RN Behavioral Health Manager/Days

About the role

We are hiring for an RN Behavioral Health Manager/Days position at RHA Health Services. This role involves providing clinical and operational supervision to nurses and behavioral health technicians on the day shifts, collaborating with other managers, and ensuring the smooth management of programs.

Responsibilities

• Daily collaboration with Night RN Manager
• Participates in the recruitment and selection of appropriate skill levels and numbers of nursing service personnel
• Provides clinical oversight to all clinical and non-clinical staff on a daily basis
• Conduct/arrange adequate training of all full-time and part-time employees in positions to meet effective program needs and to maintain employee competency
• Manages the facility within allocated budgetary parameters
• Responsible for the effective management of the facilities services on a daily basis, including planning, organizing, and directing all functions and assigned activities; establishing goals and objectives, standards of performance and care; developing clinical policy and procedure; providing direct clinical services; and evaluating clinical staff, systems and improvement processes
• Ensures that facility is staffed appropriately for day shifts
• Develops the schedule for the day shift nursing and behavioral health technician staff, updates it at appropriate intervals
• Provides professional nursing care including assessment, care and treatment of clients at the facility; must adhere to standards of care as defined by the Nurse Practice Act, RHA, and accrediting bodies
• Serves as a supervisor for night shift employees, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• On call responsibility for night shifts
• Has reliable personal transportation and is accessible by telephone

Requirements

• AA, BS, MSN preferred
• RN with license to practice in North Carolina
• Five years' experience working with Behavioral Health Clients preferred (not required)

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the dynamics of the disease of chemical dependency and its treatment
• Knowledge of resources available in the community to support recovery
• Working knowledge of psychoactive substance abuse, dependency and the principles and techniques based on best practices
• Commitment to the use of evidence based treatment and preventative methods
• Ability to incorporate this knowledge into a training program for employees, assuring training and hours needed to attain certification
• Ability to review program productivity and/or performance, and ensure budget is maintained within overnight staffing
• Emotional stability, maturity, warmth, openness and the ability to work effectively with a diverse, indigent population
• More than five (5) years continuous sobriety and/or recovery from mood altering drugs, with active participation in recovery, if applicable
• Knowledge of federal confidentiality laws so that client confidentiality is assured
• Must have knowledge of Client Rights Policy and believe those rights must be considered at all times
• Ability to speak and write effectively for the purpose of maintaining effective relations with the staff, clients and stakeholders and for marketing programs to clients and the community
• Ability to perform duties physically and mentally without harm to self or others

Skills

• Knowledge of federal confidentiality laws so that client confidentiality is assured
• Must have knowledge of Client Rights Policy and believe those rights must be considered at all times
• Ability to speak and write effectively for the purpose of maintaining effective relations with the staff, clients and stakeholders and for marketing programs to clients and the community
• Ability to perform duties physically and mentally without harm to self or others

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities