Nurse Manager

Gateway Foundation • Aurora, CO

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About The Position

Alpharus Health is a national nonprofit behavioral health provider focused on substance use and mental health treatment. The Nurse Manager supervises staff delivering nursing services and coordinates nursing processes, including intake, assessment, documentation, and medical-record auditing. The role ensures adherence to intake and medical policies, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations; evaluates complex cases with the clinical treatment team; and serves as a liaison with physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals to support appropriate care. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in the state of hire; professional licensure as a Registered Nurse by the State of Illinois is required.
• Five to seven years of experience in intake/managed care at a psychiatric treatment facility, including at least three years of managerial experience.
• Advanced communication skills to oversee and train staff on evaluation techniques, motivate others, interpret, develop, and write policies and procedures, prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations, and maintain effective contacts with outside agencies and referral sources or services.
• Physical abilities include normal or corrected vision and some color vision; communication abilities in person and by telephone; proofreading and reading documents and reports; responding to telephone, pages, and intercoms; manual dexterity and touch sensitivity for nursing tasks; and, depending on assigned center, ability to drive to various locations. Stooping, bending, reaching, grabbing, and walking or moving about for up to two hours at a time are desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff engaged in nursing services, including assessments, vital-sign collection, prospective-client interviews, admission forms, and medical-history documentation.
• Coordinate nursing processes and audit medical records for accuracy of diagnosis and care.
• Know and ensure adherence to intake and medical policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, established policies and procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Evaluate complex cases and work with the clinical treatment team to devise appropriate treatment responses.
• Liaise with physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals to assure appropriate care.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
• 403(b) retirement plan with 3% employer match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance paid for by Alpharus
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• 18 paid time-off days per year, with accrual rates increasing with years of service
• 9 paid company holidays
• Training and development programs
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year
• eLearning access to online courses offering CEUs and job-related training
• Formal and informal clinical supervision

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed