Manager - Nursing | Exempt | Behavioral Health WB & FM

Great River Health; Iowa; On-site; USD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Matching retirement programs

Health, Dental and Vision plans

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Long-Term Disability, Life, AD&D paid

Paid time off

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Parental Leave

Meal discounts

Job summary

Great River Health is seeking a Manager - Nursing for Behavioral Health WB & FM in West Burlington/Fort Madison, IA. This exempt role oversees nursing staff, staffing, and operations across two units, ensuring safe, high-quality care and regulatory compliance.

You will lead staffing, performance management, and collaboration with care teams to drive outcomes while maintaining fiscal accountability within an acute care hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing or higher; required.
• Bachelor's degree in arts/sciences and/or nursing; required.
• 4-6 years nursing practice and/or leadership experience preferred.
• 1-3 years proficiency in critical thinking and clinical decision making.

Responsibilities

• Screen job applicants and hire new employees.
• Direct and supervise unit operations and staff.
• Develop and implement case management programs for care coordination.
• Plan and prepare employee work schedules and monitor productivity.
• Forecast staffing levels and flex staffing to census/acuity.
• Ensure documentation complies with policies and regulatory standards.
• Investigate complaints and take corrective action.
• Provide ongoing staff training and orientation.

Skills

Critical thinking

Microsoft Office

BLS & First Aid

Education

Associate’s Degree (AA)

BA/BS in Arts/Sciences

BSN or related nursing field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Manager - Nursing | Exempt | Behavioral Health WB & FM### Manager - Nursing | Exempt | Behavioral Health WB & FMApply: West Burlington, Iowa: Fort Madison, Iowa: Full time: Posted Today: R-09497**Minimum Hiring Wage:**From $108,986.88 a year**Job Details:**Scheduled Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, on-call for weekends and holidays. Will oversee both WB and FM Behavioral Health Units.**Job Description:**The Manager - Nursing oversees the development of staff and systems to effectively operate an acute care inpatient hospital setting. The Nurse Manager plans and implements nursing matrix for safe practice and high quality of care, has 24-hour accountability, monitors productivity reports and collaborates with other leaders to facilitate favorable financial performance. Maintains current knowledge of regulatory standards and evidence-based practices for specified units' scope of care and ensures compliance. Supervises staff in the units and plays an integral role in departmental operations, including but not limited to; recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, promoting, discharging, assigning work, evaluating, rewarding, and disciplining. Actively supports and participates in shared governance. **What you will do*** Screen job applicants, and hire new employees. Direct and supervise unit operations and staff.* Develop and implement case management programs to facilitate care coordination of timely/necessary medical care, discharge planning and community referrals.* Formulate and implement operational strategies and initiatives to improve workflows. Perform or assist with departmental operations as necessary.* Provide specialized expertise, ensure resource alignment and system-wide initiatives and update appropriate stakeholders on strategies, initiatives, plan of care outcomes and issues.* Partner with providers and care teams to unsure delivery of evidence-based care and reduction of avoidable clinical variation in care.* Develop and lead procedures and processes that allow SEIRMC to meet clinical, accreditation and evidence-based practice guidelines for regulatory standards.* Plan and prepare employee work schedules.* Monitor staff productivity and follow up when not meeting standards.* Respond to complaints in a timely manner.* Ensure documentation is completed according to department policies and procedures.* Participate in training and orientation of new staff; provides ongoing education.* Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services (as appropriate), and coordinating financial reporting.* Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.* Confer with staff to resolve performance and personnel problems, and to discuss company policies.* Investigate complaints about service and equipment, and take corrective action.* Forecast necessary levels of staffing at different times to facilitate effective scheduling by flex staffing according to census/acuity.* Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.* Maintain required records of work hours, budgets, payrolls, and other information.* Implement changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.* Screen job applicants, and hire new employees. **Qualifications:*** Associate’s Degree (AA) Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required* Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field or obtained within 3 years Required* 4-6 years Previous nursing practice and/or leadership experience Preferred* 1-3 years Proficiency in Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills Preferred* 1-3 years Proficiency in Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) Preferred* Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Registered Nurse Required* Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required**Benefits:****We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:*** Competitive base pay* Matching retirement programs* Health, Dental and Vision plans* Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts* Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans* Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D* Paid time off (PTO)* Education Assistance Program* Employee Assistance Program* Employee Referral Bonus Program* Discounted cafeteria meals* Paid Parental Leave* Employee Service Recognition program* Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity*Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.*