Nurse Manager - Full Time

UHS•Fremont, CA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Fremont Hospital is looking for a dynamic Nurse Manager to join their team. This role is responsible for ensuring coordinated delivery of patient care in accordance with established standards of care, mental health practice, and hospital policy, goals, and objectives. The Nurse Manager will contribute to the hospital's philosophy, objectives, educational, and Performance & Improvement efforts, while providing supervision to the nursing staff assigned to their unit. Fremont Hospital is a fully accredited, 148-bed private inpatient psychiatric hospital providing quality care for adolescents, adults, and seniors. They are dedicated to hope, healing, and recovery and are committed to meeting the diverse needs of the communities they serve.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing required.
Three (3) years experience in a psychiatric health-care facility preferred.
Currently licensed to practice by the State Board of Nursing and is in good standing.
Thorough knowledge of TJC, CMS, OSHA requirements, and state and federal regulatory requirements.
CPR (AED) certification must be obtained prior to the completion of orientation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience in psychiatric nursing management.

Responsibilities

Provides supervision to the nursing staff and acts as a resource for hospital policies and procedures.
Participates in the facility's Performance Improvement Program.
Acts as the patient's advocate and assure that patient rights are upheld.
Acts as a behavioral model of clinical and procedural expertise to other staff members through demonstration, teaching and mutual consultation.
Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff. Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
Maintains nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.