- The Nurse Manager assists the Director in the coordination, supervision, and management of all personnel and patient care activities of the unit and in the successful operation of the hospital and network at large.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a graduate of an accredited Nursing program required. RNC preferred.
- License/Certifications: Licensed as a registered professional nurse by the Maine State Board of Nursing required.
- Experience: 2+ years of psychiatric nursing or comparable experience preferred.
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills.
- Demonstrate expertise in clinical practice and judgment.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills.
Nurse Manager - Westbrook, United States - MaineHealth
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Summary
Spring Harbor Hospital is seeking a Nurse Manager (RN) to join our 2 East Adult Psychiatric Unit. This unit is a 24-bed general adult psychiatric unit that services patients who experience acute psychiatric illnesses and any co-occurring disorders. Treatment emphasizes return-to-work strategies and cognitive therapies to help patients transition smoothly from the hospital to the community and in the shortest possible time. Most patients transition from an inpatient hospital such as Maine Medical Center or Southern Maine Healthcare as well as from different facilities across the state of Maine. In most cases the units staffing patterns include 4 registered nurses and 4 psych technicians during the day and evening shifts and 2 registered nurses and 2 psych technicians on the overnight shifts.
Strong leadership and communication skills will be important as the Nurse Manager will ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.
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With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.
We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow - programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.
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