Nurse Manager- Behavioral Health

OPEN JOB: Nurse Manager- Behavioral Health LOCATION:Randallstown, Maryland ***Relocation Assistance Available BASE SALARY: $97,323 to $145,000 Ideal Candidate Looking for someone who is currently in an inpatient behavioral health facility. Ideally a current Nurse Manger or an Assistant Nurse Manager looking to progress to a Manager.

DETAILS:

The Behavioral Health Nurse Manager assumes 24-hour accountability for the coordination of resources to ensure quality service to all customers, reflecting the mission, vision, and philosophy ofthe Department of Nursing. Provides overall direction for and coordination of unit operations in concert withHospitalvision, mission, goals, anddepartment specificgoals and objectives. Demonstrates awareness ofchanges,concepts in nursing practice and treatment modalities, and utilizes results of Performance Improvement activities to improve the quality of patient care. Communicates effectively withleadershipteam regarding staff, physician and systems problems or issues affecting both the department as a whole and individual services. Networks and utilizes resources of other disciplines and allied health personnel to improve delivery of patient care. Demonstrates awareness of ethical/legal aspects surrounding the provision of patient care. Ensures self and unit stafffunctionswithin legallimitation. Ensures that hourly rounding is consistently and effectively completed on the unit according to plan, and that staff members are coached as necessary to achieve success. Establishes standards and expectations for all personnel within the area of responsibility. Promotes team building through cooperation and consensus building to create positive patient outcomes,i. e.work groups. Follows up with and provides feedback to all team members by reviewing expectations with action plans to improve. Mentors andcoachesteam members through active role modeling,i. e.rounds, team meetings, performance improvement,evidenced basedpractices. Designs and implements plans for unit improvements which demonstrate flexibility, creativity, andcost effectiveness. Identifies unit-based indicators that reflect customer relations, clinical performance, and financial improvement. Implements evidence-based practices. Assists with the preparation and implementation of operational and capitalbudget. Develops a unit-based expense budget. Monitors financial expense variance reports for staffing and supplies. Maintains financial variances plus or minus one percent. Knowledgeable about current regulatory standards governing patient care and ensures that nursing staff carries out patient care according to those standards. (i. e.JCAHO,IDPH/HCFA, specialty). Incorporates national standards of practice and care into unit based standards. Monitors and measureseffectivenessof unit standards of practice and care. Develop and ensure compliance with appropriate departmental policy and procedure manuals for use by the staff. Ensure compliance with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Nursing Degree Required:3-5 years Registered NurseLicense - CurrentMaryland license or eligibility to obtainMarylandlicense Basic Life Support

PREFERRED:

APRN-Clinical Nurse SpecialistLicense - CurrentMaryland license or eligibility to obtainMarylandlicense Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support #J-18808-Ljbffr Intermedia Group Inc.