Nursing Manager

Sevita • Farmington Hills, MI

3d

About The Position

Use your RN experience to improve the lives of individuals with complex conditions while providing meaningful support to your co-workers. As Manager of Nursing, you will lead a team of nursing staff and provide nursing services, training, and support to address the medical or psychiatric needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, substance abuse issues, and/or emotional or behavioral challenges.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited RN program
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with medical and/or behaviorally complex children
• One year supervisory experience required.
• Current state RN License.
• Current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance if providing transportation to individuals receiving services.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification.
• Job requires performance of duties that involve potential for exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. Tasks that do involve exposure are an expectation of employment.
• Travel as needed

Nice To Haves

• Experience with children with special needs

Responsibilities

• Oversees team of LPNs and RNs.
• Evaluates performance and implements corrective actions as needed.
• Directs the quality of nursing assessments, nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Monitors the nursing delegation process in conjunction with the Medical Director.
• Ensures required training is completed, reviews delegation decisions, and develops procedures for assigned tasks.
• Conducts the medical assessment of each individual referred to a program and collaborates with the Intake Coordinator to determine appropriateness for placement in the community.
• Provides oversight and coordination of Nursing Intake process, service plan, MDS, and other meetings related to the nursing care of the specialized foster care child.
• Develops and leads medical & clinical trainings in conjunction with the Medical Director.
• Directs with expert clinical judgment, based on accepted nursing standards, state administrative codes, contract obligation, policies/procedures and TMN Quality of Care Standards.
• Evaluates nursing staff in knowledge and application of law, regulation, and policies.
• Conducts on-going quality assurance and improvement audits; develops and implements corrective action plans as needed.
• Develops and implements nursing related QAI systems to document all performance evaluation processes.
• Acts as a liaison between DCFS, community health agencies, and providers.
• Identifies community resources and develops relationships to expand network.
• Develops systems to effectively coordinate and integrate care through the use of community resources in collaboration with Network Clinical Team, and others.
• Complies and analyzes QAI data and makes recommendations.
• Coordinates responses to address widespread QA concerns within a state as needed
• Participates in the development and implementation of service plans and supervises, in conjunction with the physicians, the medical components of the plan.
• Reviews documents and revises all nursing/nursing related care plans on a regular basis.
• Oversees the management of high-risk medical conditions and private duty nursing services.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.
• Oversees assigned nursing staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees