Assistant Nurse Manager (Sacramento)

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Wage plan: Highly competitive starting hourly rate based on a sliding scale for experience and education.

Tuition reimbursement: up to $5,000 per year is available for qualifying employees as they work to further their education.

Benefits: In addition to 401k and other flexible benefit opportunities, SBHH offers full Medical, Vision, and Dental health coverage for part-time and full-time employees (the complete Signature benefits plan is available upon request).

Do you love the feeling at the end of the day, knowing you have changed someone's life?

Are you looking to become part of a family, instead of becoming just another employee?

Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Acute Psychiatric Hospital that caters to patients who suffer from a wide variety of Mental Health diagnoses. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. Our Vision Statement "Empowering people to embrace healing for fulfilling and productive lives" pertains not only to our patients but also to our visitors and employees. The Hospital believes in bettering the lives of everyone who walks through our doors. The Nurse Manager is an integral part of the hospital's leadership team, and champions our top priority of delivering high quality safe care to psychiatric patients in an acute facility. The Nurse Manager embraces Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital's mission, vision and value statements and upholds all the hospital policies. The Nurse Manager understands the regulations that govern hospital services and provides clear direction to the team to meet all regulation requirements.

POSITION TITLE: Assistant Nurse Manager

REPORTS TO (TITLE): Chief Nursing Officer

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

The Assistant Nurse Manager performs key responsibilities and meets position requirements as outlined in the hospital’s RN job description. In addition to RN duties, the Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) is responsible for unit operations, fiscal and staff management, managing patient care services and coordinating staff scheduling. The Assistant Nurse Manager will support and direct nursing staff assignments and facilitate communication with other disciplines, departments and community resources. This includes direct supervision of employees and conducting performance evaluations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Unit Operations

• Oversee unit operations including (and not limited to) timely completion and review of multidisciplinary treatment plans (MDTP); checking logs (refrigerator, emergency cart log, POC testing, legal tracking logs); accuracy of patient chart; and Medication Dispense discrepancy resolution.
• Audit all seclusion or restraints interventions on assigned shift.
• Monitor inventory of office, medical, and patient care supplies. Request replenishment of supplies as needed.
• Alert the Administrator on Call (AOC) when urgent or extreme events occur. Examples include, but are not limited to, AWOL patients, 911 or urgent ambulance transfers, patient injuries, staff injuries, and incidents involving law enforcement.
• Gather and compile data for daily shift and routine reporting. Prepare shift report and review with oncoming House Charge (HC) and forward copy to CNO. Routine reports include Shift Summary, Bed Control, and Incident Reports.
• Prepare and investigate Incident Reports (IR) in an accurate and timely fashion; follow up with staff education to prevent reoccurring incidents.
• Maintain a clutter free working environment.
• Directly supervise nursing staff on assigned shift.
• The NM collects staff performance data from the House Charges to ensure proper supervision and to provide accurate meaningful introductory and annual performance evaluations. Review performance evaluations with CNO before reviewing with staff.
• Collaborate with CNO to address performance concerns or potential need for staff disciplinary measures.
• Support CNO, HC, and RNs to provide a high-quality orientation and ongoing education for clinical staff. Continually education staff on key issues relating to hospital policies and procedures and health care regulations.
• Ensure accurate and timely shift-to-shift reports.
• Monitor clinical issues for high acuity patients or patients with unusual problems.
• Coordinate off site tests, emergency room visits, admission and discharges, lab processes, work orders and audits.
• Address and resolve patient and family complaints. Proactively work with CNO when a complaint becomes a potential grievance and alert the hospital’s Internal Patient Advocate.

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