Job Description

Description

SHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time

Parkland Medical Center is proud to provide all the care you need close to home in its 86-bed, Level III Trauma hospital in Derry, New Hampshire.  Through our partnerships with The Lahey Hospital & Medical Center and the New England Heart Institute (NEHI), we bring specialized medicine by highly skilled physicians, innovative approaches to treatment and advanced technology to our communities. With convenient locations in Derry, Londonderry and Salem, we’re proud to provide all the care you need close to home.   

Manager – Behavioral Health 

 

Position Summary: Maintains 24-hour accountability for clinical, operational, and nursing management oversight for Behavioral Services.  Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating all phases of nursing care provided on the program. Determines staffing requirements and material resources necessary to provide care to the patients on the program. Provides supervision of, assesses and evaluates the competence and performance of the nursing personnel. Participates in the recruitment and community education process.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates expertise in mental health promotion and maintenance of high quality, comprehensive patient care
• Assumes responsibility for the counseling and evaluation of nursing staff in an objective, consistent and timely manner
• Anticipates and resolves staff conflict at the program level
• Provides direct supervision, guidance and support to nursing staff utilizing effective communication skills to address issues and seek feedback from staff
• Is responsible for ensuring nursing practices are competent and up-to-date. Works with the Program Director to provide educational offerings to all staff as needed
• Schedules and maintains nursing staff assignments for 24-hour coverage on a regular basis
• Orients or assigns preceptors for new hire staff
• Maintains appropriate staffing patterns with the guidelines for assigned program to ensure optimum patient care and understanding FTE requirements for program and hospital
• Works effectively with the Program Director and Medical Director to monitor and evaluate program standards and guidelines
• Ensures compliance with all HBIPS core measures
• Functions as liaison between physicians and nursing staff to ensure optimum patient care
• Demonstrates ability to develop and maintain open working relationships with all hospital employees
• Promotes integration of  behavioral health throughout hospital by participating in hospital wide initiatives
• Assists with referral development and community education activities as requested by the Program Director
• Monitors and ensures compliance with policies and procedures
• Responsible for maintaining and upgrading knowledge in psychiatric nursing by engaging activities that enhances current knowledge
• Attends treatment team meetings
• Completes required hours of in-services and continuing education per year
• Completes all required competencies in a timely manner
• Performs other duties and special projects as required
• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal regulations and standards, and assists in preparation for all regulatory surveys, promoting a culture of constant readiness
• Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction
• Builds and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement
• Attendance: works as scheduled and is compliant with Attendance and Tardiness Policy

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience:

• Required:  Registered Nurse in the State of NH, or a compact state

• Minimum two years of psychiatric nursing experience as an RN, five years psychiatric nursing experience as an RN if not master’s prepared

• American Heart Association BCLS and CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

• Preferred: One year nursing leadership experience; ANCC Certification in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; Master’s Degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing

• Thorough knowledge of current behavioral health concepts, principles and methods of treatment
• Demonstrates knowledge and application of the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (2014)
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to supervise other nursing staff in a healthcare setting
•  Good oral and written communication skills.
•  Tuition Reimbursement Program (up to $5,250/calendar year)

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• HCA will pay for certification renewals once employed

At HCA, you have options. You can choose from a variety of benefits to create a customizable plan. You have the ability to enroll in several medical coverage plans including vision and dental. You can even select additional al la carte benefits to meet all your needs. Enroll in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), 401k, flex spending accounts for medial and childcare needs, and participate in our tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment program.

Learn more about HCA’s Comprehensive Benefits Package. 

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