Psychiatric Nurse Manager - Acute Care Leader

Freedom Behavioral; West Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life/Disability options

401k

Job summary

Freedom Behavioral Hospital invites applications for a Nurse Manager to lead the nursing team at our West Monroe facility. You will guide direct care staff, oversee staffing, and participate in regulatory and quality programs to ensure safe patient care for adults and geriatric populations.

Qualifications include an RN license in Louisiana, an earned nursing degree, and preferred psychiatric management experience.

Qualifications

• Education: nursing degree minimum with MSN oversight.
• Current RN license in Louisiana in good standing.
• Psychiatric management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee direct care nursing staff to ensure safe, compliant patient care.
• Coordinate staffing and assist with decision making and clinical judgments.
• Participate in QAPI process and analyze nursing data.
• Collaborate with HR on hiring and termination in the nursing department.
• Support admissions and coordination with service development to facilitate timely admissions.
• Ensure survey readiness through regulatory compliance and quality standards.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Regulatory compliance

Staff supervision

Education

Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

MSN oversight

Job description

Freedom Behavioral Hospital invites applications for a Nurse Manager to lead the nursing team at our West Monroe facility. You will guide direct care staff, oversee staffing, and participate in regulatory and quality programs to ensure safe patient care for adults and geriatric populations.

Qualifications include an RN license in Louisiana, an earned nursing degree, and preferred psychiatric management experience.