RN Manager Behavioral Health

Salary Estimate: $81369.60 - $122054.40 / year

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump‑start your career as a RN Manager Behavioral Health today with Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski.

The Manager ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall daily function and staffing of the unit/department. The Manager monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives.

• Clear understanding and experiences specifically within behavioral health
• Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to ages of patients served.
• Collaborates with staff, physicians, patients, and families to promote customer satisfaction and service values.
• Assists in daily monitoring of patient care quality.
• Coordinates and provides initial and on‑going staff education.
• Assists and coordinates annual competencies.
• Assists with daily operations, including staffing, scheduling, and productivity management, and serves as a back‑up for Director of Nursing.
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Notifies Director of Nursing of unresolved issues.
• Works closely with Nursing Director and Program Director to assure quality nursing care is consistent with the behavioral health program mission and vision.
• Assess, plans, implements and evaluates all aspects of care provided to patients in behavioral health program.
• Department Specific:
• Communicates with peers, Program Director, Director of Nursing and COO when needed.
• Shows responsibility in reporting significant events through electronic notification.
• Accepts and supports changes in hospital and departmental policy.
• Competent as appropriate to responsibilities in the knowledge of the prevention of contamination and transfer of infection and safety policies.
• Competent in the effective and safe use of all equipment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Follows all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Experienced and competent in the care of mentally ill patients utilizing behavioral health clinical skills to educate and guide the behavioral health staff in quality behavioral health care.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Registered Nurse

Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement…