Nurse Manager - BH

UHS•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas NeuroRehab Center is a specialized treatment facility located on 67 wooded acres near downtown Austin. It provides complex medical and brain injury rehabilitation for people aged 13 and older, as well as neurobehavioral residential treatment services for children and adolescents. The facility offers integrated care for children, adolescents, and adults. The Nurse Manager works on the Behavioral Health units and assists the Director of Nursing with the administrative and clinical responsibilities for nursing services. The role supervises staff and provides direct patient care, nursing management, assessment, and crisis management. It provides leadership and role modeling, supports environmental safety, makes and monitors patient and task assignments, oversees orientation and training, and ensures nursing documentation and administrative data are accurate and complete.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current State of Texas Registered Nurse license.
Current CPR certification.
Two years of inpatient psychiatric experience required.
Current driver’s license or state-issued ID.
Ability to sustain physical activity and remain on feet throughout the scheduled shift.
Ability to lift, carry, and lower 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to push patients in wheelchairs up and down hills and pursue running patients.
Ability to transfer patients to and from wheelchairs, beds, toilets, and vehicles.
Verbal skills to communicate and de-escalate crisis situations.
Writing skills to accurately and legibly document patient behavior, status, and other information using correct grammar.
Visual observation skills to convey patient behavior verbally and in writing.
Ability to assist with direct patient care, from prompting through total care, including bathing and diapering, and to feed patients.
Regular and required attendance.
Hearing and vision sufficient to perform essential job functions.
Emotional stability and ability to deal with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
One year of progressive experience in management and/or supervision.
Experience evaluating staff against the criteria in their job descriptions.
RN,C certification.
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) certification.

Responsibilities

Assist the Director of Nursing with administrative and clinical responsibility for nursing services on the Behavioral Health unit.
Supervise staff and provide direct patient care, nursing management, assessment, and crisis management.
Provide leadership and effective role modeling for unit staff, and ensure environmental safety and crisis management for the patient population.
Make patient and task assignments to nursing staff and monitor performance of duties.
Oversee new employee orientation for PRN, float, and agency staff.
Provide training and education to staff, patients, and families.
Document and oversee nursing documentation of patient care.
Ensure administrative data, including admissions, discharges, shift census reports, and patient transportation, is accurate and complete.
Supervise all staff assigned to the shift.