Nurse Manager

Registered Nurse Position at Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center

Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center offers hope and healing for youth ages 7 to 17 at the time of admission with several psychiatric diagnoses and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Portsmouth, VA, Harbor Point provides intensive, residential treatment to youth in a comfortable setting that is conducive to healing. Our facility specializes in treating children and adolescents with depression, bipolar, ADHD, and other mental health issues. We also have specific treatment programs for those with intellectual disabilities or those with self-injurious behavior.

Harbor Point and its programs are fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Educational Facilities. We are licensed by The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Virginia Department of Education. We are a TRICARE-approved and certified facility.

The Registered Nurse position at Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center provides assistance and support to the Director of Nursing in the management of the daily nursing care as well as leadership, administrative direction and supervision of staff. Provides nursing supervision and oversight, and training and scheduling of nursing staff. Ensures consistent use of the nursing and residential care process in providing quality care, implements patient safety, and acts as a resource to all nursing and direct care staff. Assists in training resident care staff. Provides assessments, nursing care and evaluation of nursing care. Collaborates with other department personnel in establishing and complying with resident care standards, policies, procedures and protocols. Monitors utilization of resources to provide cost effective care. Provides primary channels of communication for physicians, therapists, caseworkers, facility managers and administrators. Serves as a role model for residents to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors and demonstrates Service Excellence.

Full-time benefit highlights include challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation and generous paid time off, excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan, SoFi student loan refinancing program, tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University, career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries, and pet insurance.

Essential functions include implementing emergency use of seclusion and restraints, planning and ensuring quality resident care and treatment, maintaining documentation standards, maintaining cost efficiency, participating in marketing and community relations activities, staffing assigned units, providing leadership and supervision for the nurses and direct care staff, interpreting facility and department objectives and policies, maintaining a clean, safe, therapeutic environment, adhering to facility and clinical policies and procedures, and maintaining service excellence.

Qualifications include demonstrated leadership ability, the ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups and individuals, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of general and child/adolescent psychiatric nursing, therapeutic relationships, therapeutic processes, growth and development, limit-setting and behavior management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors, good verbal and written skills, ability to rotate shifts and programs as necessary, ability to maintain confidentiality of resident information, demonstrates knowledge of risk factors for violence and determining potential for violent acting out and ability to assess suicidal/homicidal ideations, on call requirements, graduation from an approved school of nursing, licensure by Commonwealth of Virginia as a registered nurse, CPR certification, minimum of one year of experience working with children and adolescents in a psychiatric facility or rehabilitation program, minimum of three years supervisory experience preferred, and physical requirements.

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