Nurse Manager - Psychiatric
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Description: Maxim Healthcare Services is currently seeking to employ Nurse Manager - Psychiatric right now, this position will be ordered in Wisconsin. More details about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Exciting new DIRECT HIRE opportunity for a Nurse Manager with a focus on Adult Psychiatry. Maxim Staffing has partnered with one of the top hospitals in MADISON, ! WI for this direct hire need.
Will be responsible for managing all aspects of the clinical services provided by Adult Psychiatry; including the interdisciplinary team. In addition, complete oversight of human resources, material and fiscal reporting for the area.
Master’s Degree in Psychiatric Nursing; 2 years of recent management experience, 3 years of recent psychiatric experience, current WI RN license.
Responsibilities include:
- Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a psychiatric facility setting.
- Performs focused interview to identify specific patients needs.
- Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
- Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
- Documents the patient’s plan of care using! identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and ! selected nursing interventions.
- Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements.
- Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff.
- Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard.
- Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment.
- Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education.
- Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions.
- Documents patient’s response to nursing and other interventions.
- Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned unit/floor including establishing priorities.
- Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
- Participates in activities to facilitate good int! erpersonal communications with the chosen facility.
- Supports professional practice by observing the following: Uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) the Nurse Practice Act; 2) Standards of Nursing Practice; 3) Standards of Patient Care; 4)JCAHO, state and local laws; 5) Patient’s Bill of Rights; and 6) Maxim Healthcare, nursing and client hospital policies.
- Other duties as assigned
- Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices.
- Full command, verbal and written, of the English language.
- Current Health Certificate (if applicable)
- Current PPD or chest X-Ray.
- One year prior professional nursing experience in a psychiatric acute care hospital or its equivalent preferred.
- Current BLS card.
- Successful completion of screening tests for the clinical specialty area(s) in which the RN practices with a score of 80% o! r greater.
- Maxim background screening.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- 401k Program
- Competitive Pay
- Flexible Scheduling
- Direct Deposit
- Positive Work Environment and Internal Bonuses
- Travel Benefits (as applicable)
- 24 hour on- call service
EOE/AAE
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Maxim Healthcare Services.
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This position will be opened on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:43:29 GMT
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