Travel Nurse Manager - Behavioral Health - $3,138 per week

Company: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center - 1 Brookdale Pl
Location: Brooklyn
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• New York State Registered Nurse License
  • Job Details
  • Job Summary: The Nurse Manager is responsible for the daily operation and clinical supervision of the staff in the Department of Nursing. This person is clinicallyand administratively responsible for the day-to-day oversight of all activities within the Inpatient Service in collaboration with the Director to ensure the delivery of quality patient care that is consistent with regulatory agency standards and evidence-based approaches to clinical management.
  • Essential Duties: - Establishes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors, and other employees. - Interacts professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors, and other employees. - Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Brookdale Hospital and its employees. - Responsible for the implementation of hospital's policies and procedures, as well as regulatory agencies codes and regulations as they pertain to the Department. - Responsible for operations and management of the unit in collaboration with the Director. - Has overall responsibility for the operation of the unit with all disciplines reporting to the Director. - Coordinates all performance improvement activities so that it is truly an interdisciplinary process. - Utilizes appropriate benchmarks. - Assembles and prepares data relative to clinical activities as well as other statistical and special reports required by the NY State Office of Mental Health (OMH), the NY Department of Health (KOH), the NY City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the Administration for Children's Services (ACS). - Reviews and monitors admissions and discharges to ensure appropriate clinical management and discharge planning. - Responsible for gathering performance improvement data, gathering information and meeting compliance standards for regulatory agency surveys, including DOH and JCAHO. - Other essential functions as deemed necessary such as budgeting, supply and inventory maintenance. - Responsible for operational leadership on a 24h basis. - Responsible for ensuring that all PCS Scope of service, Philosophy of Nursing and Ethical standards are met while delivering patient care. - Oversees patient care area to ensure clinical needs & competencies are met. - Provides administrative coverage for the Nursing Department as necessary. - Participates in the system of continuing education to increase administrative and clinical knowledge and skills. - Innovative and implements best practices in care. - Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the Director and/ or Sr. Vice President for Patient Care Services. - Compliance with regulatory requirements.
    • Job Requirements
    • Minimum five (5) years as Registered Nurse required.
    • Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in psychiatry required.
    • Minimum two (2) years' experience in a leadership role required.
    • Critical thinking, math, and computer skills; works as a team player.
    • Monitors and facilitates the meeting of requirements of NYSDOH, JCAHO and other regulators.
    • Knowledge of quality improvement philosophy models, processes and tools and their use in health care integrated settings.
    • Maintains currency with state of the art and regulatory trends.
    • Knowledge of methods for CQI, and Root Cause Analysis.
    • Demonstrates respect and professionalism in all interactions.
    • Demonstrates competence in leadership, budgetary and administrative skills.
    • Demonstrates a commitment to continuing professional growth and development.
    • Excellent oral and communication skills.
    • Experience and demonstrated competency in applicable clinical specialty.
    • Decision making and problem solving.
    • Able to read, write, see and hear English.
    • Ability to fully utilize BHMC's electronic record systems, equipment and healthcare and billing systems relevant to this position. Associated topics: care manager, chief, critical, critical care, memory, nmh, nursing manager, officer, services manager, supervisor

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