Registered Nurse Manager 12 WRPH-Child and Adolescent Services

Registered Nurse Manager 12 WRPH-Child and Adolescent Services

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Registered Nurse Manager 12 WRPH-Child and Adolescent Services

Salary

$40.48 - $53.02 Hourly

Location

Westland, MI

Job Type

Permanent Full Time

Job Number

3906-26-WRPH-RN Manager 12

Department

Health and Human Services - Hawthorn Center

Opening Date

07/08/2026

Bargaining Unit

NON-EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE (NERE)

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Job Description

Immediate Openings Available

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit ourMDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan. (

Oversees and participates directly in patient care utilizing skills and knowledge. Supervises and participates in the provision of nursing care utilizing auxiliary personnel. Contributes to the administrative functioning of the nursing unit(s) by acting as a twelve-hour Charge Nurse. Provides direct and indirect patient care and administers medications. Responsible to Registered Nurse Manager 2.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

RN Manager Signing Bonus Program- $2,500 paid at hire. $2,500 paid after completing 2,080 hours of satisfactory service.

Current positions are available on the AM Shift (7:00 am - 7:00 pm) and Midnight Shift (7:00 pm - 7:00 am)

To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.

• Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.

• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.

• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions (

All staff with start dates on/after 08/17/2026 will train at the Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital (SMPH) in Northville but, upon completion of training may work at the Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital (WRPH) until their position/classification officially moves from WRPH to SMPH at a date yet to be determined.

Required Education and Experience

Education

Completion of a degree in nursing or nursing school educational program accepted for registered nurse licensure by the Michigan Board of Nursing.

Experience

One year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11.

Alternate Education and Experience

Possession of a master's degree in nursing may be substituted for one year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11; or, possession of a bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for six months of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11.

Additional Requirements and Information

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RN Manager MN Shift

Y our application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applications interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process, including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal record check.

The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

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Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact theADA Coordinator ( (Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader ( (Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader) ( for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

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Accommodations

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact theADA coordinator ( for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

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More details on benefits for our new hires are below:

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Vacation and Sick Leave:Eligible full-time employees receive between15 and 35 personal daysand 13 sick daysper year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.

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Updated: 2/28/24

01

REGNMGR – Do you possess a diploma or associate's degree or higher in nursing? If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.

• Yes

• No

02

REGNMGR - Do you possess a Michigan license as a registered nurse? If so, please provide your license number in the Certification/Licenses section of your application.

• Yes

• No

03

REGNMGR – Please select your level of experience:

• None to one year of experience.

• At least one year of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11; OR at least six months of experience equivalent to a Registered Nurse P11 AND a bachelor's degree in nursing. If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.

04

How many years of experience do you have working with psychiatric patients?

• 4 or more years

• 3-4 years

• 2-3 years

• 1-2 years

• None

05

Please describe your experience working with psychiatric patients.

06

Please describe your management experience and management style.

07

Do you possess a valid Michigan driver's license?

• Yes

• No

08

Please select which shift(s) you are interested in.

• AM Shift (7:00 am - 7:00 pm)

• MN Shift (7:00 pm - 7:00 am)

09

Are you a current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee classified as a Registered Nurse Manager 12 interested in moving to the same classification and level at this location?

• Yes

• No

10

How do you or would you demonstrate that you are culturally competent in the workplace?

11

*From the options below, which accurately describes your current status? (A current state employee works for an actual state department such as the Department of Corrections, the Department of Transportation, etc.)

• A current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee

• A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) employee in layoff status

• A current State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee

• A State of Michigan (non-MDHHS) employee in layoff status

• None of the above

12

Please select from the options below: (Please note, actions that have been expunged, formal counseling, and layoff actions need not be reported.)

• I have been dismissed within the last two years

• I have resigned in lieu of discipline or dismissal within the last two years

• I have been suspended without pay within the last two years

• I have received a written reprimand within the last two years

• I have received an unsatisfactory rating within the last two years

• I have signed a last chance agreement with MDHHS within the last two years

• I certify that none of the above circumstances apply to me

13

*Do you have any objection to being finger printed or drug tested?

• Yes

• No

14

Do you have any substantiated cases of abuse or neglect reported on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Central Registry?

• Yes

• No

15

*Do you have an Intentional Program Violation from the Department of Health and Human Services?

• Yes

• No

16

In accordance with state law and federal regulatory requirements, are you willing and able to submit to and pass: a physical examination specific to the ability to perform the physical related functions of this position listed in the position description and other health-related testing and screening such as a Tuberculosis (TB) test, at the time of offer and during the duration of employment?

• Yes

• No

17

Did you attach a cover letter and a copy of your resume to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)

• Yes

• No

18

Please provide the names and telephone numbers of three professional references, one of which is your current supervisor. Your current supervisor will only be contacted if you are considered for this position. This information is required.

Required Question

Employer

State of Michigan

Department

Health and Human Services - Hawthorn Center

Address

Office of Human Resources

30901 Palmer Rd.

Westland, Michigan, 48186

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