Job description:

Position Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to ages of patients served.
• Collaborates with staff, physicians, patients, and families to promote customer satisfaction and service values.
• Assists in daily monitoring of patient care quality.
• Coordinates and provides initial and on-going staff education.
• Assists and coordinates annual competencies.
• Assists with daily operations, including staffing, scheduling, and productivity management, and serves as a back-up for Program Director.
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Notifies Director of Nursing of unresolved issues.
• Works closely with Nursing Director and Program Director to assure quality nursing care is consistent with the behavioral health program mission and vision.
• Assess, plans, implements and evaluates all aspects of care provided to patients in behavioral health program.

Department Specific:

• Communicates with peers, Program Director, Director of Nursing and COO when needed.
• Shows responsibility in reporting significant events through electronic notification.
• Accepts and supports changes in hospital and departmental policy.
• Competent as appropriate to responsibilities in the knowledge of the prevention of contamination and transfer of infection and safety policies.
• Competent in the effective and safe use of all equipment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Experienced and competent in the care of mentally ill patients utilizing behavioral health clinical skills to educate and guide the behavioral health staff in quality behavioral health care.

Qualifications:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Licensed Registered Nurse
• BSN or MSN strongly preferred or equivalent experience
• MUST HAVE MIN 3-5 years of behavioral health leadership experience in an acute care setting

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

Great benefits. Relo offered!