Title: RN Manager I - House Manager/Shift Nurse Coordinator - 49115

State Role Title: Registered Nurse Manager I

Hiring Range: Minimum Salary: $116,519/year - Salary Commensurate with Relevant Years of Experience

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Southwestern VA Mtl Hlth Inst

Agency Website: www.swvmhi.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of psychiatric nursing to provide care appropriate to the adult and geriatric patient populations.

Must have demonstrated ability to:
• Supervise and schedule nursing staff with effectiveness and efficiency.
• Effectively use electronic health record, nursing scheduling, communication, and
reporting systems
• Provide leadership and interventions in emergency codes.
• Make difficult decisions with authority and ownership and through appropriate
consultation.
• Resolve problems using data, obtaining input from others, and evaluating results.
• Effectively use of interpersonal skills to communicate, listen, teach, and motivate.
• Remain optimistic when handling multiple priorities through time management,
organizational skills, and delegation.
• Intervene assertively and appropriately to address clinical crises or workplace conflict.
• Build constructive working relationships and customer relations between disciplines,
departments, and the public.
• Achieve successful resolution of complaints from individuals, families, visitors, as well
as other employees.
• Demonstrate experience in utilizing resources with fiscally sound judgment.
• See and hear adequately to include peripheral abilities, to recognize hazardous
situation/area.
• Expertly implement the Nursing Process for adult and geriatric populations.
• Professionally create and present written documents and reports.
• Direct infection prevention and control practices and appropriately apply standards in
daily activities.
• Ensure Joint Commission, CMS, OIG, and other regulatory/accrediting agency
standards are implemented and met.
• Work in a secure and locked environment with individuals who are experiencing acute
symptoms of mental illness and/or additional forensic/legal involvement.
• Perform physical demands such as: repetitious walking and/or standing; bending,
lifting, and reaching overhead to position, restrain, transfer, transport, and/or escort
patients and to perform or assist them in activities of daily living.
• Be flexible with schedule and assignments working overtime in staffing emergencies
or inclement weather situations
• Time-adjusting work schedule throughout the work week.
• Must successfully complete TO (Therapeutic Options) Training, and CPR

Minimum Qualifications

Additional Considerations

• Strongly prefer extensive experience in upper-level management and supervision of
multiple levels of nursing staff
• Excellent computer skills including electronic health record and electronic nursing
scheduling.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SWVMHI) only accepts online applications via PAGEUP. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed, or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your PAGEUP account for the status of your application and this position. For classified positions, postings will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

SWVMHI is an Equal Opportunity Employer located in Marion, VA. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability.

A fingerprint-based criminal history check, a Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services check, and drug testing is required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific ("barrier") crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending ("barrier") charges (Go to the code sections to see barrier crimes and related information).

Contact Information

Name: Rebecca Richardson

Phone: 276-706-3516

Email: rebecca.richardson@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.