Assistant Nurse Manager (Behavioral Health) - Princeton, NJ - Full Time (Day Shift)

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Why Join Our Team?

• Penn Medicine Princeton Health (PMPH) is seeking a full time Assistant Nurse Manager (Registered Nurse) to work the day shift within Princeton House Behavioral Health (PHBH). Wing 6 Princeton House specializes in caring for an adult population of psychiatric and dual diagnosis patients. Our program offers medication, group therapy and ECT treatment options. We also are the primary unit for serving the First Responder population.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

· Assisting with the day to day managerial functions of the unit, under the direction of the Nurse Manager

· Maintain open communication with staff via scheduled shift meetings

· Assists unit educator and nurse manager in planning formal orientation program for new staff by assigning preceptor for orientee, following up on orientation goals and checklists and regularly evaluating whether orientee is achieving set goals

· Makes daily unit rounds and communicates necessary information to the clinical team to ensure high quality patient care on holidays/weekends in the absence of the nurse manager/nursing supervisor

· Provide relief oversight of the nursing staff at PHBH inpatient units on the weekend/holidays

 

Benefits You’ll Receive at PMPH/Penn Medicine:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, RX coverage plan options that best fit your personal & family needs
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA/HAS) to save pre-tax dollars
• 403b Retirement Savings: Our employer contribution begins on Day 1 of your employment
• Generous Paid Time Off benefits that give you the work-life balance today’s world needs
• Prepaid tuition assistance is available to benefit-eligible employees for approved courses of study after completing six months of employment.

 

What We Require for this Role:

Education

• Associate’s Degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

 

Related Work Experience

• 2-4 years of experience required.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
• Active RN NJ license
• Certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing preferred. 

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.