RN Manager - ECT Program

Henry Ford Health; West Bloomfield Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare's RN Manager-ECT role oversees the outpatient ECT nursing operations at the new Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital campus in West Bloomfield, MI. You will lead care teams, assess patients, plan treatments, and educate patients and families.

The position emphasizes regulatory compliance, patient safety, staff development, and collaboration with the Henry Ford Health System and other departments to deliver high-quality behavioral health services.

Qualifications

• BSN or higher is strongly preferred.
• Current RN license in Michigan required.
• Experience in ECT or procedural nursing preferred.
• Three years RN experience strongly preferred; two years required.
• Leadership experience in behavioral health settings preferred.
• Charge RN or supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee outpatient ECT nursing operations to ensure safe, high-quality care.
• Lead and develop nursing staff and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to meet patient needs.
• Monitor patient safety and risk management; drive process improvements.
• Manage staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation for the unit.
• Provide direct patient care as needed.

Skills

ECT or procedural nursing experience

Behavioral health experience

Leadership/management experience

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Staff development and training

Education

BSN or higher degree

Current MI RN license

Job description

Overview

Full-time RN Manager to primarily oversee our Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Program

*Candidates must have ECT or procedural nursing experience, behavioral health experience and leadership experience in order to be considered*

About this Role:

The RN Manager-ECT oversees outpatient ECT nursing operations, ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Responsibilities include patient assessment, treatment planning, education and triage, interdisciplinary collaboration, and responding to changing clinical needs.

This role also leads and develops nursing staff, ensures regulatory and policy compliance, supports patient safety and risk management, and drives continuous improvement in care coordination and operational efficiency.

Acadia Healthcare and Henry Ford Health System have formed a joint venture to develop, construct and operate a new state-of-the-art two story 192-bed behavioral health hospital. Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital will address the ongoing need for psychiatric access for the Greater Detroit Metro area. This hospital expands geographic coverage and enable care for a broader region of Southeast Michigan. Located in West Bloomfield, MI the newly constructed Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital will share the campus with Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital.

Responsibilities

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 stadards. 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.

Qualifications

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.

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