Unit Manager - Young Adult

Sheppard Pratt Careers • Towson, MD

5h

About The Position

The Unit Manager provides 24-hour operational management of the Young Adult Unit, a 21-bed program treating patients ages 18 to 32 with mood disorders, psychotic illnesses, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The manager oversees program operations, budgets, staffing, and the clinical environment, adapting to changes in patient acuity, census, and program needs to maintain safe, therapeutic care and meet internal and external requirements.

The role also uses clinical expertise in direct patient care, consultation, staff development, and treatment planning. It includes supervising nursing, rehabilitation services, and support staff, and contributing to marketing, team-building, quality improvement, and customer relations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program and at least 2 years of progressively more responsible inpatient psychiatric nursing experience; alternatively, a diploma nursing program and at least 4 years of progressively more responsible inpatient psychiatric nursing experience may be considered.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour operational management of the unit.
• Manage expense budgets for assigned clinical programs and maintain the clinical environment and staffing strategy to meet or exceed budgeted census.
• Respond to changes in patient acuity and census, making adjustments to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment of care.
• Respond to changing program needs to meet internal and external requirements.
• Use clinical expertise in direct patient care, consultative activities, staff development, and treatment planning.
• Participate in marketing activities and promote team-building, quality improvement, and customer relations.
• Supervise nursing, rehabilitation services, and support staff.

Benefits

• Professional development, including tuition reimbursement for ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for benefit-eligible positions.
• 403(b) retirement match.
• Paid time off for benefit-eligible positions.
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Mileage reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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