Nurse Manager

Acadia Healthcare; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital in Valdosta, GA is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead nursing staff on a day shift. The role is full-time and involves coordinating care for adolescent and adult patients in a psychiatric facility.

Qualifications include an active RN license, BSN or higher preferred, and several years of RN and administrative experience, with preference for house supervisor background and prior population-specific work.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state of the facility.
• Two years of RN experience required.
• Two years of prior RN experience with the population preferred.
• One year of prior experience with the population required.
• One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.
• Three years as an RN strongly preferred.
• BSN or higher strongly preferred.
• Prior experience as a house supervisor strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Anticipates and manages census and acuity changes and allocates nursing resources.
• Model expectations for customer service and urgency in patient safety.
• Be the clinical resource and provide care delivery expertise.
• Manage staff activities and coordinate care between departments.
• Supervise recruitment, hiring, and training of new staff.
• Identify educational needs and develop training programs.
• Assist with development and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Prepare management reports on program status and quality initiatives.
• Perform administrative tasks such as budgeting and expenditures.
• Provide direct patient care as needed.

Skills

RN license

Nursing leadership

Administrative experience

Charge RN experience

House supervisor experience

Staff development

Education

BSN or higher

Job description

Overview

Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring a Nurse Manager!

Shift: Day

Schedule: Full Time

Greenleaf Behavioral Health, is a leading Psychiatric Hospital and Treatment Center that is seeking passionate Registered Nurses (RN) to work at our adolescent and adult facility in Valdosta, GA.

Responsibilities

• Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed
• Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety
• Accountable for the standard of care at the facility, providing consultations and expertise in the delivery of care to patient.
• Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned.
• Manage the activities of staff, coordinating safe and appropriate care between departments and disciplines.
• Manage and evaluate work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service or maintenance staff for the unit, work group and other facility staff as directed.
• Analyze information/situation to choose the best solution(s) to solve problems.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of new staff.
• Identify the educational needs of others and develop educational or training programs.
• Assist with the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures for the facility.
• Prepare reports to inform management of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives of the unit.
• Perform administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
• Provide direct care as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• BSN or higher strongly preferred
• Current registered nursing license in State of facility required
• Three years as a registered nurse strongly preferred
• Two years of registered nursing experience required
• Two years of prior experience as a registered nursing with patient population of the facility is preferred.
• One year of prior experience with the population required
• Prior experience as a house supervisor strongly preferred
• One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current RN license as required by state.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

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