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Top Client in need of Psychiatric Nurse Manager – Adolescent Services

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to ages of patients served. •
• Collaborates with staff, physicians, patients, and families to promote customer satisfaction and service values. •
• Assists in daily monitoring of patient care quality. •
• Coordinates and provides initial and on-going staff education. •
• Assists and coordinates annual competencies. •
• Assists with daily operations, including staffing, scheduling, and productivity management, and serves as a back-up for Program Director. •
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures. •
• Notifies Director of Nursing of unresolved issues. •
• Works closely with Nursing Director and Program Director to assure quality nursing care is consistent with the behavioral health program mission and vision. •
• Assess, plans, implements and evaluates all aspects of care provided to patients in behavioral health program.

Department Specific:

• Communicates with peers, Program Director, Director of Nursing and COO when needed. •
• Shows responsibility in reporting significant events through electronic notification. •
• Accepts and supports changes in hospital and departmental policy. •
• Competent as appropriate to responsibilities in the knowledge of the prevention of contamination and transfer of infection and safety policies. •
• Competent in the effective and safe use of all equipment. •
• Performs all other duties as assigned. •
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures. •
• Experienced and competent in the care of mentally ill patients utilizing behavioral health clinical skills to educate and guide the behavioral health staff in quality behavioral health care.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Licensed Registered Nurse
• BSN or MSN strongly preferred or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of behavioral health experience

MUST HAVE INPATIENT ACUTE CARE EXPERIENCE

MUST HAVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE e.g Supervisor, Coordinator, Mgr. etc.