Nurse Manager, RN

Nurse Manager

Clementine Lake Oswego

West Linn, OR

Clementine Lake Oswego, located in West Linn, OR is a residential treatment program exclusively for adolescents seeking treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, or Exercise Addiction.

At Clementine, we support adolescents and their families on the path to full recovery by preparing each adolescent to navigate the challenges of life free of the eating disorder. We provide the empathy, education, and support to families as partners in the recovery process. We help each adolescent to replace the eating disorder with healthy skills and a deep understanding of how to live a life that reflects their own unique individuality.

We are seeking a full-time Nurse Manager to lead the Nursing team.

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Total Rewards:

Discover a rewarding career with us and enjoy an array of comprehensive benefits! We prioritize your success and well-being, providing:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (Benefits At a Glance)
• Retirement
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid time off
• Professional development
• And many more!

Responsibilities Include:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Recruit, hire and train adequate and competent department staff.
• Monitor and evaluate all aspects of the facility medication management.
• Meet with all clients as needed to ensure best practice care, treatment and services are provided.
• Communicate as needed with pertinent outside treatment professionals and in a manner consistent with MNA processes.
• Ensure both admission and discharge processes are maintained to ensure continuity of care with respect to relevant nursing and medical issues.
• Maintain the nursing schedule as per the facility and organization needs including but not limited to managing vacation requests, sick leave, new hire, and additional staffing requirements.
• Ensuring facilitation of performance evaluations as required for all direct reports and implementing merit increases as approved by the Clinical Director.
• Produce and maintain communication which provides detailed and useful information on all current clients.
• Ensure quality nursing notes are entered for each patient every shift.
• Organize and facilitate laboratory work per provider orders.
• Ensure that an admission nursing assessment and care plan(s) for each client are complete per program policy.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected health information.
• Provide ongoing training as needed to existing nursing personnel.
• Ensure effective communication between nursing staff and collaborating disciplines.

Other Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensure provider order for admission is present upon client admission to the program.
• Organize and document required monthly nursing meeting and other necessary meetings as warranted.
• Manage the maintenance of all nursing related spaces and equipment.
• Ensure proper nursing documentation is entered for each client including but not limited to daily shift notes, weekly updates, treatment plans, treatment plan updates, contact notes and discharge summaries.
• Review and document employee performance 90 days after hire, annually, and as needed per company policy.
• Manage performance improvement/disciplinary action as warranted according to policy and document performance management as required.
• Nurse Manager or designee to attend and present all necessary nursing related information in weekly staffing for all clients.
• Coordinate with providers to ensure that necessary communication and documentation is maintained; specifically relating to the ongoing medical, psychiatric, nursing and medication management of client care.
• Responsible for oversight of facility's infection control/prevention program.
• Responsible for ensuring that there are on-call nursing staff always designated.
• Receive facility-related calls and come in for uncovered shifts when all other options have been exhausted (per-diem staff, part-time staff, full-time staff and Agency are unavailable).
• Attend Nursing Leadership calls/meetings monthly, and as needed.
• Assist with insurance issues as needed or designated by Vice President of Nursing Operations, or designee.
• Coordinate and ensure that all admission requirements are completed per organization policy.
• Ensure proper destruction / return of all medications is completed per policy and regulatory standards.
• Maintain adequate inventory and supply of necessary nursing related items in accordance with monthly operational budget.
• Assist with additional program needs as requested by the Vice President of Nursing Operations, Clinical Director or designee.
• Seek opportunities to increase self-knowledge to improve the quality of client care provided.
• Maintain compliance with Joint Commission and State/License regulatory standards and company policy.
• In an emergency or declared state of emergency, may be required to stay onsite as a part of the emergency team until emergency has ended.
• Demonstrates ability to identify and refer legal and/or ethical issues in client care to the Clinical Director or Director of Compliance.

Qualifications:

• BSN from an accredited school of nursing, and current RN licensure
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience
• Previous experience managing nursing operations, either in a residential or hospital eating disorder setting, is preferred
• Excellent communication, patient relations, and time management skills; safety awareness; and the ability to work as a member of a treatment team are all required

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