Residential Behavior Health Nurse Manager

Overview

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we're here to create real change - helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we're looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives - including your own. You'll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

Job Description

The Residential Behavioral Health Nurse Manager directs the daily clinical, operational, and administrative activities of nursing staff within adult residential psychiatric RTF/CRP/ CRR/PCH

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clinical Leadership: Ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centered psychiatric care and trauma-informed treatment. Oversee medication management, therapeutic environments, and crisis intervention protocols.
• Staff Management: Handle recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, mentoring, and performance evaluations for registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and direct care staff.
• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain adherence to state and federal healthcare regulations, accreditation standards (such as The Joint Commission), and safety policies regarding restraint and seclusion.
• Quality & Operations: Monitor incident reports, track clinical quality outcomes, manage department productivity, and collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Licensure: Current, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the practicing state.
• Experience: 3 to 5 years of behavioral health nursing experience, with at least 2 years in a progressive leadership, supervisory, or charge nurse role.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certifications; specialty credentials like Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMH-BC) are often preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at ADArequest@elwyn.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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