Nurse Manager

Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Monroe•Claiborne, LA

13d•$85,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Freedom Behavioral’s West Monroe facility is a 40-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing specialized mental and behavioral health services for the adult and geriatric populations. The hospital delivers a comprehensive range of care, including both inpatient and outpatient treatment options, designed to support the unique needs of adults.

Requirements

Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing minimum, with MSN oversight.
Current RN License in good standing with the State of Louisiana

Nice To Haves

Masters Prepared strongly preferred.
Previous psychiatric management experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Upholding the standards of care established by regulatory and accrediting bodies.
Providing oversight and direction to all direct care nursing staff.
Ensuring that the unit is staffed safely and according to protocol.
Providing assistance as needed to the nursing staff with regard to decision making, clinical judgement issues, medical staff communication, as well as providing direct patient care when indicated.
Assuming nursing administrator on call duties when indicated.
Providing direct oversight to the nursing staff.
Participating in the QAPI process with monitoring, tracking and analyzing nursing data.
Coordinating with the Staffing Coordinator to ensure proper patient care is maintained by shifts being adequately staffed.
Coordinating the performance of nursing care to patients within the scope of practice and in compliance with policies, procedures, and standards.
Collaborating with Human Resources on hiring and termination of employees in the nursing department.
Completing performance evaluations for nursing staff as scheduled.
Actively working with Intake and the Service Development Department to facilitate admissions into the facility in a timely manner.
Maintaining knowledge of admission criteria and accurately documenting admission criteria for new admissions.
Functioning as a member of the Utilization and Treatment Team to participate in the communication of identified patient goals, interventions, and assessment.
Acting as a resource for all administrative, nursing, and direct care staff in formulation of policies, procedures, forms, and process that directly affect the nursing department and patient care.
Ensuring survey readiness through regulatory compliance and quality standards of care.
Collaborating on facilities’ projects and program development to oversee the safe accurate, development, and implementation of patient care.
Participating as a member of the leadership team within the facility.