Hope Unit Clinical Nurse Manager

POSITION TITLE: Hope Unit Clinical Nurse Manager

SUPERVISED BY: Program Director , Hospital Director of Nurses

SUPERVISES: Nursing staff

DEPARTMENT: Hope Unit

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Educational: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; Master's degree in nursing preferred. Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the state.

Experience: Two years psychiatric nursing experience minimum, this may be increased per state standards; six months supervisory experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful conditions; and possesses

good verbal and written communication skills.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Nurse Manager, under administrative direction and consistent with the program philosophy, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates and delivers nursing care for the program. He/she provides managerial support to the Program Director by providing supervision and evaluation of any nursing personnel. He/she contributes to the program, nursing and the Hospital through support of nursing and program philosophy and objectives.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruits, interviews and selects nursing staff as needed to foster and maintain the therapeutic environment.
• Provides leadership and direction for nursing goals and objectives.
• Supervises nursing employees, provides direction and counsel as needed
• Schedules appropriate staff coverage for unit, manages within hospital Budget
• Maintains communication with PD regarding unit issues and DON regarding nursing issues.
• Keeps PCI, Director of Clinical Serv. posted.
• Identifies problems and participates/initiates resolution.
• Accepts consultation relative to nursing issues and administration from the DON and PCI staff.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize duties.
• Fosters and maintains a commitment to the interdisciplinary team concept of the Unit.
• Collaborates with the Program Director in maintenance of the therapeutic environment.
• Provides scheduled nursing groups to patients and documents as required.
• If delegated, supervises provision of those services by qualified nursing personnel .
• Follows the policy & procedure
• Assists PD in maintaining performance improvement components of program
• Provides input in formulating patient treatment plan.
• Follows established nursing care standards for establishing effective la plans.
• Ensures continuity of nursing care based on the knowledge of clinical nursing needs and the patients' individual treatment plans.
• Ensures that all medical conditions are identified and have an appropriate treatment plan.
• Assists PD in completion of chart audits. Initiates corrective action.
• Attends interdisciplinary conference to discuss the delivery of patient care.

Professional Responsibilities

• Serves as a role model for the nursing staff through professional behavior, positive attitude and demonstration of clinical competence.
• Collect data, analysis and initiates corrective action. Prepares quality/PI report and presents data to the PI Committee.
• Interacts with family members and visitors to promote mental health

concepts.

• Collaborates with staff development in planning & providing

educational in-services

• Collaborates with PD in developing educational programs for the lay community
• Represents program with hospital nursing personnel
• Represents the hospital and Senior Care Unit when attending professional meetings
• Models appropriate telephone etiquette, attitude and verbal therapeutic interventions

for nursing staff.

• Always functions within the legal boundaries established by the Nurse Practice Act appropriate to the state in which the program is functioning.
• Maintains the dignity and confidentiality of the patient at all times.

OTHER

• Maintain a positive, professional image in the hospital

and in the community as outlined by hospital and company

• Maintain regular work hours in order to adequately perform job duties

adequately in position.

• Exhibits characteristics of patience, tact, cheerfulness and

enthusiasm toward the program and patients are essential.

• Must be able to cope with all types of patient behavior.
• Complies with/maintains ethics of profession/nursing scope of practice.
• Any additional duties that are appropriate for the effective functioning of the program.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $0.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• LA RN (Preferred)