NURSING MANAGER - Behavioral Health, Full Time

Universal Health Services • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Located in Chicago, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System consists of a 160-bed acute care, crisis stabilization, for-profit psychiatric hospital, treating children as young as 3 through older adults, within 8 different inpatient programs. We have one of the largest pediatric psychiatric programs in the state of Illinois and are most proud to be the first and currently only hospital in the country to have received the Joint Commission's Disease Specific Certification designations for Neuropsychiatry and Trauma Services. We also received our second award as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures from The Joint Commission. Hartgrove offers inpatient services for patients needing Acute Stabilization Programs (externalizing behaviors/disorders) and Recovery Programs (internalizing behaviors/disorders), along with a continuum of care which includes stand-alone Partial Hospitalization Programs for children and adolescents, Intensive Outpatient Programs for adolescents and adults, traditional OP clinics, extensive School-based Services, and Telehealth Services. You can access our virtual tour and photo gallery at www.HartgroveHospital.com. Our system is proud to be a premier partner with medical and nursing schools for medical students as a teaching hospital. We are both proud and excited to work with the University of Illinois Chicago Medical School and Rush University Medical School psychiatric and addiction medical students, residents and fellows, as well as select foreign medical schools. We also serve as a teaching hospital for multiple other disciplines including Nursing, Social Work, Expressive Therapy, Occupational Therapy and others. JOB SUMMARY: The Clinical Nurse Manager provides administrative and clinical supervision to all nursing staff. The Clinical Nurse Manager assumes 24 Hour responsibility for his/her unit to ensure quality care of services are provided to patients. Ensure provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu, and evaluates the effectiveness of the program to meet patient needs. Actively participates in the multidisciplinary treatment plan meetings for patients to coordinate plan of care for each patient.

Requirements

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• BSN required, MSN preferred.
• Three years clinical experience in psychiatric nursing.
• Two years in management preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience or special training in the treatment of the special age/population served.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing principles.
• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of age specific growth and development.
• Crisis and behavior management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clinical supervision to all nursing staff.
• Assume 24 Hour responsibility for the unit to ensure quality care of services are provided to patients.
• Ensure provision of a safe and therapeutic milieu.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the program to meet patient needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment plan meetings for patients to coordinate plan of care.

Benefits

• Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior.
• Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste.
• General hospital environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees