Assistant Nurse Manager - Per Diem

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Per Diem Assistant Nurse Manager for the Inpatient Units, Acute Psychiatric Services (APS) and Children’s Crisis Intervention Services (CCIS) Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Per Diem Assistant Nurse Manager is to be responsible for supervising the provision and management of patient care services for an assigned shift or unit on a consistent basis.

The ANM serves as a resource for nursing care across the system on an as needed basis and works with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.

The ANM promotes quality patient care, patient safety and customer satisfaction. The ANM serves as the resource person for staff in explaining and executing policy and procedure.

The ANM functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team; participates in quality improvement activities, educational activities and supports research endeavors.

The role is consistent with the scope and standards outlined by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing.

Among the key duties of this position are the following :

• Assures the completion of admission nursing assessment and ongoing risk assessments in accordance with specific unit standards and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises staff in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating delivery of care.
• Supervises all high risk situations to assure standards of practice are met on a consistent basis.
• Facilitates effective communication inter and intra departmentally to coordinate efforts, resolve operations problems and improve quality of patient care.
• Serves as a resource for all staff in meeting standards of practice.
• Participates in the development of the staffing budget.
• Develops monthly staff plan with the Nurse Manager on an as needed basis.
• Prepares the unit schedule.
• Promotes cost effective utilization of resources, develops yearly budget and controls daily expenses of the units.

Position Status Per Diem Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.

FLSA Nonexempt Grade 03C Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 48.370 Annual Mid Range Salary 61.190 Annual Maximum Salary 74.

010 Standard Hours 40.00 Union Description Health Care Prof Per Diem Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to .

Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly Position Pension Eligibility None Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey. Two (2) years of progressively more responsible nursing experience, one (1) of which shall have been in the service to which the candidate is applying.

Certifications / Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• The ability to provide psychiatric nursing.
• Ability to relate to patients.
• Ability to use the nursing process.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to direct non-professional staff and the ability to request help as needed.
• Demonstrated strong clinical nursing specialty
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be PC literate with proficiency in word processing.
• Outstanding human relations and leadership ability to function in a team environment required.
• Demonstrated knowledge is necessary of how to accomplish superior performance in a unionized environment.

Preferred Qualifications

BSN preferred.

Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment Physical Demands : Position requires standing 2 / 3 of the time, walking 2 / 3 of the time, requires sitting 1 / 3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 2 / 3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, 1 / 3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 1 / 3 of the time, talk or hear over 2 / 3 of the time.

Manual dexterity and intermittent physical exertion when performing job activities.

Work Environment : Moderate noise (examples : business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crises, both medical and psychiatric.

Occasionally exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Exposure to blood-borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.

May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures. Special Conditions

• May be required to drive to other programs, as needed.
30+ days ago