Nurse Manager - Full Time

Job Description

Responsibilities

Fremont Hospital is looking for a dynamic Nurse Manager! If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to the healing and health of the patients we serve, we want to hear from you! At Fremont Hospital, our Nurse Manager is responsible for ensuring coordinated delivery of patient care in accordance with the established standards of care, mental health practice and hospital policy, goals and objectives. This position assists in contributing to the hospital's philosophy, objectives, educational and Performance & Improvement efforts, while providing supervision to the nursing staff assigned to his/her unit.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides supervision to the nursing staff and acts as a resource for hospital policies and procedures.
• Participates in the facility's Performance Improvement Program.
• Acts as the patient's advocate and assure that patient rights are upheld.
• Acts as a behavioral model of clinical and procedural expertise to other staff members through demonstration, teaching and mutual consultation.
• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
• Maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff. Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
• Maintains nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Fremont Hospital is a fully accredited, -bed private inpatient psychiatric hospital providing quality care for adolescents, adults and seniors. Dedicated to hope, healing and recovery, we are working to transform the delivery of healthcare. Fremont Hospital is located in the city of Fremont’s medical community, easily accessible to bay area residents. Our facility provides a continuum of services through assessments, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. We are committed to meeting the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Your passion, inspiration and talents are invaluable tools to recovering those struggling with mental illness.

Fremont Hospital offers comprehensive benefits, such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Tuition Assistance
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our + locations!
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• (K) with company match and discounted stock plan

Commuting to Fremont Hospital is easy! It is conveniently located near public transportation options such as AC Transit, BART, and the ACE Train.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues were $.8 billion in 4. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately , employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points,