Nurse Manager Outpatient

altapointe· Nursing/Clinical
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📍 Bayou La Batre, AL, US📍 Mobile, AL, USFULL TIME

About this role

Responsibilities

1. Clinical Responsibilities:

  • Directs the clinical nursing services provided at Accordia Pediatrics and Pediatric Psychiatry and Accordia Health & Wellness
  • Identifies problems, evaluates alternatives and implements effective solutions.
  • Monitors program contracts, budgets, staff productivity as directed.
  • Ensures compliance with DMH, FQHC, Joint Commission, and Medicaid standards.
  • Ensures compliance with HRSA and UDS data requirements.
  • Communicates effectively with the physician regarding the consumer’s physical and mental condition as needed.
  • Interfaces with the multi-disciplinary team and actively and cooperatively participates in development of the interdisciplinary treatment plan as needed
  • Administers medications, observing the Seven Rights of medication administration.
  • Contacts laboratory, requests and monitor results, and reports all abnormal findings to the physician.
  • Provides emergency care as needed (CPR, MindSet, PRN Medications), per AltaPointe Policy & Procedures as needed.
  • Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation as needed.
  • Adheres to professional code of ethics.
  • Effectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent and adult specific competencies.
  • Monitor and manage stock medications.
  • Monitor, manage, and maintain storage and handling of private and VFC vaccine inventory.
  • Attend VFC audit and IQIP meetings.
  • Attend interdisciplinary meetings such as practice management and staff meetings.
  • Ensure Performance Improvement goals and standards are met.
  • Maintains current state license and requirements for renewals (i.e. CEU's) and attends the required in services and workshops. 

    •  2. Administers appropriate personnel functions:

  • Interviews and screens nursing applicants when necessary and completes appropriate forms as outlined by Personnel Policy and Procedures
  • Provides staff training in the general orientation of the facility, policies and procedures, program operations and specific skill areas.
  • Is knowledgeable and applies personnel policies and procedures on a consistent basis.
  • Objectively completes employee performance evaluations on program staff and routes to Personnel department on a timely basis.
  • Promotes concept of treatment teams. Acts as a member of treatment team.
  • Provides positive and effective leadership.
  • Provides staff with consultation and supervision as needed, individually or through regular group staff meetings.
  • Ensures competence of program nursing staff
  • Completes API function bi-weekly within set timeframe given by payroll department 
  • Assess and assign staffing. 

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     3. Supervision and Consultation:

  • Seeks clinical supervision and consultation needs.
  • Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement.
  • Actively works to enhance clinical skills.

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    4. Clinical Record Keeping

  • Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy.
  • Documents in a clear, concise manner, types of consumers problems, treatment goals and services provided
  • Ensures documentation shows that forms, notes, logs, and other applicable written information is completed promptly, accurately and updated when appropriate
  • Documents legibly

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    5. Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers:

  • Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
  • Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality
  • Is pleasant and cooperative with others
  • Assists consumers and visitors as needed
  • Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
  • Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences
  • Is gentle and calm with consumers and families

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    6.Administrative and Other related duties as Assigned:

  • Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
  • Actively participates in MMHC committees as required
  • Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
  • Accesses appropriate community resources according to consumer needs
  • Follows MMHC Policy & Procedures
  • Maintains current state license and requirements for renewals (i.e. CEU’s), and attends the required in-services and workshops

    • Physical Requirements of the Job: 

    • Squatting and/or lunging frequently to stock supplies and retrieve needed supplies/inventory
    • Strong grasp is needed to handle large items related to inventory and lighter grasp is needed for stocking supplies which requires a force exertion of up to 10 pounds.
    • Pushing and/or pulling force up to 1-5 pounds force, horizontally, to open file cabinets and place binders on book shelves.
    • Lifting various ranges from the floor to overhead with weights up to 1-5 pounds frequently.
    • Must lift 40-50lbs floor to waist occasionally to frequent.
    • Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

    Qualifications

    Possesses current RN’s license to practice in the state of Alabama. Knowledge in child/adolescent and adult specialty, outlined below, to be attained within (6) six months of employment:

     

    • Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the child/adolescent and adult population
    • Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing care
    • Knowledge of medical terminology
    • Familiarity of psychopharmacology and the use of psychotropic medications with the child/adolescent and adult population
    • Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and, interventions common to acute psychotic consumers as well as to non-violent crisis intervention practice
    • Knowledge of the principles of growth and development
    • Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to children/adolescents with severe and persistent psychiatric disorder
    • Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults and children specific to medial and psychiatric conditions 
    • Knowledge of cultural diversity
    • Knowledge of DMH, HRSA, Medicaid and Joint Commission standards
    • Knowledge of utilizing electronic health record
    • Knowledge of private insurance reimbursement
    • Knowledge of Trauma Informed Care Principles

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