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Billings, Montana

Nurse Manager - Behavioral Health

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Nurse Manager, Behavioral Health -

Sign on Bonus Up to $10,000

Horizon Health Corporation is seeking a Nurse Manager to work on the inpatient psychiatric units (16-bed C/A Psych Unit and 28-bed Adult Psych Unit) at the Billings Clinic Hospital, in Billings, MT.

The Nurse Manager plans, implements, and evaluates delivery of overall nursing care to patients. He/she provides managerial support in conjunction with the clinical leadership by providing supervision and evaluation of all nursing and patient care personnel. He/she contributes to the facility through commitment to nursing goals, the supervision of clinical staff, participation on the treatment team(s).

Responsibilities

Create, implement and enforce clinical staffing plan for direct reports ensuring sufficient nursing personnel to provide for patient care needs in keeping with appropriate regulatory requirement

Provide leadership and direction in accordance with the client hospital guidelines and consistent with nursing and Program goal philosophies

Provide for professional growth and development of nursing staff through identification of needs, development of individual training plans, participation in training programs, encouragement of formal continuing education efforts, and evaluation.

Monitor nursing personnel performance on a continuous basis and conduct regular performance evaluations for clinical direct reports.

Collaborate with physicians, multidisciplinary team members, and outside health and social agencies. Ensure efficient discharge plans and accurate histories are obtained at admission. Ensure the completion of all required documentation relevant to patients in a timely, efficient manner.

  • Continuously audit and review performance and documentation of direct reports for consistency and accuracy.
  • Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and regulatory standards
  • Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating
  • Performs the duties of an RN as needed or when there is a shortage in staff.
  • Orient or mentor new nursing staff
  • Crisis Prevention Experience
  • Ability to Manager anger, fear, hostility and violence of others
  • Ability to Manager Stress Appropriately
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Proficient in mathematical and analytical skills as they apply to clinical duties
  • Above Average Organization Skills
  • Ability to Prioritize Multiple Tasks

Proficient in Applicable Software Applications

Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.

Benefit Highlights

  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Long and Short-term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Career development opportunities within the company

Tuition Assistance

  • Rewarding work environment - Enjoy going to work everyday!
  • EOE
  • For more information on this position, email Oscar Hernandez, Horizon Health Corporation, Senior Executive Recruiter at Oscar.Hernandez2@horizonhealth.com
  • About Billings, MT

Billings, MT is a thriving, historic, and culturally diverse community with an abundance of outdoor activities, a dynamic arts and culture scene, all with fantastic schools and a local charm. Billings is surrounded by Yellowstone River ands has the largest trail system for hiking and biking. Billings is known for friendly communities, and a peaceful lifestyle.

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.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Requires BSN with previous acute care inpatient psychiatric experience in a hospital and supervisory experience.

  • 5 years of Behavioral health nursing experience
  • CPR certification
  • EOE

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing managementPsychiatric nursingStaff supervisionPerformance evaluationQuality assuranceMathematical skillsPrioritizationSoftware proficiency

Behavioral Health — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 62% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Billings

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$387k
Typical market rent
$1,426/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.5
State income tax
Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Billings, MT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plan
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
Long-term Disability