Registered nurse jobs in Maryland

About the role

The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of Behavioral Health Unit nursing services and assigned nursing staff to support safe, timely, trauma-informed, and contract-compliant care for patients with serious mental illness and other behavioral health conditions. The role ensures nursing coverage, clinical coordination, documentation, emergency response readiness, continuity of care, staff competency, and alignment with applicable contract standards, accreditation requirements, and federal, state, and local requirements.

What you'll bring

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license in Maryland or the ability to obtain one.
• Minimum six years professional nursing experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Graduate from a baccalaureate or graduate nursing program for Registered Nurses located in a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory accredited by The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Working knowledge of behavioral health nursing practice, including care for patients with serious mental illness, patient observation, suicide prevention processes, emergency response, medication administration, and continuity of care.
• Ability to supervise nursing staff and support a 24-hour nursing operation in a behavioral health setting.
• Knowledge of clinical documentation requirements and use of an electronic health record.
• Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff in a secure clinical environment.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care principles and culturally responsive patient care.
• Knowledge of confidentiality, privacy, and secure information-handling requirements applicable to patient information.
• Ability to support communication with patients who have limited English proficiency or communication-related disabilities through approved professional services and accommodations.
• Must maintain current/physical residency in the continental U.S.

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