RN Nurse Manager - Acute Care Inpatient Psychiatric Unit - FT Day

RN Nurse Manager – Bridges Acute Care Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center – San Pedro, CA. This is a Full-Time Leadership Position.

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro is currently on its Magnet Journey , demonstrating a commitment to nursing excellence, professional development, and outstanding patient outcomes. The organization has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® and has been recognized nationally for clinical excellence and quality care.

At Providence, caregivers are more than valued—they are invaluable. We believe in empowering our leaders to innovate, inspire teams, and transform lives through compassionate, whole-person care.

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and visionary RN Nurse Manager to lead our Bridges Acute Care Inpatient Psychiatric Unit , a specialized inpatient behavioral health program dedicated to providing safe, evidence-based, recovery-oriented care for adults experiencing acute psychiatric crises.

As the Nurse Manager for Bridges, you will have the unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled interdisciplinary team in a dynamic behavioral health environment that focuses on patient safety, stabilization, therapeutic engagement, and successful transitions of care. This leadership role is ideal for a nurse leader who is passionate about behavioral health, caregiver development, quality improvement, regulatory excellence, and fostering a culture of compassion and dignity for individuals living with mental illness.

The Nurse Manager is accountable for the delivery of high-quality nursing care, operational excellence, workforce engagement, and the administrative management of a 24-hour inpatient psychiatric unit with oversight of more than 50 FTEs. This leader will collaborate closely with physicians, social workers, therapists, pharmacists, case managers, and executive leadership to ensure exceptional patient outcomes and an outstanding caregiver experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of clinical and operational performance within the Bridges Acute Care Crisis Psychiatric Unit.
• Foster a culture of safety, therapeutic excellence, trauma-informed care, and patient-centered practice.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, California Department of Public Health requirements, and Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health regulations.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives focused on reducing falls, restraints and seclusions, workplace violence incidents, and readmissions while enhancing patient and caregiver outcomes.
• Monitor and improve unit productivity, staffing effectiveness, fiscal stewardship, overtime management, and resource utilization.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop nursing leaders and frontline caregivers to achieve professional growth and excellence in practice.
• Lead daily operations, patient throughput, psychiatric emergency response processes, admissions, discharges, and coordination of care activities.
• Promote evidence-based behavioral health nursing practices, therapeutic communication, de-escalation techniques, and crisis intervention strategies.
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to support individualized treatment planning and recovery-focused care.
• Champion caregiver engagement, recognition programs, succession planning, shared governance, and Magnet principles.
• Oversee performance improvement projects, regulatory readiness, competency programs, and patient safety initiatives.
• Serve as a leader during organizational change, fostering resilience, accountability, and collaboration among caregivers.

This position not only offers a wonderful opportunity to lead a group of clinicians and work closely with our patients, but additional perks include:

• Best-in-Class benefits
• Competitive compensation including eligibility for the Leader Annual Incentive Program
• Leader Time Off Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Eligibility for the Providence Leader Annual Incentive Program
• Leader Time Off Program
• Professional Development and Leadership Growth Opportunities
• Opportunity to support Providence's Magnet Journey

• Collaborative and mission-driven culture

  Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Little Company Of Mary San Pedro Hospital and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• California Registered Nurse License upon hire.
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.

• Minimum 3 years of recent clinical nursing experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Three (3) years of recent inpatient acute psychiatric nursing experience
• Two (2) years of recent leadership experience as a Clinical Supervisor, Assistant Nurse Manager, Nurse Manager, or equivalent leadership role in an inpatient behavioral health setting
• Experience managing quality metrics, productivity, staffing, regulatory compliance, and patient safety initiatives
• Certification in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMH-BC) preferred
• Demonstrated success leading interdisciplinary teams in a behavioral health environment

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

What Makes Bridges Special?

The Bridges Acute Care Crisis Psychiatric Unit provides a rewarding environment where leaders can make a meaningful impact on patients experiencing severe mental health challenges. Our team is committed to:

• Recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care
• Patient dignity and therapeutic engagement
• Behavioral health crisis stabilization
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Continuous quality improvement
• Caregiver well-being and professional growth
• Innovation in behavioral health services

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

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