Registered Nurse, Unit Supervisor

Title: Registered Nurse, Unit Supervisor

State Role

Title:

Registered Nurse Manager I

Hiring Range: $107,812 - $148,781

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Catawba Hospital

Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Utilizing knowledge base and experience, provides population specific quality nursing care to adult and geriatric psychiatric patients through the nursing process in accordance with hospital policy and procedure. Utilizes recovery principles in all aspects of this leadership role. Directly supervises, evaluates, documents and provides guidance to improve performance of nursing staff. Develops/implements strategies to facilitate effective communication among three shifts. Collaborates with Charge Nurses on off shifts, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Supervisors and other departments to manage nursing care and milieu on assigned unit.

Drive continuous quality improvement, ensuring the highest standards of safety, trauma-informed care, and regulatory compliance.

• Registered Nursing licensure or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia required
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care utilizing knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric disorders, physical, psychological and social needs of the psychiatric patient.
• Skills to supervise, evaluate and counsel nursing employees; skills in delegating nursing activities; facilitate others in providing supervision and evaluation; knowledge of program and milieu development.
• Demonstrates competency as defined on Competency Assessment.

• BSN highly desirable
• Demonstrated experience in nursing leadership role with supervision and evaluation of personnel performance, competency, and interface with physicians and other ancillary staff preferred
• Experience in mental health inpatient psychiatric or geriatric/long term care setting preferred

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DBHDS is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certified employer and provides hiring preference to qualified veterans and service members. We highly encourage veterans, active members of the Virginia National Guard, and U.S. Military Reserve members to apply and respond accordingly on the state application.

DBHDS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including your choice of health plans, paid life insurance, retirement plans, 14 paid holidays in 2026, annual leave, family personal leave, sick leave, employee discount programs, and more!