Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta is a multi-discipline behavioral healthcare center that offers mental health services to the communities of surrounding Augusta, Georgia. The Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta is an acute and residential treatment facility providing balanced, top-notch clinical care to children, adolescents and young adults. We provide a carefully-structured and supportive environment, and our education program is accredited through the Georgia Accrediting Commission. Lighthouse Care Center is looking for a magnificent Nurse Manager (RN). This is a full time exempt position.

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Key Responsibilities include:

• Directs and provides nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process and is directly responsible to the Director of Nursing for quality patient care provided to patients in the Facility.
• Responsible for the day-to day operations of Nursing to enhance the quality of the patient care and provides sufficient staffing and schedules personnel according to census and acuity.
• Ensures adherence to established policy and procedure within the accepted scope of nursing practice.
• Responds to Codes and therapeutically intervenes with the patient in crisis as evidenced by completion of seclusion/restraint forms indicating the necessity of any seclusion or restraint, observation of the patient and documentation of patient's condition, criteria for discontinuation of seclusion/restraint and physician notification.
• Collects Performance Improvement data monthly for assigned unit; analyzes the data and makes recommendations for improvements where needed.
• Servers as Interim DON when necessary.

Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Education and Certification Reimbursement
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries.

• Master's degree in Nursing
• 2 year psychiatric nursing experience at minimum
• Current licensure in good standing in the State of Georgia or multistate as a Registered Nurse
• Possess knowledge of ANA nursing standards and Federal and State guidelines and regulatory agencies
• Must have the ability to work independently
• Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Accuracy in work performance and valuing of documentation are mandatory characteristics
• Must possess excellent supervisory and organization skills
• Must possess planning, organization, implementation and assessment skills
• Must have the ability to motivate, evaluate and train employee