RN Psychiatry Service Team Lead
Fargo, North Dakota
Health system employer
Nurse Managers & Supervisors
Posted Aug 18 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in North Dakota is $32/hr, across 113 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic is seeking a Registered Nurse-Psychiatry Service Team Lead in the Fargo, ND area.
Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.
As the Psychiatry Service Team Lead, you will provide leadership and oversight to the psychiatry unit at the local Behavioral Health Clinic. In partnership with other team lead and the Center's Director of Nursing, you will ensure adherence to quality-of-care practices and policies and procedures. You will assist with hiring, training, and providing regular supervision to staff members of the unit. You will collaborate with behavioral health teams and community partners to ensure needs of the individual and agency are met.
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To thrive in this position, you will need to be familiar with state regulations and on-site pharmacy expectations. Previous supervisory experience is helpful, as is experience teaching individuals how to independently manage their medication and healthcare.
About HHS
ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.
To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.
Minimum Qualifications
To be considered for the Psychiatry Service Team Lead position, you are required to have a licensure as a Registered Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing and at least 2 years of behavioral health nursing experience. An active Pharmacy Technician License in the state of North Dakota is preferred. ? If not an active Pharmacy Technician upon hire, Pharmacy Technician certification and licensure must be obtained within 2 years of hire for continued employment. Preference will be given to applicants with lead work or supervisory experience.
This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.
About Team ND
"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt
More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.
Total Rewards: The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.
Considering a new position on Team ND? How does your current position stack up? Use our Total Rewards Calculator to estimate.
Application Procedures
Your resume must clearly show the months and years of employment for each position listed. This information is required to accurately calculate your qualifying experience and determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Resumes that do not include sufficient employment date may not be able to be fully evaluated.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.
This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify
A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.
For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Carolyn Tago at ctago@nd.gov or at (701) 850-7310.
Employing Unit ND HHS -Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic
Unit Phone Number (701) 298-4500
TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 (800) 366-6888 (text) or 1 (800) 366-6889 (voice)
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-3290.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N. D. C. C. Sect. 23-12-10.
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“Team Lead position, you are required to have a licensure as a Registered Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing and at least 2 years of behavioral health nursing experience.” · from this posting
Requirements
- To be considered for the Psychiatry Service Team Lead position, you are required to have a licensure as a Registered Nurse by the North Dakota Board of Nursing and at least 2 years of behavioral health nursing experience. An active Pharmacy Technician License in the state of North Dakota is preferred. ? If not an active Pharmacy Technician upon hire, Pharmacy Technician certification and licensure must be obtained within 2 years of hire for continued employment. Preference will be given to applicants with lead work or supervisory experience.
- This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.
- About Team ND
- "Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt
- More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.
- Total Rewards: The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.
- Considering a new position on Team ND? How does your current position stack up? Use our Total Rewards Calculator to estimate.
- Application Procedures
- Your resume must clearly show the months and years of employment for each position listed. This information is required to accurately calculate your qualifying experience and determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Resumes that do not include sufficient employment date may not be able to be fully evaluated.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.
- This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify
- A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.
- For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Carolyn Tago at ctago@nd.gov or at (701) 850-7310.
- Employing Unit ND HHS -Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic
- Unit Phone Number (701) 298-4500
- TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 (800) 366-6888 (text) or 1 (800) 366-6889 (voice)
- If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-3290.
Place
- City
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Median rent
- $946/mo
- Local household income
- $66,998/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Fargo area index 90.9, where 100 is the national average.
Fargo sits on the Red River along North Dakota's eastern edge, offering a friendly college-town atmosphere backed by steady healthcare demand. The city balances Midwest practicality with cultural amenities from nearby universities, making it an approachable landing spot for nurses seeking reliability over hustle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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You would work for North Dakota Health and Human Services out of Fargo’s Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic, and often well beyond the clinic doors. On the psychiatry unit, an RN Team Lead oversees the work with the Director of Nursing.…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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