Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Manager Crisis Behavioral Health

Overview

Seeking a dynamic and experienced Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to lead our Crisis Behavioral Health nursing department. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing daily operations, managing clinical and support staff, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive care to acute, complex patients. The Manager will serve as a clinical expert, provide leadership to the specialty area, and ensure compliance with all regulatory standards.

• Workflow:
  Provides administrative support and direction in the day to day operation of the assigned unit. Develops short and long term goals for the unit which are aligned with organizational goals. Manages time and resources effectively by managing multiple priorities with appropriate delegation. Develops, implements, and supports activities and/or projects that promote patient satisfaction within a patient centered care framework to achieve best practice targets.
  
  Provides timely notification of critical events to all appropriate individuals according to regulatory and organizational policies and practices. Ensures all team members are knowledgeable in emergency preparedness/disaster response policies and procedures. Develops unit specific response plan and participates in all preparedness drills as required mobilizing unit/department resources to meet needs as required.
• Budgetary Goals:
  Promotes cost effective use of organizational resources, consistently supporting budget objectives. Responsible for financial analysis at the unit/department level with consideration for case mix, acuity workload, volume, variable staffing plans, personnel and fixed/variable unit costs. Reviews and acts on variance analysis reports including nursing hours per patient day, cost per unit of service, FTEs and other variables. Implements, monitors and evaluates action plans aimed to correct variances for each pay period.
  
  Prepares and submits monthly variance and justification reports to Director/CNO on a monthly basis.
• Clinical Mentor:
  Maintains clinical expertise/credentials while seeking to build on strengths and grow in areas for improvement. Ensures appropriate educational activities are planned and implemented for patients, families, and team members to ensure implementation of evidence based practice, improves educational performance, and meets established standards of care. Provides and supports professional growth opportunities for team members to develop and enhance leadership skills.
  
  Recognizes and celebrates team member leadership accomplishments at the individual and unit level.
• Human Resources Management:
  Maintains and adheres to established policies, procedures and protocols relative to position controls, team member action forms, approved vacancy listings, and other tools/forms used. Gathers information on issues, counsel, employees and initiates timely disciplinary action with appropriate and timely documentation.
• Performance Improvement Goals:
  Establishes and maintains high standards for quality and service, sharing knowledge expertise with team members as a means to achieve desired results. Develops and implements unit based/house wide projects which enhance patient and family centered care. Collaborates with team members and other departments in implementing strategies to ensure success of PDCA/Performance Improvement projects.
• Effective Leadership:
  Fosters open, direct, and constructive communication across all levels and departments to eliminate obstacles and meet goals. Demonstrates leadership in fair, unbiased decision making with dependability and reasonable expectations. Maintains composure, values and principles under stressful and dynamic conditions and when faced with opposition or obstacles and acts in an honest, trustworthy and ethical manner.
• Quality Improvement:
  Manages multiple priorities, meeting deadlines and expectations in quality and regulatory project management. Monitors and evaluates the implementation of standards of nursing care ensuring compliance with regulations from the DOH, JCAHO, Board of Nursing and Magnet Credentialing. Ensures and is accountable for the provision of…