Nurse Manager - Atrium Health Behavior Health Charlotte Emergency Department (ED)

About the role

The Behavioral Health ED provides triage and observation for adult and pediatric patients experiencing mental health crises, with psychiatric coverage available 24/7. The Nurse Manager oversees operations for the secure ED/Observation unit and leads a team of Clinical Supervisors, RNs, and Psych Techs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high-quality patient outcomes.
• Ensures that unit operations and employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act, regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures.
• Functions as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and the organization, upholding quality management, patient care, and departmental standards.
• Assumes responsibility in the recruitment and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development of personnel through mutual goal setting and performance evaluation.
• Delegates effectively by promoting shared governance, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes.
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family education.
• Participates with performance improvement activities to improve quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes and provide a cost-effective environment for patient care.
• Affirms and promotes the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of the organization.
• Allocates resources to meet the unit needs. Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost-effective unit.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
• Previous management experience preferred.
• BLS required per policy guidelines.
• Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in MSN program within 1 year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required within 5 years of hire.
• If undergraduate degree is BSN, a master's degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable.

Skills

• Extensive leadership and operational experience.
• Past psychiatric experience is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

Pay

$51.05 - $76.60 per hour

Schedule

Full time - Monday-Friday Various / Flexible hours On call as required