Nurse Manager (Registered Nurse, RN) - Behavioral Health

Norwich, Connecticut

Responsible for the comprehensive administration of a patient care services (PCS) department or a cluster of departments.

Posted Sep 17 · 2 years of experience

Unit and setting: Behavioral Health Nurse Manager (Registered Nurse, RN) - Behavioral Health
License: RN license Current unrestricted License in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut.RN license in good standing
Term: Permanent

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License: RN license in good standing Current unrestricted License in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut. Check your license
Certification: Department specific certifications Ability to obtain and maintain department specific certifications.
Certification: Certification in leadership or clinical specialty within 6 months of hireAfter hire · within six (6) months of hire Certification in leadership or clinical specialty or ability to attain within six (6) months of hire.
Certification: BLS within 90 days of hireAfter hire · obtain and maintain BLS within 90 days of hire Ability to obtain and maintain BLS within 90 days of hire.
Education: Graduate of a school of nursing Graduate of a school of nursing.
Education: BSN or MSN Effective 6/1/2013, all new hires into this position must have a BSN or MSN.
Experience: Three years of recent acute care experience Three (3) years recent acute care experience and two (2) years progressive management or leadership experience.
Experience: Two years of progressive management or leadership experience

Preferred

Certification: ACLS certification Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Certification: Certification in Leadership Certification in Leadership.
Education: Master's Degree in Nursing Master’s Degree in Nursing
Experience: Four years of progressive management or leadership experience Four (4) years progressive management or leadership experience.

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Benefits

BenefitsCompetitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balancewe provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

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The role and schedule

Day to day: Comprehensive administration of a patient care services department or cluster of departments Responsible for the comprehensive administration of a patient care services (PCS) department or a cluster of departments.
Day to day: Shapes and interprets the philosophy and definition of nursing related to planning, staff development, budget, staffing, and performance improvement

The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.

Backus Hospital

Hospital: William W Backus Hospital
Address: 326 WASHINGTON ST, NORWICH, CT, 06360
CMS rating: 4 of 5 stars
Beds: 187

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Preceptors and orientation

Residency includes 12 weeks with nearly 75% dedicated to bedside immersion paired with an RN Preceptor.

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Scheduling

Available shifts include 12-hour shifts (7a-7:30p, 7:30p-7a, 11a-11p), 8-hour shifts (3p-11:30p, 11p-7a), rotating weekends/holidays, and per diem scheduling.

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Location Detail: Backus Hospital (10309)

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Nurse Manager.

Excellence, Safety, Caring, Integrity…. What do you value?

Join us at Backus Hospital as we live our values every day. As part of Hartford HealthCare we create a better future for healthcare in Connecticut and beyond. By embodying these values we have become nationally respected for patient care and most trusted for personalized coordinated care. Come be part of something special!

For more than 118 years, Backus Hospital has been the primary source of healthcare services for much of Eastern Connecticut. We are home to the only trauma center in New London and Windham counties, and are the only area hospital with LIFE STAR helicopter services. We deliver and coordinate a continuum of high-quality healthcare with the goal of improving the health of our communities.

Job summary

Responsible for the comprehensive administration of a patient care services (PCS) department or a cluster of departments. The director shapes and interprets the philosophy and definition of nursing as it relates short and long term planning, program and staff development, resource and budget management, staffing, performance improvement and healthcare system utilization.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements

Education

Graduate of a school of nursing. Bachelors Degree or able to complete within two (2) years required. Effective 6/1/2013, all new hires into this position must have a BSN or MSN.

Experience

Three (3) years recent acute care experience and two (2) years progressive management or leadership experience.

License and Certification

Current unrestricted License in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut. Certification in leadership or clinical specialty or ability to attain within six (6) months of hire. Ability to obtain and maintain BLS within 90 days of hire. Ability to obtain and maintain department specific certifications.

Preferred requirements

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Experience

Four (4) years progressive management or leadership experience.

License and Certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification. Certification in Leadership.

We take great care of careers

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving colleagues- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment

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William W Backus Hospital · Norwich, CT

Norwich, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,253/mo
Household income: $65,024/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Norwich, CT

NeighborhoodsSources never map nurses to one subdivision, but Backus Hospital is Norwich’s largest employer, so in-city living is the practical pattern. Named pockets include historic Downtown and Millionaire’s Walk beside Norwich Free Academy, where Gilded Age mansions have been split into apartments; colonial Norwichtown around its green and burial ground; Laurel Hill, with pier views at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park; mill-village Taftville between Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun; East Great Plains; and Yantic near Yantic Falls. Citywide median home value is about $259,990 and median rent about $1,075—cheaper than coastal Connecticut, in old mill and mansion stock rather than new professional enclaves.

Sources never map nurses to one subdivision, but Backus Hospital is Norwich’s largest employer, so in-city living is the practical pattern. Named pockets include historic Downtown and Millionaire’s Walk beside Norwich Free Academy, where Gilded Age mansions have been split into apartments; colonial Norwichtown around its green and burial ground; Laurel Hill, with pier views at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park; mill-village Taftville between Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun; East Great Plains; and Yantic near Yantic Falls.

Citywide median home value is about $259,990 and median rent about $1,075—cheaper than coastal Connecticut, in old mill and mansion stock rather than new professional enclaves.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: homes.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: greatwolf.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundAverage commute time is 21.2 minutes (U.S. News) to 23.5 minutes (MYMOVE). Backus Hospital is inside Norwich, so hospital-based nurses often have a short in-city drive rather than a regional highway commute; sources do not name routes, bus lines, or parking rules at the hospital. Norwich runs its own utilities, which residents say cost less than Eversource, and a Public Works department credited with plowing streets quickly after snow. Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, and Mystic are a short drive for extra work or errands.

Average commute time is 21.2 minutes (U.S. News) to 23.5 minutes (MYMOVE). Backus Hospital is inside Norwich, so hospital-based nurses often have a short in-city drive rather than a regional highway commute; sources do not name routes, bus lines, or parking rules at the hospital.

Norwich runs its own utilities, which residents say cost less than Eversource, and a Public Works department credited with plowing streets quickly after snow. Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, and Mystic are a short drive for extra work or errands.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: mymove.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: homes.com

OutdoorsMohegan Park is the 350-acre city centerpiece, with trails, a playground, and a swimming pond. Yantic Falls is a regular short outing; Laurel Hill’s Howard T. Brown Memorial Park has pier views, and the Marina at American Wharf sits where three rivers meet. Guides list 17 parks and five hiking trails. Golfers use Malerba’s Driving Range in East Great Plains and nearby Lake of Isles; weekend nature trips include Harkness Memorial State Park and Bluff Point State Park. Climate figures run about 28 inches of snow and 54.81 inches of rain a year.

Mohegan Park is the 350-acre city centerpiece, with trails, a playground, and a swimming pond. Yantic Falls is a regular short outing; Laurel Hill’s Howard T. Brown Memorial Park has pier views, and the Marina at American Wharf sits where three rivers meet.

Guides list 17 parks and five hiking trails. Golfers use Malerba’s Driving Range in East Great Plains and nearby Lake of Isles; weekend nature trips include Harkness Memorial State Park and Bluff Point State Park.

Climate figures run about 28 inches of snow and 54.81 inches of rain a year.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: homes.com Source 4: mymove.com Source 5: greatwolf.com

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Living in Norwich

Norwich, the Rose of New England, is a 1659 river city at the confluence of three waterways, built on mills, shipping, and a 19th-century boom that left Millionaire’s Walk mansions standing near Norwich Free Academy. For a nurse, the concrete advantages are Backus Hospital as the largest local employer, 21-minute typical commutes, city-owned utilities cheaper than Eversource, and housing well under the U.S. median—homes around $260,000, rents around $1,075—often in subdivided historic houses rather than new complexes. Daily life clusters around Mohegan Park’s 350 acres, Yantic Falls, the downtown historic district, four breweries, The Harp and Dragon, Dixie Donuts, and lobster rolls; Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods, and Mystic sit a short drive out. Winters bring about 28 inches of snow that Public Works is said to clear fast; rain totals near 55 inches. The honest tradeoff is texture: U.S. News scores it 4.7/10, and residents still ask which neighborhoods are safe. Taftville, Laurel Hill, Norwichtown, Yantic, and Downtown are the named places people actually live—mill-town historic, not polished suburb.

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As of 2025Source 1: homes.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: mymove.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: greatwolf.com Source 9: tripadvisor.com

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