NP - Manager Crisis Behavioral Health

Seeking a dynamic and experienced Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to lead our Crisis Behavioral Health nursing department. This role oversees daily operations, manages clinical and support staff, and ensures the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive care to acute, complex patients.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support and direction in the day-to-day operation of the assigned unit.
• Develops short and long-term goals for the unit aligned with organizational goals.
• Manages time and resources effectively by prioritizing and delegating tasks.
• Develops, implements, and supports activities and projects that promote patient satisfaction within a patient-centered care framework.
• Ensures timely notification of critical events to all appropriate individuals according to regulatory and organizational policies.
• Ensures all team members are knowledgeable in emergency preparedness and disaster response policies and procedures.
• Develops unit-specific response plans and participates in preparedness drills.
• Promotes cost-effective use of organizational resources and supports budget objectives.
• Conducts financial analysis at the unit level, considering case mix, acuity, workload, volume, staffing plans, and costs.
• Reviews and acts on variance analysis reports, including nursing hours per patient day, cost per unit of service, and FTEs.
• Implements, monitors, and evaluates action plans to correct variances and prepares monthly variance reports.
• Maintains clinical expertise and credentials while seeking continuous improvement.
• Plans and implements educational activities for patients, families, and team members to ensure evidence-based practice.
• Provides and supports professional growth opportunities for team members to develop leadership skills.
• Recognizes and celebrates team member leadership accomplishments.
• Adheres to established policies, procedures, and protocols for human resources management.
• Gathers information on issues, counsels employees, and initiates timely disciplinary action with documentation.
• Establishes and maintains high standards for quality and service, sharing expertise with team members.
• Develops and implements unit-based or house-wide projects to enhance patient and family-centered care.
• Collaborates with team members and other departments to ensure success of performance improvement projects.
• Fosters open, direct, and constructive communication across all levels and departments.
• Demonstrates leadership in fair, unbiased decision-making with dependability and reasonable expectations.
• Maintains composure and ethical principles under stressful conditions.
• Manages multiple priorities, meeting deadlines and expectations in quality and regulatory project management.
• Monitors and evaluates the implementation of nursing care standards, ensuring compliance with regulations from DOH, JCAHO, Board of Nursing, and Magnet Credentialing.
• Ensures and is accountable for the provision of competent care to patients and families, documenting care through the nursing process.
• Participates in and implements recommendations from Best Care Inspections for regulatory readiness.
• Obtains thorough patient histories, including chief complaint, symptomatology, medical and social history, and physical examinations.
• Records findings clearly and makes recommendations for ancillary studies, problem lists, diagnoses, and patient education.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic and laboratory tests to assess patient clinical problems and healthcare needs.
• Writes orders to implement non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapeutic plans.
• Communicates with collaborating physicians regarding patient information, clinical problems, diagnostic tests, and treatment plans.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members.
• Maintains professional accountability to meet job requirements, skills, and competence.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.
• Adheres to organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in a relevant specialty.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a leadership or administrative capacity.
• Current and valid NJ State Professional Registered Nurse (RN) License.
• Current and valid NJ Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) License.
• Board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Active DEA and NJ CDS registrations for prescriptive authority.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support (BLS) HCP Certification.
• AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification.

Skills

• Strong proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience working in a Nurse Practitioner role.

Pay

Minimum rate of $148,262.40 annually.

Schedule

Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. No weekends.