Associate Nurse Manager - Medical and Psychiatric Unit MPU

We are recruiting for a motivated Associate Nurse Manager Medical and Psychiatric Unit (MPU) to join our team!

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Department

5 Pav A Adult Psych

The Denver Health Medical and Psychiatric Complexity unit (MAPc) is a 12 bed inpatient secured unit designed to treat adult patients aged 18 years and older with the presence of active medical and psychiatric issues that require hospitalization. In partnership with the medical and psychiatric teams the Nursing Care Team will provide comprehensive care for complex patients. The Nursing Care Team may possess clinical skills in either medical surgical and/or psychiatric nursing disciplines; the MAPc Nursing Care Team will achieve competencies in both psychiatric and medical surgical nursing through onsite training and development. The Nursing Care Team will be required to maintain relevant certifications and licensures and comply with medical and psychiatric policies and procedures that pertain to the unit. The Nursing Care Team is integral to our mission of providing exceptional patientcentered care in a complex multidisciplinary setting.

Job Summary

Under minimal supervision the Associate Nurse Manager performs managerial and leadership functions over professional nursing and support care team in various healthcare consumer care settings. Applies critical thinking evidencebased policies procedures guidelines and competence to collaborate with the health care team to promote excellence in healthcare consumer safety and quality outcomes and independently works with the manager to maintain departmental goals and to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing practice / process and performance and the ANA Code of Ethics 2015* Utilize and support the Theory of Human Caring and Caritas as a part of his or her daily practice. Jean Watson PhD RN AHNBC FAAN Founder / Director Watson caring Science Institute.

Essential Functions:

• Staff Management 10
• Scheduling 10
• Mentoring and recruitment 10
• Departmental operations 10
• Records management 10
• Case management and discharge planning 10
• Patient safety and quality care 10
• Policy development and revisions 10
• Promote employee engagement 10
• Promote patient experience 5
• Support and implementation of organizational initiatives and strategic planning 5

Education:

• Bachelors Degree Required

Work Experience:

• three 3 years of nursing experience Required and
• 2 years nursing leadership (Charge RN) experience preferred

Licenses:

• BLSBasic Life Support (BLS/CPR) AHA American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required and
• RNRegistered Nurse DORA Department of Regulatory Agencies Required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Adherence to Standards of Professional Nursing Practice/ Process / Performance ANA Standards addendum signed and accrediting body standards.
• Strong understanding and display of the principals of customer service as it applies to patients staff and the community
• Ability to assist in identifying ways to promote quality patientcentric care and maintain Denver Healths high level of patient satisfaction. Nursing Vision Statement
• Ability to work effectively in a team matrix environment. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and in a cross functional environment.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary staff charge nurses clinical nurse educator(s) and Nursing Managers providers executive leadership to provide care to patients with respect to their uniqueness using informed judgment competence individual qualifications and collaboration with the health care team.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of assessment findings as they relate to the disease process and continuum of care.
• Supports compliance with national patient safety goals accrediting agency standards and quality initiatives.
• Evaluates practice in relation to professional standards statues regulations hospital and departmental policies standards of care and regulatory
• Promotes quality care by redefining priorities for care based on evaluation of healthcare consumer/family response or changing condition.
• Proficient in EHR documentation
• Proficient in Office Suite

Shift

Varies (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$95900.00 $148600.00 / yr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5 and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• Onsite employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safetysensitive positions must pass a preemployment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated highquality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 schoolbased health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safetynet institution Denver Health is a missiondriven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.