We're more than just a hospital; we're a health system for kids. From our main hospital to our outpatient centers and primary care facilities, we are dedicated to serving children's health needs in any illness or injury.
Our Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psych Unit seeks an experienced Nurse Manager with at 5 years of experience. PEDS Psych experience preferred.
Child Psychiatric Unit: The inpatient Child Psychiatric Unit is a 12-bed unit. It is a short-term child oriented program designed to provide crisis intervention and stabilization to children 3-13 years of age. The average length of stay is three to seven days. Each patient receives an initial psychiatric evaluation upon admission. While on the unit treatment may include additional psychological and medical evaluations as needed.
The treatment team can consist of the following: Attending Psychiatrist, Individual Therapist (Residents/Fellows), Medical Students, Psychology Interns, Family Therapist (LSW), Expressive Art Therapist, Educational Assistant, Registered Nurses, and Child Psychiatric Specialists.
Adolescent Psychiatric Unit: The Adolescent Psychiatric Unit (APU) is a 14-bed short-term treatment unit that provides an extensive bio-psychosocial and treatment services to the adolescent population between 14-17 years of age. The program is designed to provide a safe and therapeutic environment to facilitate stabilization, evaluation, treatment, and follow up care of the hospitalized adolescent. Milieu Management is utilized to effect a positive change in the patient's behavior by providing a supportive and nurturing environment that encourages and reinforces constructive interactions with others.
All nurse managers are responsible to a nurse executive and manage one or more defined areas of organized nursing services
and are accountable for nursing services 24/7 as appropriate for the assigned area(s). Nurse managers participate in planning,
implementation, management and evaluation of operations, supervision of staff, budget, regulatory readiness and staffing.
Nurse managers facilitate an atmosphere of interactive management and the development of collegial relationships among
nursing personnel and other health care disciplines throughout the organization.
All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. Children's National supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well being of the community at large.