Nurse Manager (Crisis Stabilization Unit)

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Summary: Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of the Crisis Stabilization Unit. Plan, organize and direct diversified, multidisciplinary behavioral health and substance abuse programs. Provide guidance concerning the day-today delivery of established program processes to ensure smooth operation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors the daily admissions and discharges to the Crisis Unit and in an effort to maintain a high occupancy rate.
• Collaborates with BHL, Community Providers and Regional DBHDD staff to ensure a coordinated system of CSU management and delivery of services.
• Monitors program purchases, pharmaceutical costs, position requisitions and overtime usage in an effort to achieve the fiscal year budget expectations for the Crisis Unit.
• Completes charts audits and conducts an analysis of the data in an effort to improve service delivery and clinical outcomes.
• Performs direct care duties as needed to include nursing assessments, medication administration and crisis intervention.
• Coordinates nursing efforts, resolves problems and maintains the daily operations of the unit.
• Supervises, educates and coaches subordinate staff and documents supervision in an effort to promote professional growth of staff.
• Ensures that incident reports and infection control reports are completed within 24 hours of incident occurring and follow-up.
• Ensures proper scheduling of the unit staff to meet the needs of the individuals.
• Facilitates In-service Trainings and staff meetings as scheduled.
• Maintains QI reports, statistical reporting data and infection control reports for Crisis Stabilization Unit.
• Works in close concert with CSU medical staff and the Crisis Director to ensure the highest clinical outcomes of individuals.
• Completes additional job responsibilities as assigned by management staff.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Licensure/Certification – Georgia License as Registered Nurse.
• Experience – 3 – 5 years of management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education - Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Licensure/Certification – Georgia License as Registered Nurse Professional
• Experience – Greater than 5 years of full-time program manager or director experience managing a program serving individuals having mental illness and/or a substance use disorder; experience in working and/or managing a behavioral health crisis service.