REGISTERED NURSE MANAGER - BPSR

Career Opportunities with Neighborhood House Association

About NHA:

The Neighborhood House Association is a non-profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by money provided through the State and Federal Government. Additionally, some Social Service Program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, and State and Federal funds ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.

Our EEO Policy:

Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Benefits:

Eligible employees receive the following benefits:

• 15 Holidays Days
• 401(K) Retirement 6% Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement up $2,500
• 2 Personal Days
• Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Agency-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Live Well Program
• 4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note Total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Voluntary Benefits: Life and AD&D Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

**Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.**

POSITION PURPOSE:

Under the direction of the Program Director - BPSR, the Registered Nurse Manager supervises professional and assigned support staff, provides professional nursing care to seriously mentally ill and emotionally disturbed clients on an outpatient basis and performs related duties as assigned. The Registered Nurse Manager supervises nursing staff and medical subcontractors as assigned, as well as oversees BPSR nursing and medical services.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position.

• Provides direction and supervision to professional nursing and assigned support staff, plans, organizes, schedules and supervises the work of assigned staff;
• Evaluates nursing staff in the implementation of treatment plans and nursing and support staff in daily work performance;
• Facilitates staff meetings;
• Coordinates necessary in-service training for professional nursing staff;
• Instructs nursing staff in procedures and techniques to be used in the program;
• Assists PD in implementing and improving program processes and procedures;
• Communicates with PM regarding program activities;
• Provides professional nursing care to individual with mental illness in an outpatient setting; performs intake psychiatric interview and assessment; consults with psychiatrists and other mental health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients and in ongoing treatment of patients;
• Initiates and continues treatment plans;
• Ensures that necessary lab tests are completed;
• Administers, monitors the use of and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications;
• Assesses clients in crisis situations and facilitates prompt resolution (administering medication, counseling, etc.) with physician authorization, orders medications and refills as appropriate;
• Assists patients in obtaining, and makes appropriate referrals for, necessary or requested services (e.g., housing, food, etc.);
• Informs and/or instructs the patient and/or family members about the nature of the illness, any preventive measures, the medications prescribed and the possible side effects, etc.;
• Assists the patient to understand and accept the need for treatment;
• Collaborates with nursing staff and program team members, family members, and, in some cases, hospitals, board and care facilities, pharmacists, conservators, etc.;
• Attends, participates in and provides information about assigned patients in daily meetings of nurses, weekly staff conferences and other case consultations;
• Requests assistance and guidance from management and professional staff when necessary to address patient issues and problems;
• Works with family members, conservators, etc. to ensure medication compliance by providing information and instruction;
• Communicates and/or follows-up with pharmacists and hospitals;
• Be available for on-call and weekend clinical rotation shifts;
• Completes all other duties as assigned by the BPSR PD, SUD PD and the General Manager.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge and Ability of:

Provides direction and supervision to professional nursing and assigned support staff, plans, organizes, schedules and supervises the work of assigned staff; Evaluates nursing staff in the implementation of treatment plans and nursing and support staff in daily work performance; Facilitates staff meetings; Coordinates necessary in-service training for professional nursing staff; Instructs nursing staff in procedures and techniques to be used in the program; Assists PM in implementing and improving program processes and procedures; Communicates with PM regarding program activities; Provides professional nursing care to individual with mental illness in an outpatient setting; performs intake psychiatric interview and assessment; consults with psychiatrists and other mental health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients and in ongoing treatment of patients; Initiates and continues treatment plans; Ensures that necessary lab tests are completed; Administers, monitors the use of and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications; Assesses clients in crisis situations and facilitates prompt resolution (administering medication, counseling, etc.) with physician authorization, orders medications and refills as appropriate; Assists patients in obtaining, and makes appropriate referrals for, necessary or requested services (e.g., housing, food, etc.); Informs and/or instructs the patient and/or family members about the nature of the illness, any preventive measures, the medications prescribed and the possible side effects, etc.; Assists the patient to understand and accept the need for treatment; Collaborates with nursing staff and program team members, family members, and, in some cases, hospitals, board and care facilities, pharmacists, conservators, etc.; Attends, participates in and provides information about assigned patients in daily meetings of nurses, weekly staff conferences and other case consultations; Requests assistance and guidance from management and professional staff when necessary to address patient issues and problems; Works with family members, conservators, etc. to ensure medication compliance by providing information and instruction; Communicates and/or follows-up with pharmacists and hospitals; Be available for on-call and weekend clinical rotation shifts; Completes all other duties as assigned.

Language Skills:

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions primarily in English from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public; demonstrated skills in written and oral communication.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruct