Pediatric Psych Nurse Manager

College Medical Center Phoenix is proud to be part of College Hospitals and is expanding rapidly. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality customer service, delivered with warmth, friendliness, and organizational pride. Become part of a team that offers a respectful environment, flexibility, a tight-knit group, and the autonomy to utilize your knowledge and experience. Join us as our Pediatric Psych Nurse Manager

Job Summary:

The Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Manager leads and coordinates pediatric behavioral health nursing services, ensuring high-quality, developmentally appropriate care for children and adolescents across a 24/7 continuum. This role provides direct and indirect clinical oversight using the nursing process, partners with families in education and discharge planning, and collaborates closely with psychiatry, therapy, social work, and ancillary teams. The manager supervises RNs, LVNs/LPNs, LPTs, and unlicensed staff, ensuring evidence-based, trauma-informed, and family-centered care in an inpatient or acute pediatric psych setting.

Job Qualifications:

• Current, valid State of Arizona RN license required
• Current CPR/BLS required; PALS required; CPI (or equivalent pediatric crisis intervention) within 90 days; ACLS preferred
• Minimum two (2) years pediatric psychiatric/behavioral health nursing experience, including charge experience
• At least two (2) years in an inpatient pediatric psych or child/adolescent behavioral health specialty, or one (1) year of management/charge experience in mental health
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred; MSN or leadership certification a plus
• Demonstrated competency in trauma-informed, suicide risk, and de-escalation practices for children/adolescents
• Strong family engagement, communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to assess and meet age- and development-specific needs from early childhood through adolescence
• Consistent alignment with unit, program, department, and facility goals and quality metrics
• A Level One Fingerprint Card is required
  
  
  

Job Specific Duties:

• Supervise, coach, and evaluate pediatric psych nursing staff; foster a safe, therapeutic, and developmentally appropriate milieu
• Oversee daily operations, staffing, and scheduling to meet pediatric census and acuity needs
• Ensure safe, effective nursing care, including medication administration, monitoring, and documentation tailored to pediatric populations
• Lead interdisciplinary care planning, family education, safety planning, and discharge coordination
• Monitor compliance with policies, regulatory standards, and pediatric behavioral health best practices
• Coordinate staff onboarding, competency validation (including PALS and CPI), and ongoing education in pediatric psych care
• Rapidly respond to crises, codes, and behavioral escalations; lead de-escalation and post-event debriefs
• Maintain accurate, timely records; track outcomes, incidents, restraints/seclusions, and quality indicators
• Collaborate with psychiatry, psychology, social work, OT, education services, and community partners to optimize pediatric outcomes
• Promote a culture of safety, equity, and family-centered care; ensure staff maintain required licenses, certifications, and trainings
  
  
  

Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for CMC Phoenix roles, including but not limited to shift differential and other special pay practices. The posted compensation for the position is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay that CMC Phoenix, in good faith, believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.