Nurse Manager

Methodist Children's Behavioral Hospital | Jonesboro
Jonesboro, AR 72401, USA

• Nursing
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: NURSE
  002198

Responsibilities

Maintains a therapeutic milieu and a safe environment by continual assessment.

Engages the patient in therapeutic communications (one-on-one).

Completes the bio-psychosocial physical assessment, develops an age specific and developmentally appropriate plan of care at admission.

Assesses patient/family education and discharge needs, with the interdisciplinary team.

Develops and leads interdisciplinary care conferences in collaboration with the health care team.

Communicates plan of care to other members of the health care team.

Documents assessments, interventions and responses to care.

Utilizes leadership skills through mentoring, preempting, teaching, delegating and coaching members of the health care team.

Develops, organizes and facilitates group sessions.

Utilizes positive interpersonal skills, conflict management, problem solving and crisis management critical thinking to promote development of the health care team.

Assisting with Quality Improvement process as needed.

Complies with the department’s in-service policy.

Responsible for keeping all employment requirements current (i.e. TB, CPR, CPI, etc.).

Attends mandatory nursing meetings.

Verifies and interprets pathology reports and consults etc. and alerts the physician as to changes in the patient’s condition and activates the plan of care.

Carries out physician orders regarding diet, medication and treatment.

Obtains physician orders and authorizes implementation of seclusion/restraints according to hospital policy.

Critically evaluates the clinical status of patients using the nursing process.

Can demonstrate, supervise, and assess competency for waived testing or for phlebotomy.

Utilizes Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) techniques

Care of the patient related to the DSMV behavior diagnoses

Knowledge of all psychotropic medications

Provide education to patients/families based on their identified needs and limitations, such as, communication, interpersonal and social skills, as well as, the basic principles of physical health

Provide opportunities for patients and families to question, discuss and explore their feelings about prescribed therapies/interventions/diagnoses

Documents in progress notes accurate and detailed descriptions of patients' behaviors relative to treatment plan and diagnoses. (Provide a sample)

Approximately 20% of the Nurse Manager’s duties will be allocated to a supervisory role. Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, the Nurse Manager will perform administrative support to the staff nurses, Behavioral Instructors, patients, and families associated with United Methodist Behavioral Hospital.

Supervision and evaluation of staff nurses and Behavioral Instructors employed by UMBH.

Maintaining staff compliance with unit schedule of activities.

Insures maintenance of the therapeutic environment by staff through proper use of the Teaching-Family model of care and implementation of the treatment plan.

Fielding and directing potential patient admissions and referrals to the facility.

Performing admission intake assessments and making appropriate referrals.

Auditing medication administration records for all nursing units and making appropriate decisions to rectify any discrepancies.

Maintaining adequate number of Behavioral Instructors to provide quality care and maintain therapeutic environment.

Collaborating with all members of the treatment team in making decisions regarding appropriate patient care.

Communicating directly with the Director of Nursing in addressing needs or concerns.

Orienting and training all applicable employees in current hospital policies and procedures.

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