Nurse Manager Behavioral Health

Intermountain Health

22h•$52 - $80•Onsite

About The Position

This position manages and supervises nursing departments, collaborating with nursing leaders, facility managers, and other departments to support excellent patient care, financial objectives, and leadership development. The role is accountable for developing departmental structure, processes, and outcome standards, typically for one unit. Work is distributed among tactical activities (50%), operational responsibilities (40%), and strategic work (10%). The role may be a Level 1 Nurse Manager or Level 2 Nurse Manager-Complex, depending on department size, number of departments, and operating schedule. The position reports to a Nurse Director. The Nurse Manager oversees the clinical nursing environment and contributes to strategic planning, daily operations, and standards of care. The role supports collaborative problem-solving, resource advocacy, shared decision-making, and implementation of the organization's vision and values. It also includes budget management, employee engagement, recruitment, retention, and competency verification. The position champions efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care consistent with current practice standards. It manages unit budgets and resources, develops staff capability and performance, coordinates regulatory and patient-safety compliance, partners with physicians, supports student nurse activities, and encourages staff participation in community organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
Current Registered Nurse license in the state of practice. A valid compact license must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of employment start.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
Leadership or supervisory experience.
Complete Intermountain Health’s required leadership training and development courses within one year of accepting the leadership position.
Two years of clinical experience.
Leadership skills.
Communication skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Financial acumen.
Clinical knowledge.
Resource-management skills.
Patient-safety knowledge.
Mentorship skills.
Community-outreach skills.

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification.
Demonstrated experience in the area of oversight.

Responsibilities

Oversee the clinical nursing environment and contribute to strategic planning, day-to-day operations, and standards of care.
Champion the use of resources to provide efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care consistent with current practice standards.
Facilitate collaborative decision-making, contribute departmental perspectives to executive decisions, and keep staff informed about executive-level activities.
Assist with developing, implementing, and managing annual capital, operating, and personnel (FTE) budgets; use resources effectively and manage expenses to meet departmental financial goals.
Model and foster professionalism and employee engagement on the unit.
Ensure an adequate number of competent staff to meet patient-care needs, including hiring, orientation, retention, and employee satisfaction.
As delegated, ensure new-skill training and annual competency verification through mentorship and professional educational opportunities.
Evaluate staff competency through performance reviews and peer reviews.
Coordinate performance and compliance with patient-safety initiatives and applicable federal, state, regulatory, accrediting, and certifying bodies, including Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, and DOPL.
Facilitate nursing staff access to resources such as nurse practitioners, expanded-role RNs, and other specialty roles.
Promote the integration of Healing Commitments and Healing Connections into patient care.
Monitor and improve patient satisfaction using service metrics and national benchmarks to develop and implement action plans.
Partner with physicians at the unit level to achieve clinical, operational, and service goals.
Support the Nurse Director in overseeing, organizing, and facilitating student nurse activities.
Support staff participation in community organizations, including volunteer health clinics, health fairs, and not-for-profit advisory boards.