Hybrid Nurse Manager chez LRADAC

Improving Lives.  Improving Communities.

LRADAC offers a wide array of prevention, intervention and treatment programs in both Lexington and Richland counties, so when you join our team you are truly improving lives and improving communities.  As a part of our dedicated staff, you will be a part of innovative programs and services taking a proactive approach to fighting addition and drug misuse in our schools, businesses, and neighborhoods.  We tailor our programs to meet the ever-changing needs of the communities we serve.  Our prevention, intervention and treatment programs spread the message that there is hope and that substance misuse and addiction are preventable and treatable. 

The Withdrawal Management (WM) Nurse Manager provides direct nursing care to patients and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities on the WM unit.  Ensures nursing personnel deliver nursing care within scope of practices.   Coordinates care delivery, which will ensure that patient’s needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice through provider orders, facility policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local guidelines by both nursing and support staff.   

Position Logistics

• Minimum of 37.5 hours a week (5-day work week)
• Routinely 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM shifts Monday – Friday
• Work hours and schedule are determined by supervisor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Managerial:

• Manage the day-to-day operations, including staffing, scheduling, training, development and staff supervision.  
• Adjusts daily schedule for illness, emergency, census changes. Documents all sick calls, tardiness, absenteeism, and other instances where policy is not followed.
• Delegates effectively and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes. Accepts responsibility and accountability for clinical care.
• A willingness to work flexible hours to provide adequate coverage, staff oversight and has On Call responsibilities. May also function as back-up during temporary absences and/or vacancies.
• Manages appropriate level of equipment and supplies and monitors equipment maintenance.
• Develops quality assurance and key performance indicator program to track and drive team performance.
• Utilizes staffing agencies on an as-needed basis in a fiscally responsible manner.

Patient-Centered Care:

• Oversee admissions including performing initial nursing admission assessments (NAH-SAE, CIWA, COWS, and nursing care plan) and screening clients via telephone or walk-in to determine if admission criteria are met and refer to appropriate level of care.
• Signs off on assessment information for all LPNs.
• Evaluates nursing care and patient needs by regular rounding.
• Reviews patient complaints and uses professional judgement along with policies to manage complex patient decisions.
• Reorder medication as needed to continue stock.

Organizational Leadership

• Builds and maintains positive relationships with peers.
• Communicates pertinent information to all shifts and necessary internal stakeholders.
• Serves as a role model in all aspects of job performance and human relations skills.

Education and/or Experience 

• Minimum: Licensure by the South Carolina Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Board to practice as an LPN with at least 4 years of acute care experience and 2 years of supervisory/lead/unit nurse experience.  (Experience may be concurrent.)
• Experience within substance misuse and/or withdrawal management preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• License to practice in South Carolina 
• Current CPR Certification

Please complete the online application to include all current and previous employment history and education.  A resume cannot be substituted for completing the employment history and educational fields of the employment application.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

All LRADAC campuses are smoke-free/tobacco-free.  This includes all nicotine-related products (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping device, pipe, cigar, or using smokeless nicotine such as snuff, chewing tobacco, snuff and spit less tobacco).