Behavioral Health Nurse Manager | 24/7 Patient Care Leader

Hampton Behavioral Health Center; Westampton Township (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampton Behavioral Health Center is seeking a Nurse Manager for its Westampton Township, NJ campus. This full-time role oversees patient care on assigned units, ensuring high-quality nursing services across 24 hours with day-to-day supervision of staff.

Responsibilities include monitoring care delivery, collaborating with medical staff, resolving patient complaints, and driving performance improvement to optimize departmental efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Licensed in the state of New Jersey as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum of three years of hospital-based nursing.
• Minimum of two years experience in psychiatric nursing required.
• BSN or BS in related health field. Will consider applicant in the active process of obtaining a bachelor's degree with employment experience.
• Past experience should include supervision of staff.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective management and supervisory practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to plan, direct, and monitor others’ activities with demonstrated leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment.
• Demonstrates progressive roles in nursing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborates with Medical Staff and Department Managers to ensure needs of the total service are met.
• Foster and promote open communications. Assists in the assessment of potential new patient referrals.
• When Patient Advocate is unavailable facilitates resolution of complaints or grievances/requests by patients and visitors in accordance to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible and accountable for making decisions related to the structure, coordination and resources required to deliver cost-effective professional nursing care 24 hours per day.
• Performance Improvement activities that support the overall efficiency of the nursing department.
• Participates in the hiring, promotion, discipline and evaluation of unit staff, as well as, the orientation of new staff to the unit and ongoing educational development of unit staff.
• Uses an understanding of the principles of growth and development to assess each adult/adolescent/geriatric patient’s age specific needs and provide age specific treatment and care.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Nursing management

Education

BSN or BS in related health field

Pursuing bachelor’s degree

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Hampton Behavioral Health Center is seeking a Nurse Manager for its Westampton Township, NJ campus. This full-time role oversees patient care on assigned units, ensuring high-quality nursing services across 24 hours with day-to-day supervision of staff.

Responsibilities include monitoring care delivery, collaborating with medical staff, resolving patient complaints, and driving performance improvement to optimize departmental efficiency and cost-effectiveness.