Assistant Nurse Manager Pediatric Behavioral Health

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Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatric Behavioral Health

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• BSN or BS in related field with two years experience in nursing required
• MSN preferred

LICENSURE CERTIFICATION and/or REGISTRATION:

• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of applicable state
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire for Adult Critical Care Adult ED
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 1 year of hire for Network ED Peds ED PICU and NICU and other areas per unit guidelines.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides leadership in collaboration with the Nurse Manager to staff to ensure short and long-term goals are met by developing and monitoring standards of performance and capitalizing on employee strengths supporting the Mission Vision Core Values and Evidence-based practice.
• Facilitates appropriate orientation education credentialing and continuing professional development for personnel.
• Collaborates effectively by developing collegial relationships and communicating information effectively.
• Encourages communication and serves as a resource to staff and other departments.
• Assists the Nurse Manager in coordinating nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of care.
• Accountable for the quality and appropriateness of health care delivery and for the environment in which clinical nursing is practiced.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients self co-workers and facility in conjunction with the Nurse Manager.
• Ensures care is delivered with respect for patients rights and preferences.
• Maintains privacy confidentiality and security for patients and staff.
• Facilitates resolution of conflicts collaborates with Service Excellence to promote service recovery and empowers staff in decision-making through shared governance.
• Assumes responsibility with the Nurse Manager for the planning development implementation and monitoring of the budgetary process for designated area(s).
• Ensures a biogenic environment that stimulates the ongoing professional development of staff in accordance with the principles of Shared Governance Theory of Human Caring and professional practice.
• Demonstrates value for professional nursing practice including the utilization of current standards the nursing process and patient advocacy.
• In collaboration with the Nurse Manager takes responsibility for continuing education developing best practices and maintaining the highest level of patient care and staff development.
• Ensures/provides appropriate patient care in accordance with specific patient population.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of the needs of the patient population specific to the defined clinical area.
• Maintains competency related to patient population and identifies strategies to meet related needs.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with the team
• Functions effectively under stressful and difficult situations
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Resilient and flexible in a changing environment
• Technology/informatics skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Clean well-lit comfortable environment
• Potential exposure to contamination with bloody or bodily fluids requiring protective equipment
• Highly stressful dynamic conditions
• Required Protective Equipment: eye/face protection gown mask gloves

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.