NURSE MANAGER -BEHAVIORAL UNIT
Company: Allegiance Specialty Hospital Greenville
Location: Greenville
Posted on: February 11, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Freedom Behavioral of Greenville
has an immediate opening for a Nurse Manager to lead our nursing
team in our psychiatric DPU! Freedom Behavioral of Greenville
offers medical/dental/vision and supplemental insurance to
full-time employees. We also have vacation and sick days as well as
a matching 401K! If you have the heart for caring for individuals
suffering from a broad range of mental illnesses , this is the
place to be! This leadership role is certainly rewarding,
especially when you know you have contributed to the improvement in
the quality of life of those we serve. If fulfilling your career
potential in an environment where you know you have made a
difference in the lives of others sounds appealing, this is the job
for you! The Nurse Manager is responsible for upholding the
standards of care established by regulatory and accrediting bodies.
The Nurse Manager provides oversight and direction to all direct
care nursing staff. The Nurse Manager ensures that the unit is
staffed safely and according to protocol; providing assistance as
needed to the nursing staff with regard to decision making,
clinical judgement issues, medical staff communication, as well as
providing direct patient care when indicated. Assumes nursing
administrator on call duties when indicated. Provides direct
oversight to the nursing staff. Participates in the QAPI process
with monitoring, tracking and analyzing nursing data. Ensures the
development of the nursing schedule in a timely manner. Coordinates
the performance of nursing care to patients within the scope of
practice and in compliance with policies, procedures, and
standards. Collaborates with Human Resources on hiring and
termination of employees in the nursing department. Completes
performance evaluations for nursing staff as scheduled. Actively
works with Intake and the Service Development Department to
facilitate admissions into the facility in a timely manner.
Maintains knowledge of admission criteria and accurately documents
admission criteria for new admissions. Functions as a member of the
Utilization and Treatment Team to participate in the communication
of identified patient goals, interventions, and assessment. Acts as
a resource for all administrative, nursing, and direct care staff
in formulation of policies, procedures, forms, and process that
directly affect the nursing department and patient care. The Nurse
Manager is charged with ensuring survey readiness through
regulatory compliance and quality standards of care. The Nurse
Manager collaborates on facilities’ projects and program
development to oversee the safe accurate, development, and
implementation of patient care. Participates as a member of the
leadership team within the facility. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,
AND/OR EXPERIENCE: This position requires an RN license in good
standing with the State of Mississippi. In addition, to be
considered for this role, applicant must have: A Master's degree in
psychiatric or mental health nursing or in a related field such as
psychology or nursing education and five years nursing experience
and three years providing nursing care to the mentally ill; or A
Bachelor's, Associate degree in nursing with documented evidence of
educational programs focused on treating psychiatric patients,
which as occurred at intervals sufficient enough to keep the nurse
current on psychiatric nursing techniques. In addition, the nurse
shall have at least five years of nursing experience, three years
of which were providing nursing care to the mentally ill or
receiving regular, documented supervision/consultation from a
Master's prepared psychiatric nurse. Freedom provides equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin,
disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected
by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms
and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring,
placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves
of absence, compensation and training.
Keywords: Allegiance Specialty Hospital Greenville, Pine Bluff , NURSE MANAGER -BEHAVIORAL UNIT, Healthcare , Greenville, Arkansas
