RN Manager I-House Manager - Agency Only

Company: DHRM
Location: Marion
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Title: RN Manager I-House Manager - Agency Only 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 SWVMHI has four fulltime Shift Nurse Coordinators (SNC) who work a designated day/evening/night shift and are accountable for patient care for a census up to and sometimes exceeding 179, and for 65-95 nursing employees on duty throughout the facility. The SNCs plan, direct and coordinate medical and health services in a psychiatric hospital, public health agency for the successful operations of a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year nursing unit at the facility. This position is responsible for the entire hospital operations for the duration of their shift. Duties include: • With other SNCs, P-14 House Supervisors, and relief House Supervisors (usually Head Nurses), ensures administrative presence in facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. SNC duties responding to emergency codes, overseeing admissions and discharge processes on given shift, patient transportation needs, receiving staff call ins and overseeing staffing and scheduling needs for the shift, assisting with nursing staff development, problem solving with electronic health record, electronic nursing scheduling / timekeeping systems, and 24-hour nursing report. • Coordination of centralized departmental leadership to oversee efficient resources on a shift-by-shift basis for patient care according to the facility and nursing department’s mission, vision, values, standards, policies, and procedures. • Ensure quality patient care meeting accrediting agency standards (TJC, CMS, OIG, and so forth) for patients with mental illness through administration of medication, provision of treatments, and direct-care services on adult and geriatric units. • Ensure recovery concepts and DEFUSE interventions are incorporated into daily practice for adult and geriatric patient populations from the pre-admission process through discharge in relation to nursing care and responsibilities. • Collaborates with other disciplines and departments especially medical, clinical, human resource, and administrative staff. • Serve as direct managing supervisor for centralized (float) and assigned P-14 nursing staff Minimum Qualifications • Must be a Licensed Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or applicant status • Experience as a Psychiatric Registered Nurse in an in-patient setting related to treatment for mental illness, forensic and/or substance abuse treatment required. 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. 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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155. 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.

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