RN Manager

Purpose Statement

Assists the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring and supervising the effective and efficient use of the operations of nursing for assigned units. Oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
• Provide leadership to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as nursing practice standards.
• Recognizes that patient safety is a top priority. Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
• Accountable for the standard of care at the facility, providing consultations and expertise in the delivery of care to patients.
• Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned.
• Manage the activities of staff, coordinating safe and appropriate care between departments and disciplines.
• Manage and evaluate work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service or maintenance staff for the unit, work group and other facility staff as directed.
• Analyze information/situation to choose the best solution(s) to solve problems.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of new staff.
• Identify the educational needs of others and develop educational or training programs.
• Assist with the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures for the facility.
• Prepare reports to inform management of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives of the unit.
• Perform administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
• Provide direct care as needed.

Requirements

• BSN or higher strongly preferred
• Current registered nursing license in State of facility required
• Three years as a registered nurse strongly preferred
• Two years of registered nursing experience required
• Two years of prior experience as a registered nurse with patient population of the facility is preferred.
• One year of prior experience with the population required
• Prior experience as a house supervisor strongly preferred
• One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.

Skills

• Ability to recognize patient safety as a top priority.
• Ability to anticipate and effectively manage changes in census and acuity.
• Ability to allocate nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
• Ability to serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned.
• Ability to manage the activities of staff, coordinating safe and appropriate care between departments and disciplines.
• Ability to manage and evaluate work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service or maintenance staff for the unit, work group and other facility staff as directed.
• Ability to analyze information/situation to choose the best solution(s) to solve problems.
• Ability to identify the educational needs of others and develop educational or training programs.
• Ability to assist with the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures for the facility.
• Ability to prepare reports to inform management of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives of the unit.
• Ability to perform administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
• Ability to provide direct care as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.