RN Manager Nurse
Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital
Malden, Massachusetts
You'll help run nursing operations on your assigned units, managing staff and coordinating care under the DON/CNO.
Posted Oct 1 · Applications close Oct 1, 2027
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health Oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.behavioral health patients
- License
- RN license Current registered nursing license in State of facility requiredCurrent RN license in the state of the facility
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current RN license in the state of the facility Current registered nursing license in State of facility required
- Certification
- CPR certification CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- Certification
- De-escalation/restraint certification
- Experience
- 2 years of RN experience Two years of registered nursing experience required
- Experience
- 1 year of charge RN or other administrative experience One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.
- Experience
- 1 year of experience with the population One year of prior experience with the population required
Preferred
- Education
- BSN or higher BSN or higher strongly preferred
- Experience
- 3 years as an RN Three years as a registered nurse strongly preferred
- Experience
- 2 years of RN experience with the facility's patient population Two years of prior experience as a registered nursing with patient population of the facility is preferred.
- Also asks
- Prior house supervisor experience Prior experience as a house supervisor strongly preferred
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- allocating nursing staff as census and acuity change Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed
- Day to day
- recruiting, hiring and training new staff Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of new staff.
- Day to day
- developing staff education and training programs Identify the educational needs of others and develop educational or training programs.
- Day to day
- planning budgets and authorizing spending Perform administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
- Day to day
- direct patient care as needed Provide direct care as needed.
- Day to day
- serving as a clinical and service resource for nursing and other staff Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned.
- Details
- 144-bed hospital 144-bed facility in Malden, Massachusetts
The workplace
You would walk into a 144-bed behavioral health hospital in Malden, a joint venture of Tufts Medicine and Acadia Healthcare slated to open February 2026. On Admissions, your days are intake assessments, utilization review, medication reconciliation, admission orders, and referral…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital’s careers page.
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Overview Tufts Medicine Behavioral is hiring for an RN Nurse Manager to join our team! Pay: $64.00-$80.00 (depending on experience) Tufts Medicine, a leading integrated academic health system in Massachusetts, and Acadia Healthcare, the largest standalone provider of behavioral health services in the U. S., have partnered to create the Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 144-bed facility in Malden, Massachusetts. Slated to open in fall 2025, this hospital is designed to address the growing need for high-quality behavioral health services in the region.
Acadia Healthcare is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States. Acadia operates a growing network of 250 plus behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,100 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 75,000 patients daily, Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U. S. Acadia Healthcare’s purpose is to Lead Care With Light and our mission is to be a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of mental health and addiction concerns.
We strive to maintain our standing as a thought leader in the behavioral healthcare industry, providing treatment that is synonymous with compassion and innovation. Responsibilities
Purpose statement
Assists the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring and supervising the effective and efficient use of the operations of nursing for assigned units. Oversees the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
Provide leadership to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as nursing practice standards. Recognizes that patient safety is a top priority. Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety Accountable for the standard of care at the facility, providing consultations and expertise in the delivery of care to patient.
Serve as a clinical and service resource to nursing staff and other staff as assigned. Manage the activities of staff, coordinating safe and appropriate care between departments and disciplines. Manage and evaluate work activities of nursing, technical, clerical, service or maintenance staff for the unit, work group and other facility staff as directed.
Analyze information/situation to choose the best solution(s) to solve problems. Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of new staff. Identify the educational needs of others and develop educational or training programs.
Assist with the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures for the facility. Prepare reports to inform management of the status and implementation of programs, services and quality initiatives of the unit. Perform administrative or managerial functions such as planning budgets and authorizing expenditures.
Provide direct care as needed.
Other functions
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Other functions
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. Qualifications
Education/experience/skill requirements
- BSN or higher strongly preferred
- Current registered nursing license in State of facility required
- Three years as a registered nurse strongly preferred
- Two years of registered nursing experience required
- Two years of prior experience as a registered nursing with patient population of the facility is preferred.
- One year of prior experience with the population required
- Prior experience as a house supervisor strongly preferred
- One year of charge RN or other administrative experience required.
Licenses/designations/certifications
Current RN license as required by state. CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). First aid may be required based on state or facility. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws. AHRN #LI-LM1
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What's around it?
Malden, MA
Living costs about 6% above the US average