Nursing Senior Manager

Description

Days Off:?Saturday & Sunday   

Shift:?Office Day 

Insurance Benefits:?Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage) 

Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

About DESC:

DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization working to help people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.

As the region's leading provider of services to multiply disabled adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, DESC serves almost 3,000 people each day. Our integrated service model is designed to help people secure and maintain appropriate, safe, and affordable housing. DESC is recognized nationally and regionally as an innovator in developing solutions to homelessness.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

DESC outpatient clinical teams provide a wide range of services for eligible individuals with mental health and/or chemical dependency disorders within King County, with responsibility for providing on-going case management, psychiatric services and medical services to mentally ill and/or chemically dependent adults. The Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) Manager has responsibilities for nursing participation in these several multi-disciplinary teams within which medical staff work in close collaboration, to provide appropriate and comprehensive outpatient behavioral health treatment services. These teams, which presently include HOST, SAGE, PACT, Opioid Medically Assisted Treatment, among others, provide the full range of mental health case management services to a clientele of largely or solely homeless and formerly homeless adults with severe mental health conditions. Outpatient nurses and nursing supervisors provide medication coordination/management, client education, health assessment, outreach and related services in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary teams.

The RN Manager will provide clinical and administrative direction and coordination of efforts to Nursing Supervisors, Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses within the several outpatient teams. The RN Manager will also be responsible for assuring compliance with all relevant Washington State Administrative Code (WAC), Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Department of Health, and King County contract and procedure requirements associated with the operation of a community mental health center. This position has administrative duties associated with planning, including implementation of state and county initiatives, hiring, and quality assurance/improvement, and the RN Manager will have responsibility for coordinating medical services with other team leadership. Work is done under the supervision of the Medical Director and in regular collaboration with other clinical managers and supervisors.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct medical aspects of client care within multidisciplinary teams of social workers/case managers, chemical dependency professionals, peer support specialists, psychiatric nurses and nursing supervisors, psychiatric providers (MD and ARNP), pharmacists, employment specialists and other mental health and housing staff.
• Along with the Medical Director, oversee medical aspects of care, including monitoring and administration of medications in a manner that meets unique client needs.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision of nursing staff. Establish and maintain practice standards and protocols. Assure compliance with all related licensing, DEA, and other regulations.
• Coordinate performance evaluations for nurses on a scheduled basis, and direct maintenance of supporting documentation in confidential supervisory and personnel files.
• Along with the nursing supervisors, conduct orientation and training for new nurses.
• Provide and direct education to clients regarding their treatment, medical and mental health condition.
• On-going assessment of mental status, and positive impacts and side effects of treatment.
• Supervise hiring and scheduling of nursing staff, including per diem staffing hours.
• Provide or coordinate specialized training and consultation to other staff members, including in housing programs, on medical/mental health issues relating to clients and their care.
• Direct nursing participation in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings; direct p