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The Nurse Manager provides leadership and operational oversight for assigned behavioral health units, ensuring regulatory compliance, quality care, and staff development. This role emphasizes unit-level operations, enabling closer oversight of compliance and staff performance. Responsibilities include corrective action implementation and continuous improvement of nursing practices.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Directs daily operations for assigned units, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.

+ Conducts routine audits (admission assessments, treatment plans, MAR checks, safety rounds) and implements corrective actions as needed.

+ Provides real-time feedback, mentor nurses and Mental Health Technicians, and coordinate competency training with the Clinical Nurse Educator.

+ Participates in hiring, evaluations, and disciplinary actions for unit staff.

+ Monitors unit metrics, identify trends, and lead initiatives to improve patient outcomes and staff performance.

+ Works closely with CNO, House Supervisors, and interdisciplinary teams to maintain safe, therapeutic environments.

+ Ensures units are survey-ready at all times through proactive compliance monitoring.

+ Serves as a resource for clinical decision-making and escalates concerns appropriately.

+ Enforces infection control compliance by ensuring staff adhere to protocols and promptly correct deficiencies identified by Infection Control Nurse audits.

+ Serves as a leader in maintaining a safe, structured, and therapeutic milieu on assigned units, ensuring adherence to behavioral health standards and patient engagement protocols.

+ Prepares and submits accurate reports on unit audits, compliance metrics, staffing, and quality improvement initiatives to nursing leadership and the CNO.

+ Analyzes data trends and presents findings during leadership meetings to support decision-making.

+ Provides leadership coverage during the CNO’s absence, assuming administrative and operational responsibilities.

+ Two (2) positions available - one day shift and one swing shift

Requirements

+ Current Nevada State RN License required

+ BSN or equivalent preferred

+ Minimum one (1) year leadership experience required, preferably in Nursing

+ Ability to organize activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks for patients.

+ Ability to stabilize acute psychotic and non-violent crises by using accepted intervention techniques.

Benefits

A full benefits package is available the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:

+ Medical insurance

+ Dental insurance

+ Vision insurance

+ 401K Retirement Plan

+ Healthcare spending account

+ Dependent care spending account

+ PTO Plan with holiday premium pay

+ Discounted cafeteria meal plan

+ Life insurance (including plans for spouse and children)

+ Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)

+ Pet Insurance

+ Identity Theft Insurance