Nurse Manager

Horizon Health Services • Buffalo, NY

31d • $46 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

Horizon is seeking a Nurse Manager to join their Mental Health and Addictions field. In this role, you will instruct and educate nursing staff on various aspects of patient care, including assessments, health teaching, and medication administration. You will provide a therapeutic environment, foster a team approach with multidisciplinary staff, and contribute to organizational growth through process improvements. The position involves clinical oversight, staff development, and collaboration with clinical and medical operations teams to identify patient goals and interventions. You will also assist the Director of Nursing with grant work and program expansion, lead by example, and participate in all staff meetings and mandatory in-services. A key part of the role includes providing education on medication protocols, documentation, and safe medication administration practices, as well as developing policies and procedures related to medication management and patient assessment. Proficiency in computer skills for medical records/EMR/MAR is essential. You will also educate staff on following physician orders, follow up on labs, and complete incident reports, ensuring best practices for patient safety. The Nurse Manager will be informed of all medication errors, sentinel events, and errors in the nursing process, and will handle calls regarding potential patient crises and urgent medical issues. Individual supervision of nursing staff will be provided, fostering professional growth and development. Additionally, you will ensure accurate narcotic counts and proper handling of unused narcotics according to regulations, conduct annual performance reviews, and assess for nursing skill deficits. Seeking educational opportunities for personal professional growth is encouraged, and you will be responsible for completing schedules for nursing staff and planning coverage. Regular supervision with the Director of Nursing is required, and you will ensure the provision of education, risk reduction, counseling, and referral services to patients regarding various communicable diseases.

Requirements

• Valid New York State Registered Professional Nurse License
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• 5-10 years of clinical experience as a RN
• 1-2 years of related leadership experience
• NYS – RN, Certificate of CPR/AED Training and First Aid
• Demonstrate proficiency with computer skills and provide accurate documentation for medical records/EMR/MAR.

Nice To Haves

• Board Certification in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (BC)
• Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN)

Responsibilities

• Instruct nursing staff on the importance of completing admission and nursing assessments, and providing health teaching to our residential population.
• Provide education and resources to nursing staff to assist them in health teaching and conducting educational groups to patients.
• Provide therapeutic environment and foster team approach with multidisciplinary staff.
• Organize in-services, trainings, and conduct monthly nursing meetings.
• Promote overall growth of organization through process changes to improve organizational performance.
• Educate nursing staff on the importance of nursing process and assessment, and reinforce the importance of accurate documentation.
• Assist nursing staff in identifying proper medication administration technique and nursing practice.
• Review protocol and report to physicians and counselors any noted changes in patients’ behavior and health.
• Provide clinical oversight, education, and staff development for nursing team.
• Work collaboratively with the Clinical and Medical Operations teams and identify goals, lifestyle and behavior modifications, and appropriate nursing interventions for each patient.
• Assist nursing staff in review and care coordination for patients.
• Assist Director of Nursing with grant work and program expansion.
• Lead by example and work to develop and maintain professional interpersonal relationships with the members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, and families.
• Attend and participates in all staff meetings and mandatory in-services.
• Provide appropriate ideas and suggestions to improve process or operations of the facility.
• Provide nursing staff education for proficiency and accuracy in the administration of all ordered medications, medication protocols, documentation in the MAR and safe medication administration practices.
• Review the proper protocol for administration of medications with nurses and treatment assistants to assure accurate delivery of medication.
• Provide staff education and develop policy and procedure for assisting Medical/Psychiatric providers with medication management, psychiatric visits, and patient assessment and testing.
• Demonstrate proficiency with computer skills and provide accurate documentation for medical records/EMR/MAR.
• Ensure nursing staff is completing documentation per agency requirements.
• Consult with CQI or billing as needed.
• Provide nursing staff education on the importance of following physician/provider orders and recommendations for medical treatment of patients, f/u on labs and reporting of any abnormalities to Medical Provider.
• Complete incident reports as needed and work with nursing staff to ensure best practices for patients considering safety in all interactions.
• Follow up on any safety issues, accidents, or sentinel events.
• Reinforce for nursing staff that the Nursing Supervisor needs to be informed of all medication errors, sentinel events, and error is nursing process.
• Receive calls regarding potential patient crisis, urgent medical issues, and incidents.
• Provide individual supervision to all nursing staff either weekly or every other week based on nursing performance.
• Foster professional growth and development for nursing staff and encourage participation in educational activities.
• Ensure that all narcotics counts are completed.
• Ensure that destruction and paperwork for unused narcotics is done following DEA and DOH regulations.
• Provide annual performance reviews for nursing staff.
• Assess for nursing skill deficits and provide on-going corrective education and documentation in supervision notes.
• Seek out educational opportunities for personal professional growth and development.
• Complete schedules for nursing staff daily assignments and plan coverage as needed.
• Meet weekly or every other week as clinically indicated with Director of Nursing for supervision.
• Ensure the provision of education, risk reduction, counseling and referral services to all patients regarding HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and other communicable diseases.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Profit-sharing programs
• Student Loan Assistance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 10% tuition discount through a partnership with Capella University for employees and their families

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree