RN Nurse Manager Job at Belmont Behavioral Hospital

Belmont Behavioral Hospital Philadelphia, PA 19131

Overview:
Come join our team at Belmont Behavioral Health!

Belmont Behavioral Health System, is the leading provider of behavioral health services. Providing a full continuum of care including crisis, inpatient, partial and outpatient services, Belmont is an academic health system and is one of the largest providers of services for Children and Adolescents. As Belmont prepares to open a brand new Behavioral Health Hospital, we are seeking a Nurse Manager for Adolescent services.

The successful Nurse Manager candidate for this position will lead a general psychiatric unit providing both administrative and clinical support. The multidisciplinary care teams, consisting of psychiatrists, registered nurses, behavioral health technicians, therapists, teachers, psychologists, and social workers will focus on the stabilization and treatment of patients in crisis. The new units provide an optimal setting for mental health services aimed at meeting the needs of patients and their families. The physical environment promotes a range of activities such as group and recreational therapies, music, quiet space, access to technology to facilitate education, and family visitation.

The Nurse Manager is responsible for the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care providers in the assigned department(s). This includes functional responsibility for the day-to-day operation of all components of the department(s) and integration into the hospital's network, personnel, planning, budgeting, marketing, clinical review, and committee structure. Assumes leadership role planning for the department(s) including but not limited to personnel, performance improvement, patient safety, regulatory compliance, programs/services, and physical plant issues.

PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Assist the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring and supervising the effective and efficient use of the operations of nursing for assigned units. Oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
  • Four or more years of nursing experience required.
  • One or more years’ experience in behavioral health preferred.
  • One or more years’ leadership or management experience required.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
  • Current RN license as required by state.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances

(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

AHRN
Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
  • Anticipate and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
  • Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety.
  • Accountable for the standard of care at the facility, providing consultations and expertise in the delivery of care to patient.
  • Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned.
  • Manage the activities of staff, coordinating safe and appropriate care between departments and disciplines.
  • Manage and evaluate work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service or maintenance staff for the unit, work group and other facility staff as directed.
  • Analyze information/situation to choose the best solution(s) to solve problems.
  • Identify the educational needs of others and develop educational or training programs.
  • Assist with the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures for the facility.
  • Prepare reports to inform management of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives of the unit.
  • Perform administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
  • Provide staff management to include hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
  • Provide direct care as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:
  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.



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