Nurse Manager Recuperative Care (M-F)

For Water Street Mission to fulfill our mission and purpose it is critical for all staff to participate in the development and maintenance of a healthy Christian Community. By living out our faith with one another and creating a space where our guests are invited to experience that community with us we participate in lives being restored. Even as some positions have minimal direct contact with guests each staff member has an essential role in forming and maintaining Christian community. The love of Christ evidenced in our Water Street community is the real impetus for change with our guests.

Job Summary: Serve as a member of the Water Street Health Services team to achieve the primary goal of the administration and oversight of recuperative care. Provide direct nurse care management services for recuperative care guests.

FLSA: Full time (40 hours) Exempt

All Water Street Mission staff must be:

• Willing to sign the Water Street Ministries Statement of Faith
• A current and active member and/or regular attendee of a local church
• Able to fully support the Water Street Missions core values and ministry philosophy.

Essential Functions:

Culture and Values

• Share the Good News of Jesus Christ in words and actions with people we serve communicating hope and dignity.
• Walk alongside fellow WSM staff in Christian community as we journey toward maturity.
• Encourage restoration in the lives of guests recognizing we are each restored by God to become restorers.
• Work in full coordination with other WSM staff to identify report and respond appropriately to any potential threats to the safety and wellbeing of guests.
• Embody encourage and cultivate WSM culture purpose mission and values in words and actions.
• Communicate and demonstrate care for the well-being of staff and a flourishing WSM culture that values employee engagement and resilience within a thriving environment.

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Knowledge and adherence to admission criteria including screening and referral.
• Orientation of guests to services and facility including admission agreements and discharge planning.
• Management and oversight of all services including quality improvement.
• Establish annual budget and management of resources.
• Maintain up-to-date policies and procedures in coordination with the Director of Medical Services.
• Identify potential clinical and supportive service needs upon admission.
• Develop care plan based on guest care needs and goals.
• Coordinate care and facilitate connections with/to appropriate providers.
• Connect guests to primary care and community health providers when appropriate.
• Assist guests in planning for and navigating post recuperative transportation needs.
• Assist with prescription medication management and safe storage.
• Competency to implement trauma informed care principles to all aspects of care.
• De-escalation training and crisis prevention strategies
• Provide person-centered healthcare that exemplifies dignity humility and respect.
• Knowledge of and adherence to health information privacy and HIPAA regulations.
• Establish goals focused on maximizing functioning within the community and decreasing the need for emergency care.
• For urgent issues after business hours phone consultation as needed duty to be shared with WSHS staff.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Supervision and management of recuperative care staff.
• q Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in the ministry activities of Water Street Mission.
• q Subscribe to the Water Street Mission Statement of Faith and Qualifications of Employment upon hire and continuously while employed.
• q Adhere to the Water Street Mission Employee Handbook.

Supervision

Education and Experience: Bachelors degree and a minimum of 5 years experience in the nursing field. Management experience required. Unrestricted License to practice nursing in Pennsylvania. Experience working with patients that have a history of trauma substance use disorder and mental health preferred. Experience growing relationships and partnerships across an organization and with community services.

Reports To: Director of Medical Services

Key Internal Relationships: Director of Medical Services Director of Behavioral Health Services Residential Life Community Resources Director of Social Work Access Center; Supervisors throughout WSM

Physical Demands:

Occasionally 1%-33%; Frequently 34%-66%; Continuously 67%-100%

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

• Stand walk or sit- Continuously
• Use of fine motor skills- Continuously
• Bend squat kneel and reach- Occasionally
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds- Occasionally
• Weekend and evening availability- Occasionally

Christian Life:

Water Street Mission is a privately funded 501(c) 3 non-profit evangelical Christian ministry. Our designated purpose is religious and we are a Christ-centered ministry that is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and purpose statement. As such each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. All employees must: