Title: RN Manager I-Unit Manager-2 Oak

State Role Title: Registered Nurse Manager I

Hiring Range: Minimum of $110,000 salary to maximum of $134,246

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Location: Western State Hospital
103 Valley Center Drive, Staunton, VA

Position Overview
Western State Hospital seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to work as a Registered Nurse Coordinator (Unit Manager) for 2 Oak. Purpose of this position is to assure the provision of comprehensive patient-centered nursing care to individuals and groups of patients through the planning, organization, direction, supervision and evaluation of the quality of nursing care and the performance of nursing staff who provide that care. Assures that this care is provided in accordance with established standards of care and practice and facility policies and procedures, is integrated with interdisciplinary treatment and effectively uses available resources. Communicates clinical and administrative issues to Nursing Administration as appropriate. Responsible for the continuity of quality care delivered on a unit twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

The Nursing Department provides 24-hour direct care services to psychiatric patients. The goal of care is to facilitate discharge to a less restrictive setting by assisting patients to improve and/or maintain their physical, mental and social functioning. This nursing care goal is achieved in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities
- Communicate expectations clearly and ensure staff understand goals, policies, and departmental objectives.
- Oversee staffing and scheduling, including bi-weekly schedules and coverage for absences or vacancies.
- Supervise and coach staff, providing regular feedback, addressing performance issues, and completing evaluations on time.
- Ensure compliance with agency regulations, Nursing P/P, CMS documentation requirements, and training mandates.
- Promote a safe and equitable work environment by addressing safety concerns, maintaining fairness, and enforcing policies consistently.
- Manage operational tasks, including timekeeping, audits, reports, disciplinary processes, and leave management.
- Build a cohesive team through regular staff meetings, conflict management, support for new staff, and effective communication of procedural changes.
- Participate in and lead committees, nursing taskforces, recruitment/retention efforts, and unit- or hospital-wide initiatives.
- Provide direct patient care as an RN approximately 20% of the time to support unit operations and maintain clinical competency.
- Attend required meetings and support QM and practice improvements, providing feedback, implementing action plans, and ensuring equipment maintenance and infection control reporting.

Detailed Position description will be provided at the time of interview.

Benefits Include:
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Retirement with cash match
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid time off (annual, sick, family/personal, and community service)
• Life insurance
• Potential eligibility for the Virginia Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (BH-LRP), subject to program criteria and restrictions.

Minimum Qualifications
• Current Virginia or Compact RN licensure (or eligibility).
• Prior professional nursing experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of mental illnesses and principles of leadership, management and team building and quality improvement.
• Ability plan, organize and direct unit-based comprehensive nursing activities on interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to delegate, supervise, motivate, train, coach, and evaluate nursing staff.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental illness, recovery principles, trauma-informed care, and quality improvement practices.
• Effective communication skills, including written, verbal, and sign communication, and ability to maintain positive working relationships across disciplines.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct unit-based nursing operations and manage multiple priorities as well as delegate and supervise nursing staff
• Completion of all required annual competencies, including TO/physical restraints, and current BLS certification (American Heart Association).
• Knowledge of administrative functions and demonstrated ability to evaluate clinical and administrative issues.
• Ability to work overtime due to staffing emergencies in a 24-hour 7 day per week
psychiatric hospital which at times may mean working a 16-hour shift if and when
necessary.

Additional Considerations

Veteran or Spouse of Veteran.
Bilingual - Spanish preferred.
Graduation from an accredited nursing program (BSN, MSN preferred).
Experience in nursing leadership preferred.

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.

Application Requirements: Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you clearly and specifically detail all relevant work experience; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications.

Background Investigation: All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening. This investigation may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI), local agency checks, Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services checks, employment verification, and verification of education relevant to the position.

Under Virginia Code §§ 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) cannot employ or utilize as volunteers, individuals convicted of specific ("barrier") crimes or those with pending "barrier" charges.

Contact Information

Name: Elizabeth Weber



Email: [email protected]