Behavioral Health Nurse Manager
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Overview
Job Description
Reports To: Director of nursing
Position Summary:
The Behavioral Health Nurse Manager is responsible for the clinical, operational, and administrative oversight of nursing services within the Behavioral Health Department across five outpatient locations. The Nurse Manager leads a team of three registered nurses and five medical assistants while ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care for both adult and pediatric populations.
The Behavioral Health Nurse Manager oversees nursing operations supporting outpatient psychiatry/BH services, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Spravato (esketamine) treatment services. The position ensures compliance with federal, state, HRSA, DEA, REMS and organizational standards while promoting continuous quality improvement and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Leadership
Provide clinical leadership and oversight for behavioral health nursing and MA services across five clinical locations.
Ensure safe, evidence-based practice for pediatric and adult behavioral health patients.
Develop and maintain workflows that promote efficiency, quality, and patient safety.
Support integrated care between behavioral health, primary care, pharmacy, and specialty services.
Monitor and audit nursing documentation for completeness, quality, and regulatory compliance.
Serve as a clinical resource for complex patient care issues.
Participate in development and implementation of nursing protocols, standing orders, and clinical procedures.
Staff Leadership
Supervise, coach, mentor, and evaluate:
3 Registered Nurses
5 Medical Assistants
Responsibilities include:
Recruitment and onboarding
Orientation and competency validation
Annual performance evaluations
Corrective action
Scheduling and staffing
Employee engagement and retention
Promote teamwork, accountability, and a culture of respect and continuous learning.
Program Oversight
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Ensure:
Appropriate patient screening
Treatment workflow compliance
Equipment maintenance coordination
Staff competency
Documentation standards
Quality monitoring
Spravato (Esketamine) Program
Serve as nursing lead for the Spravato clinic by ensuring compliance with:
FDA REMS Program requirements
DEA regulations
Medication storage and security
Observation and monitoring requirements
Patient education
Documentation standards
Emergency preparedness
Staff competency validation
Operational Management
Coordinate nursing coverage across five clinic locations.
Monitor staffing needs and productivity.
Collaborate with behavioral health leadership on operational planning.
Oversee clinical supply management.
Participate in emergency preparedness planning.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and licensure
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (RN or LPN)
Current unrestricted Massachusetts nursing license
Experience
Minimum five years of progressive nursing experience
Preferred three years of leadership or supervisory experience
Experience in behavioral health or psychiatric nursing.
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