RN Behavioral Health Asst Nurse Manager and Clinical Educator

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees and coordinates new hire orientation for Behavioral Health staff
• Oversees and coordinates Nursing Education programs, ensuring consistency with best practices and regulatory compliance
• Educates staff on quarterly outcome improvement efforts
• Directs, Supervises, and Participates in the efforts to successfully orient new hires into clinical settings at the Behavioral Health Hospital
• Plans and evaluates training programs for licensed and unlicensed behavioral health staff
• Utilizes Relias Learning Management System to track employee education and compliance, in accordance with the State of Connecticut DPH and CMS requirements
• Manages the delivery of the interdisciplinary plan of care on the unit to assure that standards of care are met
• Maintains flexibility in work schedule to connect regularly, in-person, with off shift staff
• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and assists in directing the patient care operations for the unit
• Ensures that supplies are maintained at acceptable levels, equipment is maintained in good working order, and rooms are turned over to accommodate admissions/moves in a timely manner
• Responsible for overall cleanliness and appearance of the unit
• Direct supervision of clinical staff as assigned
• Responsible for performance evaluations, corrective actions, and any other responsibilities as assigned
• Participates in affiliate and other requisite committee/board meetings and prepares educational sessions or materials for staff as required
• Serves a member the QAPI committee
• Identifies and facilitates education needs regarding the key quality initiatives/targets/goals (based on federal, state and best practice guidelines) for BH MHC
• Participates in survey preparedness and corrective action planning
• Audits corrective action plans and provides education as needed
• Attends meetings/calls from all regulatory agencies and affiliations on a regular basis to keep current on nursing practices

Minimum Qualifications

• RN/BSN required and clinical psychiatric nursing experience is preferred
• Minimum of five years of clinical nursing supervisor/charge nurse experience and 1-3 behavioral health experience preferred
• Experience in clinical information systems preferred
• Experience in project planning and implementation preferred
• RN license in State of Connecticut