In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, operates the Department within budgetary guidelines.
- Shares information learned at conferences and seminars with peers.REQUIREMENTS
- Current licensure to practice Professional Nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Appropriate specialty nursing certificationExperience
- 3 years relevant clinical experience
- Charge Nurse experience preferred3 year critical care experience
