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

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Works under the direction of the Behavioral & Mental Health (BMH) Clinical Operations Manager to facilitate daily operations, including patient flow, staffing assignments, safe patient care, and to promote a healthy work environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience required.
• 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.

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.

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