Nurse Manager (Crisis Stabilization)

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan with employer matching

Paid Time Off

Public Student Loan Forgiveness/NHSC

Clinical supervision for licensure

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking a leader to oversee the Crisis Stabilization Unit, guiding diverse behavioral health and substance use programs. The role directs daily operations and program processes to ensure smooth delivery of services.

The position emphasizes clinical leadership, collaboration with regional staff, and oversight of admissions, staffing, and quality improvement efforts within the CSU.

Qualifications

• Leadership of multidisciplinary behavioral health programs.
• Experience overseeing crisis stabilization or similar units.
• Ability to monitor admissions, utilization, and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Monitors daily admissions/discharges to maintain occupancy.
• Collaborates with regional staff to coordinate CSU services.
• Oversees budgeting, purchases, and overtime to meet fiscal targets.
• Completes chart audits and analyzes data to improve outcomes.
• Provides nursing assessments, medication administration, and crisis intervention.
• Coordinates staffing and schedules to meet client needs.
• Facilitates trainings and staff meetings.
• Maintains QA reports and infection control records.

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.Are you ready to make a Difference?Job Summary: Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of the Crisis Stabilization Unit. Plan, organize and direct diversified, multidisciplinary behavioral health and substance abuse programs. Provide guidance concerning the day-today delivery of established program processes to ensure smooth operation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors the daily admissions and discharges to the Crisis Unit and in an effort to maintain a high occupancy rate.
• Collaborates with BHL, Community Providers and Regional DBHDD staff to ensure a coordinated system of CSU management and delivery of services.
• Monitors program purchases, pharmaceutical costs, position requisitions and overtime usage in an effort to achieve the fiscal year budget expectations for the Crisis Unit.
• Completes charts audits and conducts an analysis of the data in an effort to improve service delivery and clinical outcomes.
• Performs direct care duties as needed to include nursing assessments, medication administration and crisis intervention.
• Coordinates nursing efforts, resolves problems and maintains the daily operations of the unit.
• Supervises, educates and coaches subordinate staff and documents supervision in an effort to promote professional growth of staff.
• Ensures that incident reports and infection control reports are completed within 24 hours of incident occurring and follow-up.
• Ensures proper scheduling of the unit staff to meet the needs of the individuals.
• Facilitates In-service Trainings and staff meetings as scheduled.
• Maintains QI reports, statistical reporting data and infection control reports for Crisis Stabilization Unit.
• Works in close concert with CSU medical staff and the Crisis Director to ensure the highest clinical outcomes of individuals.
• Completes additional job responsibilities as assigned by management staff.

Benefits

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.