Nurse Manager
Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Monroe
West Monroe, Louisiana
The Nurse Manager is responsible for upholding the standards of care established by regulatory and accrediting bodies. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Monroe is a specialty hospital.
Posted Sep 17
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health adult and geriatric mental and behavioral health patients
- License
- RN license License: Current RN License in good standing with the State of LouisianaCurrent RN License in good standing
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current RN License in good standing License: Current RN License in good standing with the State of Louisiana Check your license
- Education
- Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing minimum, with MSN oversight Education: Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing minimum, with MSN oversight.
Preferred
- Education
- Masters Prepared Masters Prepared strongly preferred.
- Experience
- psychiatric management experience Experience: Previous psychiatric management experience is preferred
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsLife/Disability optionsLife/Disability options
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- uphold standards of care established by regulatory and accrediting bodies The Nurse Manager is responsible for upholding the standards of care established by regulatory and accrediting bodies.
- Day to day
- provide oversight and direction to all direct care nursing staff The Nurse Manager provides oversight and direction to all direct care nursing staff.
- Day to day
- ensure safe unit staffing according to protocol and assist nursing staff with decision making, clinical judgement, and medical staff communication
- Day to day
- provide direct patient care when indicated
- Day to day
- provide direct oversight to nursing staff Provides direct oversight to the nursing staff.
- Day to day
- participate in QAPI process by monitoring, tracking, and analyzing nursing data Participates in the QAPI process with monitoring, tracking and analyzing nursing data.
- Day to day
- coordinate with Staffing Coordinator to maintain adequate shift staffing Coordinates with the Staffing Coordinator to ensure proper patient care is maintained by shifts being adequately staffed.
- Day to day
- coordinate performance of nursing care within scope of practice and policy compliance Coordinates the performance of nursing care to patients within the scope of practice and in compliance with policies, procedures, and standards.
- Day to day
- collaborate with HR on nursing staff hiring and terminations Collaborates with Human Resources on hiring and termination of employees in the nursing department.
- Day to day
- complete scheduled performance evaluations for nursing staff Completes performance evaluations for nursing staff as scheduled.
- Day to day
- collaborate with Intake and Service Development to facilitate timely admissions Actively works with Intake and the Service Development Department to facilitate admissions into the facility in a timely manner.
- Day to day
- maintain knowledge of and document admission criteria for new admissions Maintains knowledge of admission criteria and accurately documents admission criteria for new admissions.
- Day to day
- participate on Utilization and Treatment Team communicating patient goals, interventions, and assessment Functions as a member of the Utilization and Treatment Team to participate in the communication of identified patient goals, interventions, and assessment.
- Day to day
- act as resource in formulation of nursing and patient care policies, procedures, forms, and processes
- Day to day
- ensure survey readiness through regulatory compliance and quality standards of care The Nurse Manager is charged with ensuring survey readiness through regulatory compliance and quality standards of care.
- Day to day
- collaborate on facility projects and program development The Nurse Manager collaborates on facilities’ projects and program development to oversee the safe accurate, development, and implementation of patient care.
- Day to day
- participate as member of facility leadership team Participates as a member of the leadership team within the facility.
- On call
- nursing administrator on call duties when indicated Assumes nursing administrator on call duties when indicated.
- Details
- 40-bed acute care hospital
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
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Freedom Behavioral’s West Monroe facility is a 40-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing specialized mental and behavioral health services for the adult and geriatric populations. The hospital delivers a comprehensive range of care, including both inpatient and outpatient treatment options, designed to support the unique needs of adults.
The Nurse Manager is responsible for upholding the standards of care established by regulatory and accrediting bodies. The Nurse Manager provides oversight and direction to all direct care nursing staff. The Nurse Manager ensures that the unit is staffed safely and according to protocol; providing assistance as needed to the nursing staff with regard to decision making, clinical judgement issues, medical staff communication, as well as providing direct patient care when indicated.
Assumes nursing administrator on call duties when indicated. Provides direct oversight to the nursing staff. Participates in the QAPI process with monitoring, tracking and analyzing nursing data.
Coordinates with the Staffing Coordinator to ensure proper patient care is maintained by shifts being adequately staffed. Coordinates the performance of nursing care to patients within the scope of practice and in compliance with policies, procedures, and standards. Collaborates with Human Resources on hiring and termination of employees in the nursing department.
Completes performance evaluations for nursing staff as scheduled. Actively works with Intake and the Service Development Department to facilitate admissions into the facility in a timely manner. Maintains knowledge of admission criteria and accurately documents admission criteria for new admissions.
Functions as a member of the Utilization and Treatment Team to participate in the communication of identified patient goals, interventions, and assessment. The Nurse Manager acts as a resource for all administrative, nursing, and direct care staff in formulation of policies, procedures, forms, and process that directly affect the nursing department and patient care. The Nurse Manager is charged with ensuring survey readiness through regulatory compliance and quality standards of care.
The Nurse Manager collaborates on facilities’ projects and program development to oversee the safe accurate, development, and implementation of patient care. Participates as a member of the leadership team within the facility.
Preferred knowledge, skills, and/or experience required
Education
Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing minimum, with MSN oversight. Masters Prepared strongly preferred.
- License: Current RN License in good standing with the State of Louisiana
Experience
Previous psychiatric management experience is preferred
Excellent Benefits Package
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life/Disability options
- 401k
Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Monroe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
What's around it?
West Monroe, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $826/mo
- Household income
- $49,386/yr, all local households, not nurse pay