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Req #: 238768

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Posting Date: 09/18/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $12,500 - $15,500 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20240419-a11y.pdf)

UW Medical Center-Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a Nurse Manager to lead our brand-new Voluntary Psychiatric Unit , opening in spring 2025.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 40 hours per week

• Primarily Monday - Friday, but with 24/7 accountability for the delivery of care

• Primarily day shifts, with additional hours as needed The anticipated start date for this position is November 2024. The Voluntary Psychiatric Unit will open to patients in spring 2025. POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Launch a brand-new service at UW Medicine

• Work closely with the Assistant Administrator for Behavioral Health Services

• Hire and develop a team of RNs, CNAs, and Behavioral Health Technicians DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTIONS The Voluntary Psychiatric Unit will open in spring of 2025 and will serve as a brand-new care model for behavioral health services within the UW Medicine system. The unit will support adult patients with acute psychiatric needs and will provide specialty services to perinatal behavioral health patients. The unit will have 14 beds and will take a collaborative, patient-centered approach that emphasizes therapeutic interventions. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages all day-to-day and operational functions of our Voluntary Psychiatric Unit

• Oversees a team of 30+ Registered Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, and Behavioral Health Technicians

• Collaborates directly with the Behavioral Health Assistant Administrator regarding access, referrals, volume development, department flow, and productivity

• Ensures evidence-based practice is integrated into department operations

• Ensures adherence to Compliance Program policies, procedures, and standards of conduct

• Ensures that documentation meets current standards and policies and is completed for each visit by clinical staff

• Ensures that the unit meets regulatory standards (e.g. JCAHO, DOH), including environment of care standards and infection control

• Monitors customer service initiatives to better meet needs of patients

• Interviews and hires new staff

• Completes regular performance evaluations for each staff member

• Counsels employees, develops staff, and utilizes the disciplinary process when appropriate

• Provides leadership in accordance with organizational goals and objectives REQUIREMENTS

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

• At least 4 years of nursing management experience

• Direct nursing experience and clinical leadership experience in a behavioral health setting

• Knowledge of The Joint Commission, DOH and other regulatory agency standards ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest) ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.