Nurse Manager (Psychiatric)

Diamond Healthcare Corporation; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading behavioral health management company is hiring an experienced Interim Psychiatric Nurse Manager for a temporary assignment in West-Central, PA. This role involves ensuring high-quality patient care, compliance with regulations, and leadership of nursing staff. There's an opportunity for the role to transition to a permanent position based on performance.

Benefits

Generous compensation

Reimbursed out-of-pocket temporary expenses

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in psychiatric nursing.
• Pennsylvania RN licensure in good standing.
• Experience with medication teaching and management.

Responsibilities

• Promoting and evaluating patient care processes.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Leading Quality Improvement (QI) groups.

Skills

Patient care

Team leadership

Training skills

Education

BSN in psychiatric or mental health nursing

MSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Interim Nurse Manager

Psychiatric Services

Signet Health, a national behavioral health management company, is currently hiring an experienced Interim Psychiatric Nurse Manager for a temporary assignment in West-Central, PA.

Generous compensation and all out-of-pocket temporary expenses reimbursed.

Responsibilities:

• Promoting, developing, and evaluating processes and systems for patient care.
• Evaluating the outcomes of patient care to recommend and implement appropriate changes.
• Ensuring compliance with hospital, state, federal, and licensing agency regulatory standards.
• Leading and/or participating in Quality Improvement (QI) groups and other multidisciplinary meetings.
• Collaborating with community health organizations to enhance the hospital’s community presence.
• Demonstrating strong team leadership skills.

Requirements/Qualifications

Qualifications:

• BSN in psychiatric or mental health nursing (or equivalent) is required. MSN preferred.
• Pennsylvania RN licensure in good standing.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in the care of the mentally ill and supervision of paraprofessional staff; assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation of psychiatric nursing care to patients.
• Experience with medication teaching, management of the therapeutic milieu, and providing mandatory and voluntary in-service training to all staff.
• Strong training skills are a plus.

Opportunity for an Interim to permanent position!