RN Manager

Shorewood Behavioral Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shorewood Behavioral Health seeks an experienced RN Manager to lead nursing teams and drive clinical excellence at a brand-new 120-bed behavioral health hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

You will oversee patient care, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and shape programs and policies from the ground up, ensuring compassionate, patient‑first care while meeting regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• BSN or higher strongly preferred.
• Current Wisconsin RN license required.
• Two or more years RN experience required; three years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct nursing operations for assigned units, plan and supervise care.
• Ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance across shifts.
• Lead recruitment, hiring and training of nursing staff.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical supervision

Staff development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient safety

Education

BSN or higher

RN license

Job description

Are you ready to be part of something bigger from the ground up? We're seeking an experienced RN Manager who is passionate about leading teams, driving clinical excellence, and helping build a culture centered on compassionate, patient‑first care.

Shorewood Behavioral Health Hospital is a brand-new, state‑of‑the‑art 120‑bed behavioral health hospital coming to Madison, Wisconsin. Designed to meet the growing mental health needs of the community, Shorewood will provide innovative inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services for adolescents, adults, and seniors facing mental health and substance use challenges.

This is a unique opportunity to join a startup‑style healthcare environment where your ideas, leadership, and expertise can help shape programs, processes, and patient outcomes from the very beginning. The hospital will offer a full continuum of care, including Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), with plans to develop specialized treatment services tailored to community 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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