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