RN Manager

Longleaf Hospital; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Health savings account (HSA)

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Longleaf Behavioral is seeking a Registered Nurse Manager to lead nursing operations for behavioral health services. The role emphasizes empathetic patient care, strong leadership, and regulatory compliance, with evening hours and on-call coverage.

Responsibilities include directing staffing, coordinating care, and supervising clinical teams to maintain high-quality patient outcomes. Requires BSN or higher and active RN license, with several years of RN and supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• BSN or higher strongly preferred.
• Current RN license in the state of the facility required.
• Three years as a registered nurse strongly preferred.
• Two years of RN experience required.
• Two years of prior experience as RN with the population 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.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required.

Responsibilities

• Direct, plan, coordinate, monitor and supervise nursing operations for assigned units.
• Oversee delivery of behavioral health/nursing services with empathy and professionalism.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety as a top priority.
• Recruit, hire and train staff; develop educational programs.
• Prepare reports and manage budgets/expenditures for the unit.
• Act as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other departments.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Leadership

Continuous Learning

Patient Advocacy

Patience & Resilience

Team Coordination

Education

BSN or higher

RN license (state required)

Job description

Longleaf Behavioral is searching for a FT RN Manager!

Available shift: FT Evenings (3p-11p) Monday-Friday. Will have on‑call responsibilities.

Come join our team as a Registered Nurse Supervisor at Longleaf Hospital! We are looking for individuals who are passionate about behavioral health and eager to make a difference in our community.

At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short‑term and long‑term disability coverage. Additionally, our well‑being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

What We Look For:

• Empathy and Compassion: Exceptional psychiatric RNs have a deep sense of empathy and compassion for their patients.
• Strong Communication Skills: Effective communication is crucial in psychiatric nursing. Great psych RNs skillfully listen, understanding patients’ thoughts, feelings, and concerns.
• Continuous Learning: The field of mental health is constantly evolving; exceptional psych RNs embrace a mindset of continuous learning.
• Advocacy: Great psych RNs are strong advocates for their patients.
• Patience and Resilience: Mental health recovery can be long and challenging; nurses bring patience and resilience.

Purpose Statement:

Assists the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring and supervising the effective and efficient use of nursing operations for assigned units. Oversees delivery of behavioral health/nursing services with a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments, and administration to ensure residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and, when not met, works to resolve customer complaints. Provides leadership to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and nursing practice standards. Recognizes that patient safety is a top priority.

• Anticipates and effectively manages changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on patient acuity and care needs.
• Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to patient safety.
• Accountable for the standard of care at the facility, providing consultations and expertise in care delivery.
• Serves as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned.
• Manages activities of staff, coordinating safe and appropriate care between departments and disciplines.
• Manages and evaluates work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service or maintenance staff for the unit, work group and other facility staff as directed.
• Analyzes information to choose the best solution(s) to solve problems.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of new staff.
• Identifies educational needs of others and develops educational or training programs.
• Assists with development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures.
• Prepares reports to inform management of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives of the unit.
• Performs administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
• Provides 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 the state of the 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 the 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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