Nurse Manager - Atrium Health Behavior Health Charlotte Emergency Department (ED)
About The Position
The Nurse Manager will oversee operations for the secure ED/Observation unit and lead a team of Clinical Supervisors, RNs, and Psych Techs. The ideal candidate will bring extensive leadership and operational experience; psychiatric experience is strongly preferred. Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center, is a freestanding behavioral health facility in Charlotte, NC, and home to the region’s only dedicated psychiatric emergency department (ED). The facility includes onsite inpatient units and offers a broad continuum of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services. The center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Behavioral Health ED provides triage and observation for adult and pediatric patients experiencing mental health crises, with psychiatric coverage available 24/7.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required.
- Current RN licensure in appropriate state.
- Must have or complete MSN if undergraduate degree is not BSN.
- 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.
- BLS required per policy guidelines.
- Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
- Previous management experience preferred.
- Psychiatric experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Continually 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.
- Assists in development of policies, procedures and standards reflective of evidence-based practice.
- Promotes shared accountability for professional practice.
- 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.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
