PSYCHIATRIC/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSE MANAGER

UHS • Washington, DC

82d

About The Position

The Nurse Manager is responsible for ensuring coordinated delivery of patient care in accordance with the established standards of care, mental health practice and hospital policy, goals and objectives. Assists in contributing to the hospital’s philosophy, objectives, educational and Performance & Improvement efforts, while providing supervision of House Supervisors, RN’s and MHTs. This position will monitor staffing needs on assigned shifts. The Manager - Nursing assists the CNO in evaluating, reviewing, designing and implementing hospital training events with respect to all RN//MHT staff required training. Also provides, on as-needed basis, patient nursing assessments. Participates in Treatment Team meetings as needed. Will handle all other duties as assigned by the CNO and senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing required; MSN preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of related nursing leadership experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health setting; 5-8 years preferred.
• Knowledge of nursing care standards, methods, and techniques in all areas of psychiatric nursing.
• Experience establishing a therapeutic working relationship with patients’ family members.
• Working knowledge of JCAHO, HCFA, OSHA, and state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Ability to engage and develop RN and MHT staff.
• Current District of Columbia Nursing License.
• Effective communication skills (written and oral).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Basic systems knowledge (CERNER, UKG preferred).

Responsibilities

• Assesses staff on-unit training needs and plans in-service programs based on needs.
• Provides individual teaching to staff in documentation, assessing growth and developmental stages, implementing behavior modification techniques, facilitating comfort and cooperation of patients’ families, participating in or leading groups and other meetings.
• Develops and implements nursing care plans for patients with complex problems.
• Coordinates, maintains and evaluates the effectiveness of treatment planning offered by Nursing.
• Utilizes the nursing process in designing a plan of care for patients with complex problems and communicates plan to staff.
• Serves as resource person for staff in providing individual care to patients and in utilizing the structure and the processes of the unit milieu as a therapeutic tool.
• Assures patients are adequately oriented to the unit and monitors unit activity.
• Encourages patient participation and prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care to patients during hospitalization.
• Provides structure and maintains a therapeutic environment in collaboration with the patient and other health care providers.
• Communicates with other hospital departments and units to obtain services and resources necessary for patient care.
• Ensures Infection Control, Safety and Risk Management policies are implemented on the unit.
• Processes incident reports, conducts investigations and corrective plans when needed.
• Reviews critical incidents occurring on the unit through staff discussion and teaching, and documents accordingly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees