NURSE MANAGER IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES-NURSING ADMINISTRATION FULL-TIME DAYS 23824
Under the Director of Nursing, the Nurse Manager is responsible for the clinical and operational management of assigned Nursing units, ensuring that standards of practice for nursing and patient care are maintained; participates in developing and implementing departmental plans and programs; supervises activities of assigned units; provides data and/or prepares reports on activities, QA, etc.
as required.
Works with Director of Nursing to develop and implement goals of assigned units and to evaluate progress toward attainment of goals; acts as liaison between Nursing administration and medical staff.
Using available utilization data, works with other Nurse Managers and DON to developing staffing plan and schedules for units to maintain appropriate staffing levels and staffing mix; communicates staffing plan to Nurse Supervisor; ensures adequate staff coverage by reviewing vacation and holiday schedules; approves overtime as necessary and authorizes coverage for absent staff.
Selects, hires and supervises staff in area of responsibility; initiates disciplinary action, including terminations; carries out annual performance appraisal of employees recommending promotions, raises, etc.
Ensures safe and professional patient care by enforcing and monitoring compliance to professional standards, identifying clinical and educational needs of staff; recommends methods for improving staff competence and patient care and assists in developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
Through meetings, inservices or other established means of communication, provides information to departmental staff for therapeutic and effective patient care management; identifies and puts into place appropriate monitors of patient care delivery.
Periodically reviews admission and patient management protocols, discharge criteria and related policies and procedures for compliance with requirements of regulatory agencies; recommends and implements changes as required, making sure information is available to staff in area of responsibility; monitors compliance and reviews with DON and other Nurse Managers.
Oversees the quality assurance/quality improvement programs in area of responsibility, identifying patient care issues, developing QA monitors and ensuring that follow-up actions are implemented.
Provides information required for reports on utilization, monitors, credentialing and scheduling as necessary to be compliant with regulatory agency reporting and monitor requirements; prepares reports on service and utilization as required.
Assists DON in developing annual budget; monitors budget performance throughout the year to ensure units operate within budget guidelines; works with administration to ensure most efficient and cost-effective allocation and use of resources.
Assists management in developing cost accounting methodology and model to enable NBMC to determine costs of nursing care and other direct costs and to provide information for NBMC planning and decisions (e.
g.
, pertinent elements of patient care, labor, non-labor, and indirect allocation).
Serves as resource to staff in clinical and management matters.
Recommended Skills Administration Clinical Works Credentialing Health Care Management Accounting Nursing Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
as required.
Works with Director of Nursing to develop and implement goals of assigned units and to evaluate progress toward attainment of goals; acts as liaison between Nursing administration and medical staff.
Using available utilization data, works with other Nurse Managers and DON to developing staffing plan and schedules for units to maintain appropriate staffing levels and staffing mix; communicates staffing plan to Nurse Supervisor; ensures adequate staff coverage by reviewing vacation and holiday schedules; approves overtime as necessary and authorizes coverage for absent staff.
Selects, hires and supervises staff in area of responsibility; initiates disciplinary action, including terminations; carries out annual performance appraisal of employees recommending promotions, raises, etc.
Ensures safe and professional patient care by enforcing and monitoring compliance to professional standards, identifying clinical and educational needs of staff; recommends methods for improving staff competence and patient care and assists in developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
Through meetings, inservices or other established means of communication, provides information to departmental staff for therapeutic and effective patient care management; identifies and puts into place appropriate monitors of patient care delivery.
Periodically reviews admission and patient management protocols, discharge criteria and related policies and procedures for compliance with requirements of regulatory agencies; recommends and implements changes as required, making sure information is available to staff in area of responsibility; monitors compliance and reviews with DON and other Nurse Managers.
Oversees the quality assurance/quality improvement programs in area of responsibility, identifying patient care issues, developing QA monitors and ensuring that follow-up actions are implemented.
Provides information required for reports on utilization, monitors, credentialing and scheduling as necessary to be compliant with regulatory agency reporting and monitor requirements; prepares reports on service and utilization as required.
Assists DON in developing annual budget; monitors budget performance throughout the year to ensure units operate within budget guidelines; works with administration to ensure most efficient and cost-effective allocation and use of resources.
Assists management in developing cost accounting methodology and model to enable NBMC to determine costs of nursing care and other direct costs and to provide information for NBMC planning and decisions (e.
g.
, pertinent elements of patient care, labor, non-labor, and indirect allocation).
Serves as resource to staff in clinical and management matters.
Recommended Skills Administration Clinical Works Credentialing Health Care Management Accounting Nursing Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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