Full Time – Nurse Manager, RN

Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine - a comprehensive inpatient behavioral health facility. Our center will provide acute behavioral health care and outpatient treatment to adults and geriatric adults who are in crisis from severe symptoms related to behavioral health and/or substance use disorder.

As the Nurse Manager, RN you will provide oversee the nursing function for the assigned patient unit. If you are passionate about improving behavioral health and excited about the opportunity to be a part of opening a new hospital, we would love the opportunity to meet you.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, graduation from an accredited school of Nursing. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a nurse preferred.
• Previous experience with acute care preferred.
• CPR, de-escalation, and restraint certification required (training available post hire and offered by facility).

Job Details:

• 64-bed acute inpatient setting
• IOP/PHP oversight
• Adult and Geriatric client population
• Behavioral Health and Addiction Treatment
• Acute intervention focus with short term stays
• Joint venture/Professional partnerships between NHC, Tennova and University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Position Highlights:

• Lead and develop the nursing staff within the unit, providing performance goals, feedback, and development opportunities.
• Schedule unit staff to assure 24/7 coverage
• Determine, assign, and assess performance objectives for nurses on the unit.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of all nursing personnel within the unit.
• Provide clinical leadership, strategic and long-term goals for the nurses on the unit.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate nursing services within the recovery unit.
• Responsible for the quality of care, staff’s work and operational efficiency and effectiveness of the nursing unit.
• Set and carry out policies, goals and procedures for their function or department.
• Conduct recruitment, hiring and training of personnel for unit.

Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine: Mission and Vision

We are committed to improve the quality of life of our patients by delivering personalized behavioral health in a safe and supportive environment. Our vision is to bring communities, families, and healthcare providers together to improve behavioral health, one patient at a time.

The Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine provides a comprehensive continuum of care for adults and geriatric patients with psychiatric, emotional, and addictive disorders We are pleased to partner with National Health Corporation (NHC), Tennova Healthcare, and The University of Tennessee Medical Center.

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