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SMA Healthcare:

Career growth and advancement potential Great benefits such as: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance Tuition Reimbursement Paid Personal Leave and Paid Holidays 403b Retirement Plan (matches one to one of employee contribution for the first 3%, then a 50% match on the next 6% of employee contribution)

Essential Job Functions:

• Directs the nursing operations at their location including scheduling/authorizing nursing staff work hours to assure appropriate coverage.
• Participates in nursing staff recruitment, interviewing, and hiring.
• Develops and implements staff orientation and training, and manages student training.
• Provides nursing care within the scope of state licensing to clients as assigned.
• Participates as a part of a treatment team and consults with other health care team members to coordinate care.
• Accomplishes laboratory testing and referral for health needs as indicated.
• Assists in formulating staff performance evaluations.
• Assists program staff in clinical and administrative decision-making.
• Assesses situations and uses sound judgment in applying medical or emergency intervention techniques.
• Handles verbal and /or physically abusive, aggressive clients by utilizing aggression control techniques to ensure the safety.
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic environment according to the SMA Safety/Risk Management Plan and agency approved crisis intervention techniques.
• Assists with defining scope of care, building collaborative relationships and infrastructure, and ensuring fidelity to program values and goals.
• Reviews Seclusion and Restraint packets/logs, daily safety rounds of all units, MAR/Chart checks to ensure compliance of standards, and implements and records appropriate interventions.
• Communicates effectively verbally and in writing with clients, peers, professionals, community agencies and the general public.
• Demonstrates effective cost management strategies, and coordinates resources.
• Assesses customer satisfaction and compliance with services.
• Documents activities, records services and outcomes, and submits confidential reports as required.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, and regulatory changes related to their program(s).
• Effectively participates in assigned meetings.
• Ensures that assigned personnel are informed of all pertinent information they need to perform their roles effectively, and that they are held accountable for meeting all applicable administrative standards, practices and requirements.
• Monitors and maintains components of their facility for safety and cleanliness as required by program.
• Performs others tasks as required.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Minimum Education and/or

Experience :

Graduation from an accredited school and current, active FL RN license. Two years of directly related experience required.

One year of experience providing supervision preferred.

Additional education, experience, and/or certification may be required per program/department guidelines.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities :

Must be knowledgeable and demonstrate competency in current principles and practices of health care delivery to adolescents. Must be knowledgeable and demonstrate competency in current computer skill. Demonstrates ability to quickly assess situations and use sound judgment in applying medical or emergency intervention techniques. Courteous when engaged in telephone conversation with staff and the public. Demonstrates competency in surveillance, prevention and control of infections. Demonstrates knowledge and competency in timely and accurate documentation of client care, and in accordance with SMABHC policy and procedure. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with clients, peers, professionals, community agencies and the general public.

Necessary Special Requirements:

Possession of a valid Florida driver's license and acceptable driving record if required to drive SMA vehicle and/or use personal vehicle for SMA business. Proof of personal automobile insurance if the position requires you to drive your own vehicle for SMA business (does not include incidental use). Complete State of Florida mandatory level 2 background screening prior to start of employment if direct contact with children/adolescents, vulnerable adults, or the developmentally disabled may be involved. Complete Mandt training, CPR, First Aid and AIDS training during the first six (6) months of employment and updated if required.

Physical:

Mobility and ability to bend and reach during an 8-12 hour day. Able to lift minimum 10 pounds. Visual and auditory acuity sufficient to evaluate, intervene, treat, and record client health care needs. Fine motor skills for legible and accurate charting, daily correspondence and presentation, either manually or orally. Work endurance ability to work 8-12 hour shifts with a meal break, as possible. Routine 8-12 hour shifts. Hours and days off may vary. Extra hours may be required. Work assignment locations may vary.

Application:

This class specification is intended to identify the class and illustrate the kinds of duties that may be assigned to its incumbents. It should not be interpreted as describing all of the duties whose performance may ever be required of such an employee or be used to limit the nature and extent of assignments such individuals may be given. Apply