Nurse Manager (RN) - Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Johnstown, PA

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Manager (RN) is responsible for a 29-bed acute-care inpatient psychiatric nursing unit and manages the Patient Care Team’s delivery of personalized, efficient care. The role works with a multidisciplinary treatment team and provides leadership in accordance with Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing licensure requirements and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice. Care is provided with respect for patients’ spiritual and cultural differences, and the manager maintains therapeutic partnerships with patients, families, and caregivers while promoting safety and minimizing adverse outcomes.

The Adult Psychiatric Unit is a 29-bed locked unit providing comprehensive mental health care to individuals ages 18–59; admission of individuals over 59 is evaluated individually. Patients have a primary DSM-5 diagnosis and may also have other diagnoses, including intellectual disabilities, autism, or medical comorbidities. Patients must be medically stable for admission. Nursing care, daily psychiatric assessments, therapy, and medication management address patients’ emotional, behavioral, physical, cultural, educational, and spiritual needs. Safety practices include 15-minute safety checks and staff monitoring of community areas and presence during meals and visiting hours.

This is a full-time, daylight position, Monday through Friday, working five 8.5-hour days from 0700 to 1530, with a flexible work schedule. The manager maintains confidentiality, staffing productivity, staff meetings and minutes, employee compensation records, budget oversight, regulatory compliance, departmental charge accuracy, and required software proficiency. The role also supports process improvement and patient outcomes through nursing quality indicators, Lean Six Sigma, and internal assessments.

The employer offers medical, dental, and vision coverage; life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, short- and long-term disability coverage; paid family leave and paid time off; higher education and certification tuition assistance; loan assistance; a 401(k) retirement plan with company match; wellness programs; and ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Requirements

• Current state RN license.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a BSN.
• At least three years of experience in an acute-care setting.

Nice To Haves

• MSN or MS in health care preferred.
• Experience caring for patients with diseases specific to the patient-care area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Patient Care Team’s delivery of personalized, efficient care in accordance with Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing licensure requirements and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Maintain therapeutic partnerships with patients, families, and caregivers.
• Anticipate situations that could prevent or minimize adverse outcomes and promote patient safety.
• Collaborate with members of the Patient Care Team.
• Demonstrate annual competencies in Brief skills, Debrief skills, Executive Patient Safety skills, Huddle skills, and the Learning Board.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient-, hospital-, and employee-related information.
• Maintain accountability for productivity in accordance with the flexible-staffing plan.
• Schedule monthly staff meetings and record minutes.
• Maintain proficiency in required computer program software.
• Demonstrate knowledge of patient rights and responsibilities.
• Approve records supporting employee compensation.
• Apply key financial indicators in decision making.
• Review the monthly budget, document and explain variances, and stay within the current fiscal-year budget.
• Adhere to regulatory requirements, with a focus on Core Measure compliance.
• Facilitate process improvement using the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, Lean Six Sigma methodology, and internal assessments to improve patient outcomes.
• Ensure accurate departmental charges.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager