Manager - Nursing | Exempt | Behavioral Health WB & FM
Listed compensation
From $108,986
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Job Description
Minimum Hiring Wage
From $108,986.88 a year
Job Details
Scheduled Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, on-call for weekends and holidays.
Will oversee both WB and FM Behavioral Health Units.
Job Description
The Manager - Nursing oversees the development of staff and systems to effectively operate an acute care inpatient hospital setting.
The Nurse Manager plans and implements nursing matrix for safe practice and high quality of care, has 24-hour accountability, monitors productivity reports and collaborates with other leaders to facilitate favorable financial performance.
Maintains current knowledge of regulatory standards and evidence-based practices for specified units' scope of care and ensures compliance.
Supervises staff in the units and plays an integral role in departmental operations, including but not limited to; recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, promoting, discharging, assigning work, evaluating, rewarding, and disciplining. Actively supports and participates in shared governance.
What You Will Do
Screen job applicants, and hire new employees. Direct and supervise unit operations and staff.
Develop and implement case management programs to facilitate care coordination of timely/necessary medical care, discharge planning and community referrals.
Formulate and implement operational strategies and initiatives to improve workflows. Perform or assist with departmental operations as necessary.
Provide specialized expertise, ensure resource alignment and system-wide initiatives and update appropriate stakeholders on strategies, initiatives, plan of care outcomes and issues.
Partner with providers and care teams to unsure delivery of evidence-based care and reduction of avoidable clinical variation in care.
Develop and lead procedures and processes that allow SEIRMC to meet clinical, accreditation and evidence-based practice guidelines for regulatory standards.
- Plan and prepare employee work schedules.
- Monitor staff productivity and follow up when not meeting standards.
- Respond to complaints in a timely manner.
- Ensure documentation is completed according to department policies and procedures.
- Participate in training and orientation of new staff; provides ongoing education.
- Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services (as appropriate), and coordinating financial reporting.
- Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.
- Confer with staff to resolve performance and personnel problems, and to discuss company policies.
- Investigate complaints about service and equipment, and take corrective action.
- Forecast necessary levels of staffing at different times to facilitate effective scheduling by flex staffing according to census/acuity.
- Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.
- Maintain required records of work hours, budgets, payrolls, and other information.
- Implement changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.
- Screen job applicants, and hire new employees.
Qualifications
- Associate’s Degree (AA) Graduate of an accredited nursing program Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related field or obtained within 3 years Required
- 4-6 years Previous nursing practice and/or leadership experience Preferred
- 1-3 years Proficiency in Critical thinking and clinical decision making skills Preferred
- 1-3 years Proficiency in Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) Preferred
- Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Registered Nurse Required
- Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Required
Benefits
We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:
- Competitive base pay
- Matching retirement programs
- Health, Dental and Vision plans
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans
- Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Discounted cafeteria meals
- Paid Parental Leave
Employee Service Recognition Program
Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity
Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Manager oversees the daily operations of behavioral health units, including staff supervision, scheduling, and performance management. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality patient care, regulatory compliance, and effective fiscal management of the department.
Licensure & Certifications
Candidates must hold a nursing degree and a valid Registered Nurse license in Iowa. A minimum of 4-6 years of nursing or leadership experience is preferred, along with proficiency in clinical decision-making and Microsoft Office.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 47 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 21% are remote, 43% have no call, 79% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 10% in behavioral health (rn) | ranked against 124 Behavioral Health (RN) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Registered Nurse median $96k (middle half $87k–$116k)421 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Iowa index 87.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All registered nurse listings in Iowa | 127 active | 5,786 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 21% remote · 43% no call · 79% no weekends47 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Iowa registered nurse listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · <1% offer loan repayment127 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health RN listings | 65 in the last 30 days | 64 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Registered Nurse pay trend (all specialties) | +5.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Manager - Nursing | Exempt | Behavioral Health WB & FM at Great River Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Behavioral Health (RN) — ranked against 124 active Behavioral Health (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
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