Nurse Manager, Behavioral Health

Nurse Manager, Behavioral Health

Signet Health, a national behavioral health management company, is currently recruiting a full-time seasoned Nurse Manager to manage the psychiatric inpatient services for an 18-bed adult unit at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital in Brockton, MA. The Nurse Manager reports to the Behavioral Health Director and is a vital part of the department's leadership team. The candidate has accountability for managing resources (human, material, and financial) and ensuring quality, cost-effective delivery of services for the inpatient behavioral health population. This person is recognized as a professional role model and promotes an environment that supports the goals, mission, vision, philosophy, and values of the behavioral health unit.

Job Description

• Directs development and implementation of quality and utilization standards across the continuum of care to ensure coordinated plans of treatment, patient-focused delivery of services, and cost-effective utilization of necessary services.
• Builds trust with the nursing staff through visibility.
• Provides for the seamless transition of patients across the continuum of care.
• Establishes partnerships with Brockton Hospital's leadership groups.
• In collaboration with medical staff and facility leadership, ensures superior care experience and a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Ensures policies, practices, and procedures comply with administrative, legal, and regulatory requirements of governmental and accrediting agencies.
• Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff and monitors staff practices and implementation.
• Maintains a state of continuous regulatory readiness.
• Evaluates the work performance of all nursing personnel.
• Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care and nursing supervision as evidenced by adequate services and staff coverage on unit, and general cleanliness.
• Reviews units daily to monitor and ensure timely, effective responses to significant changes in condition, transfers, discharges, unexplained injuries, falls, behavioral episodes, medication errors, and environmental issues.
• Performs rounds to observe care and to interview staff, patients, families, or other interested parties.
• Collaborates with physicians, consultants, community agencies, and institutions to improve the quality of services and to resolve identified problems.
• Utilizes research data to implement clinical changes and the delivery of patient care.
• Oversees nursing schedules to assure they meet patient needs and regulatory and budgetary standards.
• Participates in the recruitment and selection of nursing personnel.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of professional nursing management/supervisory experience in an inpatient, hospital-based psychiatric setting.
• Must be flexible to adjust to the needs of a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
• Display proficient oral/written communication skills.
• Active Massachusetts RN license or be eligible for endorsement.
• Bachelor's degree is required; Master's degree in nursing (MSN) preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including a generous starting salary.
• Excellent career growth opportunities.