Assistant Manager Ambulatory Care RN, Behavioral Health Services (Bakersfield)

Description: Position will be held in Behavioral Health, supporting Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine and Social Services.

Job Summary:

Assists in managing a single department or multiple small departments providing ambulatory patient care services by supervising daily operations and patient care activities. Ensures staff provides high quality, accessible, cost effective care and patient focused services to members across the continuum which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Implements and supervises the maintenance of clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development. Assists in integrating services/operations with nursing standards of practice, service priorities and performance/outcome measures, as well as with business, departmental and organizational goals/objectives.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervises daily operations and service delivery.
• Ensures staff provides the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act, NCQA, TJC, federal, state and local requirements.
• Implements and maintains patient care and quality service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.
• Acts as patient advocate resolving patient care issues.
• Recommends, implements and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.
• Assists in developing and monitoring budgets and resource allocations.
• Monitors financial performance and identifies and recommends strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.
• Determines the appropriate staff mix for department and develops processes to screen, interview, hire, train and maintain the competency of all department staff.
• Assists in providing on going staff development.
• Supervises the implementation of policies and procedures which support the goals and business objectives of the organization and department.
• Collaborates with physicians, department chief, and nursing manager in developing the appropriate level of patient services and the day-to day operations of the department.
• Assists in managing and resolving human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.

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Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in ambulatory care or other relevant clinical experience required.
• OR
• Minimum two (2) years in a healthcare leadership capacity
• OR
• Completion of Kaiser Permanente Southern California Postgraduate Fellowship in Health Care Administration.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelors degree or four (4) years experience in a directly related field.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire

• Basic Life Support required at hire from American Heart Association

Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, TJC, and other local state, federal regulations.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Behavioral Health highly preferred.
• Two (2) years of RN experience preferred.

Notes:

• Position will be held in Behavioral Health, supporting Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine and Social Services.
• Mon-Sat and available at all times for emergent issues.

Primary Location: California,Bakersfield,Bakersfield Behavior Health
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM
Working Hours End: 07:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor
Department: Kern Behavioral Health - Mental Health/Resource-Ops - 0806
Pay Range: $146700 - $189750 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

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