Nurse Manager

Job Location:

SPRINGDALE OFFICE - EXTON, PA 19341

Summary of Occupation:
The Nurse Manager provides, oversees and ensures normalized, therapeutic and preventative nursing and health/psychiatric care to individuals in the Community Living Arrangement (CLA) 6400 and the Life Sharing (6500) programs at Brian’s House Inc. The position requires that the nurse embody nursing leadership, direct care and executive roles as well as assess and oversee the need for nursing interventions and the development of health management plans for the individuals served.

The Nurse Manager will work with the nursing staff, the Brian’s House Inc. interdisciplinary team and community providers to ensure that the optimum quality of care is delivered.

• Accountable for hiring, directing, supervising, evaluating, terminating, counseling, and staff development of a team of Medical Administrative Assistants and Program Nurses
• Responsible for direction, supervision and evaluation of individual care performed by nursing personnel
• Counsel and evaluate all nursing personnel for optimum performance
• Implementation of disciplinary policy for assigned employees with Human Resources
• Mentor, encourage, support, coach and foster teamwork, collaboration and communication with all nursing staff
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

• Devise training material and train individuals, direct care and professional staff
• Ensure and oversee all professional staff required nursing training requirements
• Schedule and lead routine nursing and department meetings
• Oversee scheduling of nursing to include coverage at all times, including holidays and on‑call coverage
• Attend or ensure nursing attendance at pertinent health appointments, evaluations and ISPs (upon request)
• Promote and schedule the professional development of all team members
• Review and approve recorded hours worked for all assigned employees

• Oversee and ensure that the nursing team upholds the highest level of standard of care
• Ensure quality and safety improvement measures
• Ensure care delivered is individually focused
• Advocate for individuals and constantly work to provide improved care and anticipate the health needs of individuals served
• Understand and ensure individual and family centered care, while upholding regulatory and federal/local government requirements and Brian’s House Inc. policies and procedures
• Act as point of contact between individuals, families, providers, and the health care team in addressing and preventing concerns
• Possess knowledge of professional and regulatory guidelines that govern patient care
• Ensure that all team members are educated on such standards of care, regulations, policies and procedures
• Continual assessment of compliance with such standards and expectations
• Serve as Hospital and Nursing Home liaison
• Promote and restore individuals’ health by developing day‑to‑day management and long‑term planning of care
• Direct and develop nursing staff by offering advice, responding to health/clinical related questions, and problem solving on an individual and organizational level
• Directing plans for data collected and reporting by team, including LPN staff
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists and other clinical/health providers to coordinate care and services for the individuals served
• Continuous communication and collaboration with health care providers and all Brian’s House, Inc. team members
• Monitor quality of delivery of care, utilization standards and assume specific responsibility for individual care; ensure coordinated plans of treatment, individual focused care and cost‑effective services
• On call to Program Nurses as designated
• Review all potential and pending admission records to include proposed plan of care and ensure implementation with assigned Program Nurse
• Oversee and ensure Program Nurse duties and responsibilities are met such as Individual Health, Medication Administration, Communication, Record Documentation, Tasks, Training, Supervising and Continuing Education

• Review, address and approve all vendor contracts and invoices such as pharmacy,…