Psychiatric Unit Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Job Overview

The Psychiatric Assistant Director of Nursing is the Psychiatric and Psych ED Unit Manager's right-hand person, a member of the MedStar Harbor Hospital's Division of Nursing and leadership team. The assistant nurse manager performs some of the following: supports and collaborates with the nurse manager in providing leadership and oversight for a specific unit/department; directs and coordinates the nursing and patient care delivery of the unit-based professional and support personnel; ensures the provision of holistic, culturally competent, and person-centered, quality, safe, and cost-effective evidence-based nursing care for patients/families. Applies the nursing process within the context of the organization's shared/collaborative decision-making framework; collaboratively manages the patient's transitions across the continuum of care to assist patients and populations in achieving or maintaining an optimal level of health and functioning.

Schedule:

This is an full-time day Assistant Nurse Manager position. Shifts are generally 8-4:30, but could be modified based on the needs of the unit.

Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Overview

36-bed acute adult inpatient psychiatry beds spread across two units of 24 and 12 beds, respectively

Evidenced-based mental health treatment

Hospital-based Protection Services (Security) Department.

Experienced leadership

Opportunity to be engaged with change management.

Just Culture/Culture of Safety

Supportive environment

Psychiatric Emergency Department Crisis Unit Overview:

Ability to take up to 10-patients, including adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients

Provide therapeutic milieu and treatment until patients are appropriately dispositioned

MedStar Health Nursing Benefits

Generous benefit plans which start the 1^stof the month following start date

Free parking for associates at all 4 Baltimore hospitals

Increased tuition assistance

Relocation assistance up to $5000 if you live 50 miles away from your location

Magnet Certified Hospital

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from a nationally accredited program required; master's degree in nursing or health related field from a nationally accredited program preferred
Experience
• 3-4 years of progressive nursing care experience required; leadership and management experience strongly preferred. 2+ years of inpatient psychiatric and/or Psych ED RN leadership experience strongly preferred
Licenses and Certifications
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure valid in the State of Maryland. BLS required
• In collaboration with the nurse manager, develops unit/department goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, and ensures compliance with hospital/entity policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships and partnerships across disciplines (e.g., medicine) and departments (e.g., environmental services) to ensure the delivery of efficient and quality patient care services. Contributes to the hospital/entity capacity management efforts; ensures unit activities and patient throughput proceed smoothly.
• In collaboration with the nurse manager, develops standards of performance for associates, evaluates performance, and conducts performance management planning. Initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions. Sets clear expectations for performance and holds associates accountable. Maintains ongoing communication with associates to review programs, discuss new developments, and exchange information.
• Completes annual performance reviews of unit/department-based associates in a timely manner. Ensures the reviews reflect the individual associate's ability to meet performance expectations and beneficial ongoing developmental goals. Provides associates with ongoing feedback and champions their continued professional growth and development.
• In the absence of the nurse manager, maintains communication with the Senior Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services, unit-based associates, Medical Director, providers, other nurse leaders, and personnel from other departments for the purpose of coordinating operations among the unit/department, clinical nursing division, and hospital/entity.