Nurse Manager; RN

RN Nurse Manager

Shift: 3p-11p

Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. Over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year. This hospital has been ranked 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 among more than 200 psychiatric hospitals.

The incumbent is responsible for delivering high-quality, compassionate, and therapeutic psychiatric nursing care in the hospital. The role serves as a member of the management team advising on clinical initiatives and leading a comprehensive hospital-wide nursing program with a focus on high-quality, compassionate and therapeutic patient care.

• Manage personnel:
  Handle screening, selection, and training of nursing staff; conduct performance evaluations; ensure competency.
• Supervise operations:
  Oversee daily activities of nursing department, prioritize tasks, ensure high-quality care.
• Implement onboarding program:
  Develop and deliver effective orientation program for new nursing staff with focus on retention.
• Provide direct patient care:
  Serve in nursing capacity, occasionally as Charge Nurse or House Supervisor.
• Collaborate and lead:
  Work with management team, physicians, and other department heads to deliver quality care; lead treatment team meetings.
• Ensure compliance and safety:
  Adhere to regulatory requirements, report incidents of abuse; promote workplace safety and adherence to standards.
• Maintain 24‑hour responsibility for treatment services provided by the nursing department.
• Maintain nursing staff and program scheduling to ensure the hospital is effectively staffed in a 24/7/365 environment.
• Rotate on‑call with Director of Nursing as required; may have to work holidays, weekends, evening/night shifts as agreed or as needed.

• Current RN License in Good Standing is required.
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing; higher level of nursing education is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of three years in a nursing role, preferably in a psychiatric setting.
• Minimum of one year of nursing supervisory experience.
• Working knowledge of FTE Management and Joint Commission standards.

Dover Behavioral Health System is a STAR LRP‑approved facility. The Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program is intended for individuals working in a full‑time direct care role in a CDC‑designated substance use disorder (SUD) location or Mental Health Professional Shortage Area. Qualified staff may have student loans paid off (up to $250,000). RNs qualify.

• Tuition Assistance
• Loan Forgiveness
• Orientation (could earn 20 CEUs) and career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations
• Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career
• Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & generous 24 Paid Time Off days
• Excellent medical (AETNA, BCBS), dental (Delta Dental), vision/hearing (VSP, Lasik Savings, hearing aids, diabetic eye care plus), and prescription drug plans
• Voluntary benefits:
  Nationwide pet insurance, identity protection, Met Life® Legal Plan, computer purchasing program, discount program, auto & home insurance, life insurance, short‑term & long‑term disability, FSA
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan; purchase shares of UHS common stock at a 10% discount through payroll deductions
• SoFi student loan refinancing program

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