United Career NetworkNurse Manager / Behavioral Health
- Experience
- 3+ yrs
- Location
- Randallstown, MD
- Job type
- Full-Time
- Salary
- $120,000–$140,000 / year
- Posted
- today
About the role
The Behavioral Health Nurse Manager provides 24-hour accountability for unit operations, resource coordination, patient-care quality, regulatory compliance, team development, performance improvement, and financial management at an inpatient behavioral health facility. The role requires at least 3 years of experience, a nursing degree, an active Registered Nurse License with a current Maryland license or eligibility to obtain one, and Basic Life Support certification; APRN-Clinical Nurse Specialist licensure and advanced life-support certifications are preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Assume 24-hour accountability for the coordination of resources and the overall direction of behavioral health unit operations.
- Establish standards and expectations for personnel within the assigned area of responsibility.
- Promote team building, cooperation, and consensus building to support positive patient outcomes.
- Review performance expectations, provide feedback, and develop action plans to improve team effectiveness.
- Mentor and coach team members through active role modeling, rounds, team meetings, performance improvement, and evidence-based practices.
- Design and implement flexible, creative, and cost-effective plans for unit improvements.
- Identify unit-based indicators related to customer relations, clinical performance, and financial improvement.
- Assist with the preparation and implementation of operational and capital budgets, including development of a unit-based expense budget.
- Monitor financial expense variance reports for staffing and supplies and maintain financial variances within plus or minus one percent.
- Monitor current regulatory standards governing patient care and ensure that nursing staff follow applicable standards.
- Incorporate national standards of practice and care into unit-based standards and measure their effectiveness.
- Develop and maintain departmental policy and procedure manuals and ensure compliance with government regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
Required Qualifications
- At least 3 years of experience.
- Nursing degree.
- Registered Nurse License.
- Current Maryland license or eligibility to obtain a Maryland license.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- Experience in or strong familiarity with an inpatient behavioral health facility is valued for this position.
Benefits and Perks
- Base salary of $120,000–$140,000.
- Opportunity to lead behavioral health nursing operations and support positive patient outcomes.
Skills
- Nursing Degree
- Registered Nurse License
- Maryland License
- Basic Life Support
- APRN-Clinical Nurse Specialist License
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Inpatient Behavioral Health
- Coordination of Resources
- Unit Operations
- Performance Improvement
- Evidence-Based Practices
- Unit Improvement Planning
- Operational Budgeting
- Capital Budgeting
- Unit-Based Expense Budgeting
- Financial Expense Variance Monitoring
- Regulatory Standards
- Patient Care Standards
- JCAHO
- IDPH/HCFA
- Standards of Practice
- Policy Compliance
Education
Required
- Nursing Degree
Certifications
Required
- Basic Life Support
Preferred
- APRN-Clinical Nurse Specialist License
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Selection process
Step 1
Submitted
Someone who fits the role and has told you they are interested, with their resume.
Step 2
Client interviews
Step 3
Selected
If they qualify and are selected, your payout is due.