Assistant Nurse Manager Inpatient Behavioral Health
Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. For more information, go to licommunityhospital.org , and interact with us on LinkedIn , Glassdoor , Indeed , Facebook , Twitter , YouTube and Instagram .
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Assistant Nurse Manager.
In this role, the successful candidate Responsible and accountable for establishing and maintaining standards, the delivery of patient care, directing and facilitating work performance of all personnel on a defined patient care area and maximizes patient outcomes.
Job Responsibilities:
* Assesses patient symptoms for various medical problems with the ability to determine if the patient should be seen by the physician or seek emergency care. Schedule emergency or same day appointments based upon telephone assessment. Answer all general medical questions. Provide lab test results with physician recommendations. Communicates patient information to the physician and follows through with physician recommendations. Documents all telephone conversations related to the patient assessment and management in the medical record.
* Able to work independently as well as with physicians, NP, PA, MA, and office staff. Review charts and Lab test results, monitor patient s progress, recognize abnormalities an takes appropriate action. Monitors working environment to assure effective use of resources and staff in order to maintain efficient patient flow. Is organized and efficient with a strong ability to prioritize. Identifies and responds to medical emergencies. Delegates aspects of care team members consistent with their scope of care, capabilities, responsibility, and monitors completion of assigned task.
* Assesses patient s clinical status, evaluates and documents patient s response to current treatment plan. Collaboratively reviews plan of care, modifies treatment plan as recommended and updates plan accordingly. Administers IV medication as ordered. Provides direct patient care and maintains accurate records of care and observations.
* Assists in scheduling tests procedures as ordered by physicians. Obtains prior authorizations as required. Phone in prescriptions to pharmacies. Initiate homecare referrals. As well as reviewing patient Status outcomes with the home care nurse agencies. Knowledge of CDC, DOH, & OSHA standards as they apply to the healthcare environment. Ensures appropriate ER equipment is operational. Maintains quality assurance assignments.
* Practices, facilitates, and role models the principles of team building, delegation and communication to demonstrate effective leadership skills. Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-services. Participates in orientation of new employees as needed. Maintains competences. Demonstrates accountability with respect to staffing and scheduling. Flexibility coordinates activities of the practice and matches appropriate schedule and office needs.
* Participates in and promotes staff development and overall patient care. Provides information and knowledge for departmental problem solving and staff cohesiveness. Assist with staff orientation process. Prepare monthly schedule, monitor and cover sick calls. Maintain quality assurance.
* Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Associate Degree Nursing, Bachelors Degree highly desired and required within 2 years of start date.
Current NYS Registered Nurse
Current NYS Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
1-2 years Related work experience.
Excellent communication skills (both oral & written), interpersonal and organization skills. Proficiency with Computers..
Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Long Island Community Hospital provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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Long Island Community Hospital provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $93,000.00 - $113,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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