Registered Nurse Manager - RN Nights

Acadia•Oro Valley, AZ

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Manager supports the DON/CNO in directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising nursing operations for assigned units at Sonora Behavioral Health, a 140-bed behavioral health hospital in Tucson, Arizona. The manager oversees behavioral health and nursing services while maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional approach toward patients and customers. They collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, departments, and administration to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and address complaints when needs are not met. The role provides leadership to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and nursing practice standards, with patient safety as a priority. The manager anticipates changes in census and acuity, allocates nursing resources according to patient care needs, and serves as a clinical and service resource to staff. The position also oversees staff activities and work performance, recruits and trains employees, develops education and training programs, supports policy and procedure development, prepares reports on unit programs and quality initiatives, and performs budget and expenditure functions. Direct patient care is provided as needed. This is a night-shift position with four 10-hour shifts and rotating weekends. Flexibility to meet coverage needs is required. The employer describes a benefits package that includes medical and prescription coverage, flexible spending and health savings accounts, vision and dental coverage, voluntary short- and long-term disability coverage, employee assistance programs, financial support, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

Current registered nursing license required in the state where the facility is located.
Two years of registered nursing experience required.
One year of prior experience with the facility’s patient population required.
One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.
CPR certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
De-escalation/restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Flexibility to meet coverage needs.
Night shift; four 10-hour shifts and rotating weekends.

Nice To Haves

BSN or higher strongly preferred.
Three years of experience as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
Two years of prior registered nursing experience with the facility’s patient population preferred.
Prior experience as a house supervisor strongly preferred.
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Support the DON/CNO in directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising nursing operations for assigned units.
Oversee the delivery of behavioral health and nursing services with a positive, empathetic, and professional approach.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, departments, and administration to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and work to resolve customer complaints.
Provide leadership to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and nursing practice standards.
Anticipate and manage changes in census and patient acuity, allocating nursing resources according to patient acuity and care needs.
Model customer service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
Be accountable for facility standards of care and provide consultations and expertise in patient care delivery.
Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing and other assigned staff.
Manage staff activities and coordinate safe, appropriate care between departments and disciplines.
Manage and evaluate work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service, or maintenance staff as directed.
Analyze situations and information to select solutions to problems.
Recruit, hire, and train new staff.
Identify others’ educational needs and develop educational or training programs.
Assist with developing and implementing facility policies and procedures.
Prepare reports on the status and implementation of unit programs, services, and quality initiatives.
Perform administrative or managerial functions, including budget planning and authorizing expenditures.
Provide direct care as needed.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.