Nurse Manager

Nurse Manager

Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center is a 97-bed facility located in Springfield, Illinois. We are dedicated to providing youth with compassionate mental health treatment that encourages self-responsibility and personal growth. We are the only facility of our kind in Central Illinois! We provide psychiatric treatment to children and adolescents that present with a broad range of psychiatric and behavioral disorders. A clinically skilled multidisciplinary team works to partner with the youth and family to accomplish their goals in a supportive and therapeutic environment. Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health is looking for a Nurse Manager! If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to the healing and health of the patients we serve, we want to hear from you! The Nurse Manager is the administrative leader for their respective unit. The position requires responsibility and accountability for the individual nursing care provided to patients and families and for the management of a safe and therapeutic milieu. The CNM acts as a clinical role model providing clinical leadership, teaching and supervision of nursing staff. This position is responsible for the coordinated delivery of patient care in accordance with the established standards of care, mental health practice and hospital policy, goals and objectives.

Duties and responsibilities include assuming overall responsibility for the provision of patient care services on assigned unit, maintaining and clarifying professional expectations of staff in accordance with missions and vision of LPBHC, supervising all activities of the clinical staff on their assigned unit, scheduling staff according to acuity and budgetary guidelines, identifying strengths and growth opportunities for individual staff members and team as a whole, working specifically to empower and assist with professional development of unit charge nurses, facilitating continual growth of nursing staff through support, education and resources as needed, assisting in orientation as needed and overseeing staff onboarding for designated shift, completing designated staff performance and competency evaluation, investigating patient and employee complaints/allegations as needed, attending patient staffings, debriefings and supplementals as schedule allows, attending shared governance meetings for each unit, attending quality improvement meetings and any other meeting requested by the CNO, assisting the CNO in implementing facility policies and procedures, assisting the CNO in developing, assessing, reviewing and implementing performance improvement, completing audits as assigned by the CNO, including chart audits, hand hygiene audits, and environmental rounds, serving as Nurse On Call during designated hours as assigned, ensuring the unit environment and nursing stations are kept neat and functional, inventorying equipment on unit each month, ensuring staff perform quality shift reports, and supporting Assessment and Referral department as needed.

Benefits and rewards highlights include a retention bonus program, loan forgiveness program, challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation and generous paid time off, excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans, 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan, SoFi student loan refinancing program, tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University, career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries, and pet insurance.

About Universal Health Services: One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications: Education: Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing required. Bachelor's of Science in Nursing preferred. Experience: Two (2) years' experience as a registered nurse required, preferably in a psychiatric health care facility, and five (5) years' RN experience preferred. Supervisor and managerial experience preferred. Licensure/Certification: Currently licensed to practice by the Illinois State Board of Nursing. Successful completion of CPR certification, age-specific training and the current patient aggression management training, including appropriate use of Seclusion and Restraint, within 90 days of employment. Must pass a medication administration exam. Must have a valid driver's license. EEO Statement: All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.