Nurse Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current registered nurse license in the state where the facility is located.
• At least two years of registered nursing experience.
• At least one year of experience with the facility’s patient population.
• At least one year of charge RN or other administrative experience.
• CPR certification and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• BSN or higher degree strongly preferred.
• Three years of registered nurse experience 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 depending on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Assist the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising nursing operations for assigned units.
• Oversee 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 help resolve 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 care needs.
• Model customer-service expectations and emphasize patient safety.
• Maintain accountability for the facility’s standard of care and provide clinical consultation and expertise.
• Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing and other staff as assigned.
• Manage staff activities and coordinate safe, appropriate care across 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 staff education needs and develop educational or training programs.
• Assist with developing and implementing facility policies and procedures.
• Prepare reports on unit programs, services, and quality initiatives for management.
• Perform administrative and managerial functions, including budget planning and authorizing expenditures.
• Provide direct care as needed.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.