Responsibilities

NURSE MANAGER POSITION- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Horizon Health is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse with management/supervisory experience to be the Nurse Manager (Patient Care Manager) on the 24-bed inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit in the St. Joseph Hospital in lovely Nashua, NH.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, implement, and evaluate delivery of overall nursing care to patients for the inpatient geropsychiatric unit.
• Provide managerial support in conjunction with the Program Director by providing supervision and evaluation of all nursing personnel on the unit.
• Contribute to the program, nursing, and hospital through commitment to nursing goals, the supervision of clinical staff, and participation in the community relations program.

About Nashua:

• Nashua is close to Manchester, NH and Lowell, MA (18 miles away) and is a little under an hour from Boston and two hours from Portland, ME. There is no state income tax or sales tax in New Hampshire!
• Nashua is the second largest city in New Hampshire after Manchester, and it's been experiencing much growth because many people in and around Boston have moved to Nashua because they found the commute to Boston was a fairly easy one, and that the cost of living is lower.
• Newcomers have breathed new life into the city of Nashua which is very apparent when taking a stroll in downtown Nashua.

Horizon's programs have dedicated marketing support and outstanding resources from the nation's largest psychiatric contract management company. Excellent opportunity for growth with this national company whose philosophy and track record is to first try to promote from within. For more information about Horizon, please see: www.horizonhealth.com .

Benefit Highlights:

• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Long and Short-term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Career development opportunities within the company
• Tuition Assistance
• Rewarding work environment

EOE

For more information on this position, email Courtney Eble, Horizon Health Recruiter at courtney.eble@horizonhealth.com

Qualifications

• Requires BSN (MSN preferred) with 3 or more years previous inpatient acute care psychiatric management experience in a hospital setting; or clinical acute care inpatient psych experience plus other management experience.

EOE

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