Assistant Manager Nursing - Behavioral & Mental Health - Day Shift

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Nursing Manager for Behavioral & Mental Health to oversee daily operations, patient flow, staffing assignments, and safe patient care while promoting a healthy work environment.

BSN required with a minimum of 2 years clinical nursing experience and at least 1 year of healthcare management. The role leads shift coverage, coordinates admissions/discharges, mentors staff, and drives performance and safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience.
• 1 year of management/administrative experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Experience in pediatric and/or psychiatric nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports environment for delivery of care for BMH patients.
• Acts as clinical resource for BMH patient populations hospital-wide, including ED and inpatient areas.
• Maintains competence to provide or assist with clinical care, including acting as Code BERT lead.
• Participates in educational process related to delivery of healthcare.
• Maintains own professional development and fosters the development of others.
• Supports nursing career advancement program and BMH Tech advancement.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Workload organization

Education

BSN

Job description

Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Variable

Shift Start Time

7:00 AM

Shift End Time

7:00 PM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Works under the direction of the Behavioral & Mental Health (BMH) Clinical Operations Manager to facilitate daily operations, including patient flow, staffing assignments, safe patient care, and to promote a healthy work environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year of management/administrative experience in a healthcare setting
• Experience in pediatric and/or psychiatric nursing experience

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of employment
• Marcus Crisis Prevention Program Tier 5 training, or equivalent, within 3 months of employment
• Professional Nursing Certification deemed by department required upon one year of hire

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates the ability to organize workloads and resources

Job Responsibilities

Practice (Caring for the Patient)

• Supports environment for delivery of care for BMH patients.
• Acts as clinical resource for BMH patient populations throughout all areas of hospital, including Emergency Department and inpatient areas.
• Maintains competence to provide and/or assist with clinical care, including acting as Code BERT lead.

Development (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)

• Participates in educational process related to delivery of healthcare.
• Maintains own professional development.
• Fosters professional development of others via constructive performance feedback, input, and coaching.
• Understands and supports Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's nursing career advancement program, My Nursing Career Path, as well as BMH Tech advancement.

Engagement (Engaging and Leading Professionally)

• Participates actively in and supports shared leadership councils.
• Fosters collegial relationships between team members, other departments, and medical staff members.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility in supporting budget, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Manages and orders required supplies to promote quality patient care delivery.
• Serves as department leader on shift in absence of manager.
• Drives and effectively facilitates admission, transfer, and discharge process, ensuring efficient and safe patient flow through collaboration with physicians, inter-professional team, hospital leadership, and staff.
• Removes or escalates barriers to appropriate leader.

Outcomes (Driving Excellent Results)

• Supports staffing effectiveness.
• Participates in achievement of organization and BMH departmental goals.
• Leads department staff meetings.
• Supports plans for system and unit change.
• Supports regulatory agency readiness.
• Monitors activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Job Family

Nursing-Management