Nurse Manager

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• Valid RN license. Prefer one year nursing supervisory experience and two years in a mental health setting
• Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse preferred
• Current certification in CPR
• Comply with all Administrative, Clinical, Corporate Compliance, and Human Resources policies and procedures. Actively support the mission, philosophy, and goals of the hospital. Communicate with sensitivity to growth, development, and cultural issues.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to RN’s, LPN’s, and MHT’s and hospital staff during shifts. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and the care milieu.
• Ensure that medication and treatment are administered as prescribed. Documentation reflects the care provided.
• Provide and direct milieu management, actively assists direct care nurses, keeping safety foremost.
• Document nursing care and treatment progression through timely and accurate chart entries and nursing care plan updates.
• Ensure nurses complete treatment plan updates accurately and on time.
• Assess, direct, and intervene in crisis situations. Actively participate in treatment team decisions, collect and include data in care plan updates, assess patient need, design and implement programs, and document / evaluate patient responses.
• Model age, growth, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic communication in all interactions.
• Maintains qualified nursing staff by providing performance feedback and guidance for staff.
• Assists with implementing nursing goals within the nursing department.
• Maintains professional demeanor in dress, attitude, support of unit program, and hospital mission / philosophy.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Works within budgeted FTE’s for consistent patient care; Maintains fiscal responsibility within the hospital by adhering to budget allocations.

Mental & Physical Requirements:

· Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other

federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

· Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local

standards.

· Work is demanding physically and mentally, walking, and standing most of on-duty time.

· Must be able to meet the physical demands of lifting, moving up over fifty (50) pounds, walking, and standing for long

periods of time.

· Must be able to listen and speak clearly on telephone.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Work Location: In person