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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500494 CPEP Comp Psych Eval Prog-Nrsg

Work Shift:

UR - Rotating (United States of America)

Range:

UR URCD 217

Compensation Range:

$94,058.00 - $124,280.00

Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE:

In an inpatient setting, supports standards of care and providing consultation and expertise in the delivery of patient care. Supports activities at the service, nursing practice, and institutional level, and contributes to goal achievement through personal action and the facilitation of others. They participate in community and professional organizations, demonstrating commitment to the promotion of nursing's visibility and future. Provides expert patient care, serves as a resource, consults as requested, and communicates effectively within the unit and service. They also participate in the management of human resources, the development and evaluation of recruitment and retention strategies, and the monitoring of patient outcomes. May have responsibilities at the unit, program or service level and may assume an expanded role as assigned by leadership

FT position available, D/E/N, weekend and holidays per unit policy

This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic interdisciplinary team! Candidates should have the ability to adapt to the ever-changing nature of the CPEP, and support the Nurse Manager and other unit leadership in addressing challenges as they arise. Candidate is expected to support professional development of staff, including promoting an environment that prioritizes shared governance. Support of staff performance during times of high volume/high acuity is expected. Core responsibilities include monitoring and enhancing patient and staff satisfaction, identifying and implementing retention strategies, and monitoring unit processes.  Candidates should possess strong interpersonal, clinical, critical thinking and communication skills. Positive attitude and flexibility are also a must! He/she should demonstrate strong leadership and mentoring skills, as well as clinical expertise in psychiatric nursing in order to serve as a resource and role model. This position incorporates establishing and maintaining unit staffing, recruitment and orientation of new staff, and monitoring of staff performance. Additionally, the successful candidate will possess the ability to utilize systems thinking and integrate the needs of CPEP, the community, and inpatient units. The position entails providing oversight of patient care, staff and unit/service activities and the competency based education program. 

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