Senior Manager - Behavioral Health

Full Time Day Shift
- Tri Health Good Samaritan Hospital

375 Dixmyth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220

• Full Time Days - (80 hours bi-weekly)

This nursing leadership role has system-wide responsibility for inpatient behavioral health intake across system Emergency Departments and serves as the nursing clinical advisor and subject matter expert for behavioral health best practices. This nursing leadership position provides strategic, system-level leadership for quality, safety, access, clinical outcomes, competency development, and evidence-based behavioral health nursing practice. The role leads standardization and optimization of inpatient behavioral health intake, partners closely with Emergency Departments and behavioral health teams, and advances initiatives that strengthen patient care, regulatory readiness, staff capability, and the behavioral health care environment.

• Bachelor's Degree (
  Required
  )
• 5-7 years experience Progressive Leadership in Nursing in a related field (
  Required
  )
• 2-3 years of clinical experience in Nursing (
  Required
  )
• Membership in related professional organization preferred
• Certification within specialty area within 2 years of hire
• Registered Nurse (
  Required
  )
• BLS for Healthcare Providers

• Provides system-wide leadership for inpatient behavioral health intake, nursing practice, quality, safety, patient access, and clinical outcomes.
• Oversees inpatient behavioral health intake, inpatient therapy, and social work services.
• Leads the standardization and optimization of behavioral health intake processes across Emergency Departments to promote safe, timely patient placement and transitions of care.
• Partners with Emergency Department, nursing, behavioral health, therapy, and social work leaders to improve workflows and reduce variation in practice.
• Identifies key quality and performance indicators and leads system-wide performance improvement initiatives.
• Advances evidence-based behavioral health nursing practices, including suicide prevention and restraint-related initiatives.
• Serves as a clinical advisor and system resource for behavioral health nursing best practices, policies, procedures, and clinical decision-making.
• Develops and implements clinical competencies, education, training, and practice standards for behavioral health team members.
• Mentors and supports leaders and team members to promote professional development and clinical excellence.
• Leads strategic initiatives related to behavioral health intake, therapy, social work, and nursing practice.
• Supports accreditation, regulatory compliance, and alignment of clinical practice with organizational policies and standards.
• Promotes recruitment, retention, professional development, and a positive culture for behavioral health nursing.
• Builds collaborative relationships across nursing, physicians, Emergency Departments, and other interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.
• Encourages continuing education, specialty certification, evidence-based practice, nursing research, professional organization involvement, and community engagement.
• Provides leadership and oversight for a direct/indirect report span of 60–99 team members
  , including 60–99 indirect FTEs
  .

Bending
-Occasionally

Climbing
- Occasionally

Concentrating
- Consistently

Continuous Learning
- Consistently

Hearing:
Conversation
- Frequently

Hearing:
Other Sounds
-Frequently

Interpersonal Communication
- Consistently

Kneeling
- Occasionally

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