Registered Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager, RN

River Park Hospital, a 165-bed facility and a leader in behavioral health care, located in Huntington, WV has an opening for a full-time Nurse Manager (RN). The Nurse Manager assumes twenty-four hour responsibility for management, delivery and coordination of care for the assigned unit(s). This includes the assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation of patient care and nursing services for assigned nursing units.

Consults with the Director of Nursing, staff, physicians, and other members of clinical administration on nursing problems and interpretation of facility policies to ensure that patient’s needs are met. Maintains performance improvement activities within the department(s) and participates in hospital wide PI initiatives. Responsible for mentoring RN’s, LPN’s, MHT’s and other clinical staff as needed. Provides coverage as a nursing supervisor or staff nurse as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
  - Required
• Associates Degree
  - Required
• Bachelors Degree
  - Preferred
• 1-3 years of experience
  - Preferred

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• WV Nursing License
  - Required

Specialized Skills and Knowledge (List the minimum required specific knowledge and skills necessary to perform this job. (e.g., basic accounting principles, computer programming, spreadsheets, specific healthcare processes, etc.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Valid West Virginia RN license
• Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
• Current certification in CPR

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Comply with all Administrative, Clinical, Corporate Compliance, and Human Resources policies and procedures. Actively support the mission, philosophy, and goals of the hospital. Communicate with sensitivity to growth, development, and cultural issues.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to RN’s, LPN’s and MHT’s
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and the care milieu
• Ensure that medication and treatment are administered as prescribed. Documentation reflects the care provided
• Provide and direct milieu management, actively assists teachers and therapists, keeping safety foremost.
• Document nursing care and treatment progression through timely and accurate chart entries and nursing care plan updates.
• Ensure nurses complete treatment plan updates accurately and on time
• Assess, direct, and intervene in crisis situations.
• Actively participate in treatment team decisions, collect and include data in the care plan updates, assess patient need, design and implement programs, and document/evaluate patient responses.
• Model age, growth, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic communication in all interactions.
• Maintains qualified staff. Provides performance evaluations for staff on assigned unit. Works within budgeted FTE’s for consistent patient care.
• Develops and implements nursing goals within the program. Determines needs for personnel, supplies, equipment, and physical plant
• Maintains professional demeaner in dress, attitude, support of unit program, and hospital mission, philosophy.
• Maintains fiscal responsibility within the unit by adhering to budget allocations
• Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.

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