Nurse Manager

Responsibilities

• Facilitates staffing of medical department including, but not limited to, hiring, disciplinary action, and employee dismissal
• Directs and develops medical department staff by creating schedules, offering advice, and answering health-related questions
• Assumes managerial duties for performance evaluations and provide regular feedback and evaluation of employees
• Provides new employee medical training and regular, ongoing employee training of medical department and care coordinators
• Works closely with Directors of Clinical, Case Management, Housing, and Business Development departments to coordinate and maintain positive client care
• Afford assistance in solving nursing/medical department and administrative problems
• Performs new client medical intake process and nursing assessments
• Nursing to ensure that Physician’s orders are enacted in a timely fashion – usually within 24 hours of being written
• Promotes and restores clients’ health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of client care
• Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff for client care
• Liaison with outside agencies to facilitate treatment process
• Assess client health for referrals to Internal Medicine, specialty healthcare providers, laboratory services, imaging services, Urgent Care, Emergency Services, and higher level of care
• Maintain accurate records
• Participate in Treatment Teams, Department Head and General Staff meetings
• Conducts performance improvement activities and prepare monthly reports
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensed
• Current BLS certification
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and communication skills, organizational skills, and detail-oriented
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of EHR, ePrescribe software, Word, Outlook, and Excel
• Prior experience in substance abuse or mental health treatment preferred
• Ability to assess client’s physical/emotional condition in a short period of time
• Accuracy of record keeping, i.e.; maintaining client charts and narcotic inventory
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Leadership ability, especially in case of medical emergencies
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Knowledge of accreditation and certification requirements and standards
• Understanding of HIPAA, Federal, State & CARF standards & regulations
• Fundamental knowledge of professional nursing principles, techniques, basic addiction medicine science, and of community health and welfare resources
• Ability to handle stressful situations and interact with others
• Must be present during working hours at the office for in person meetings and access to a computer without violating company policy
• Ability to carry out written and oral instructions; to exercise judgment in the application of nursing care; to accept and use supervision; to work cooperatively with people; to maintain an objective attitude; to exercise tact and initiative; to stimulate patients and families to constructive actions; to grasp and apply the basic principles of administration and operation of a health program and to communicate effectively
• Satisfiability and rewarding work striving to overcome the opioid epidemic

Qualifications

• Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision
• Flexible and cooperative in fulfilling all obligations