Assistant Clinical Manager
Company: Bradley Hospital
Location: East Providence
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary:
Assistant Nurse Supervisor reports to the Director of Childrens
Residential Service. - Under the direction of the Bradley Hospital
Nursing Director assists in the implementation of the Nursing and
Patient Care Services Program and the online clinical
administration of the Program. - Assistant Nurse Manager functions
as a member of the Program management team. - Assistant Nurse
Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of the department
nursing staff schedules and relief coverage. Performs role and
duties of clinical nurse. Provides services to children and
adolescents. - -Responsibilities:
Maintains active RI Registered Nurse License.
Performs all job responsibilities in a professional manner meeting
all ethical responsibilities to clients colleagues subordinates
employing organization and the profession as described in the ANA
Code of Professional Nursing.
Strictly adheres to the Department of Nursing and Milieu Services
Management Team Guiding Principles.
Demonstrates clinical and administrative effectiveness providing
leadership to the combined staff/patient Program milieu.
Consistently demonstrates high level application of the clinical
nursing process with patients/families providing direct patient
care when assigned.
Demonstrates ongoing administrative expertise in the shift-to-shift
nursing/milieu services management of the Program.
Utilizes clinical and administrative expertise to make informed
judgments regarding shift-to-shift patient care assignments to
online clinical staff.
Intervenes to assertively manage complex nursing care problems
utilizing the lease restrictive safe patient care alternative.
Communicates and documents significant clinical/administrative
findings to Nurse Manager in a timely fashion.
Supports online staff to develop and maintain patient advocacy
role.
Models and supports online staff to resolve conflicts and concerns
through direct communication and proactive problem solving.
Strictly adheres to Program policies and procedures Joint
Commission acute care standards and Program clinical/administrative
protocols.
Prioritizes the maintenance of a safe and dignified patient care
setting.
Exhibits clinical leadership excellence through assertive
participation in program-based treatment planning/discussion
forums.
Demonstrates management leadership excellence through assertive
participation in on/off program administrative forums.
Functions as Program Charge RN when scheduled.
Acts as Nurse Manager representative when assigned.
Demonstrates clinical leadership expertise in the supervision
teaching and evaluation of online clinical staff. Identifies
standards of child psychiatric nursing and milieu therapist
performance consistent with Program and Hospital standards of
practice and care.
Communicates the expectation that program-based psychiatric nursing
and patient care services will be practiced in accordance with
Hospital/Program policy.
Maintains a current awareness of online clinical abilities and
limitations of staff RNs Milieu Therapists and Program Clerks.
Provides nursing and milieu therapy supervision to online clinical
staff as assigned.
Consistently documents registered nursing and Milieu Therapist
performance information in accordance with Hospital policy.
Participates supportively in addressing problematic performance
standards of Program-based staff.
Provides effective consultation to Program Nurse Manager in the
hiring and evaluation of online clinical staff.
Consistently updates Program nursing and milieu service staff
regarding significant policy and procedure changes.
Regularly provides for orientation of assigned staff via
preceptorship/teaching and forwards staff orientation record to
Nurse Manager.
Arranges and documents ongoing in-service education/certification
of assigned Program employees according to Program policy.
Actively supports and/or coordinates Program-based QI
conformance.
Acts as staff resource regarding nursing aspects of
psychopharmacology seclusion/restraint and the activation of the
Emergency Response System.
Demonstrates consistent competence and autonomy in representing
Program nursing and milieu services issues in assigned liaison
roles. Represents Program in assigned hospital-wide committee
forums.
Exhibits awareness of self growth needs and takes responsibility
for professional relationship boundaries.
Consistently demonstrates an ability to be flexible and open to
constructive criticism with colleagues and supervisors.
Demonstrates an ability to seek help when appropriate and to refer
problems to supervisors when indicated.
Respects Hospital organizational chart and consistently maintains
appropriate personal/ professional boundaries when working through
problematic issues.
Maintains respectful and direct communication with physicians
patients families co-workers and other members of the Hospital
team
Consistently adheres to Bradley Nursing and Milieu Services
Management Team Guiding Principles.
Exhibits competence and autonomy in carrying out job functions.
Utilizes nursing process to evaluate clinical and administrative
problems and implements appropriate interventions to resolve.
Effectively manages time recognizing and prioritizing urgent issues
while assuring assigned work is completed delegates tasks
appropriately.
Follows through on commitments and assigned projects in a timely
fashion.
Consistently documents required material keeps records of such and
disseminates to appropriate parties.
Consistently follows established job scheduled and required
procedure for assuring adequate coverage during absences.
Maintains required Hospital certifications.
Maintains required Program certifications.- Attends a minimum of 6
Program meetings per year.- Attends a minimum of 3 non-mandatory
in-services per year.
- Maintains current CPR certification.- Maintains current Crisis
Management certification- Maintains current ERS certification.
-Other information:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE:Current RI Nursing license; BSN preferred
Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to
patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging
processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each
step of the care process.
Must have current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in
the State of Rhode Island.
EXPERIENCE:Two years of acute psychiatric nursing experience with
one year associated with child psychiatric subspecialty. -Lifespan
is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race color religion sex national origin age
ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or
expression disability protected veteran or marital status. - -
Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. -Location: Bradley
Hospital USA:RI:East Providence -Work Type: Full Time -Shift: Shift
2 -Union: Non-Union
Keywords: Bradley Hospital, Pawtucket , Assistant Clinical Manager, Healthcare , East Providence, Rhode Island
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