Nurse (RN) Manager - Day Shift

Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville is seeking an RN Manager to lead nursing operations across assigned units, ensuring high-quality patient care and safety.

The successful candidate will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, oversee staffing, budgeting and regulatory compliance, and mentor nursing staff in a dynamic behavioral health setting in Danville, PA.

Qualifications

• BSN or higher strongly preferred.
• Current RN license in PA.
• Three years as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
• Two years of registered nursing experience required.
• One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.

Responsibilities

• Direct, plan, coordinate, monitor and supervise nursing operations for assigned units.
• Oversee delivery of behavioral health/nursing services with empathy and professionalism.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet residents’ biopsychosocial needs.
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations and patient safety.
• Recruit, hire and train nursing staff; develop educational programs.
• Prepare reports and manage budgets; provide direct care as needed.

Education

BSN or higher strongly preferred

Current RN license in PA

Job description

Geisinger Behavioral, Danville is seeking a RN Manager to joing the team!

Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health have partnered to establish a state-of-the-art, 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Danville, PA. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville will serve pediatric and adult patients, offering inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services. It will also serve as a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger's College of Health Sciences.

This facility will help meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality psychiatric care in the region, expanding capacity to support patients with diverse mental health needs.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Assists the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring and supervising the effective and efficient use of the operations of nursing for assigned units. Oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.

Provide leadership to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as nursing practice standards. Recognizes that patient safety is a top priority.

• 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.

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.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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