Registered Nurse (RN) - Assistant Manager Nursing - Behavioral & Mental Health

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals, committed to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. The organization is dedicated to a 'People first. Children always.' culture. This full-time night shift position is located at the Scottish Rite Campus and operates under the direction of the Behavioral & Mental Health (BMH) Clinical Operations Manager. The Assistant Manager Nursing facilitates daily operations, including patient flow, staffing assignments, safe patient care, and promotes a healthy work environment. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is a not-for-profit organization, the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia, and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country, with 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations, and 673 beds. It offers access to over 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is recognized as a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report, a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and a top employer for diversity and millennials.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
Marcus Crisis Prevention Program Tier 5 training within 90 days of employment
Professional Nursing Certification deemed by department required upon one year of hire
Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Demonstrates the ability to organize workloads and resources

Nice To Haves

1 year of management/administrative experience in a healthcare setting
Experience in pediatric and/or psychiatric nursing experience

Responsibilities

Supports environment for delivery of care for BMH patients.
Acts as clinical resource for BMH patient populations throughout all areas of hospital, including Emergency Department and inpatient areas.
Maintains competence to provide and/or assist with clinical care, including acting as Code BERT lead.
Participates in educational process related to delivery of healthcare.
Maintains own professional development.
Fosters professional development of others via constructive performance feedback, input, and coaching.
Understands and supports Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's nursing career advancement program, My Nursing Career Path, as well as BMH Tech advancement.
Participates actively in and supports shared leadership councils.
Fosters collegial relationships between team members, other departments, and medical staff members.
Demonstrates fiscal responsibility in supporting budget, productivity, and resource utilization.
Manages and orders required supplies to promote quality patient care delivery.
Serves as department leader on shift in absence of manager.
Drives and effectively facilitates admission, transfer, and discharge process, ensuring efficient and safe patient flow through collaboration with physicians, inter-professional team, hospital leadership, and staff.
Removes or escalates barriers to appropriate leader.
Supports staffing effectiveness.
Participates in achievement of organization and BMH departmental goals.
Leads department staff meetings.
Supports plans for system and unit change.
Supports regulatory agency readiness.
Monitors activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.