Nursing Manager, RN

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

Summary 

The Child Center of NY is seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team at our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) as a Nurse Manager. The nurse manager will play a key role in ensuring our psychiatric and medical team provide high-quality, person-centered care to individuals experiencing mental health and substance use disorders. This position involves supervising a team of RN’s and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to promote wellness, administer treatments, create policies and procedures, and provide education on behavioral health conditions. 

Clinical Responsibilities 

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, including physical exams, vital signs, medication reconciliation, communicable disease screening, behavioral health screening, tobacco use assessment, and metabolic monitoring. 

• Coordinate and manage patient medical care by scheduling appointments, making referrals, obtaining medical records, coordinating laboratory services, and collaborating with community providers and pharmacies. 

• Administer medications, including injectable psychotropic medications, monitor treatment response, complete prior authorizations, manage denials, and communicate clinical concerns to prescribing providers and the interdisciplinary team. 

• Provide first aid, respond to medical emergencies and behavioral health crises, and support crisis intervention through de-escalation and coordination with emergency services. 

• Educate patients individually and in groups on medications, chronic disease management, behavioral health conditions, nutrition, exercise, reproductive and sexual health, harm reduction, and overall wellness. 

• Conduct outreach and follow-up to promote patient engagement, continuity of care, and adherence to treatment plans. 

• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, case managers, and other healthcare providers to ensure integrated, person-centered care. 

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR), participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning, and ensure compliance with CCBHC standards and applicable regulatory requirements. 

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Supervisory & Administrative Responsibilities 

• Provide clinical leadership and direct supervision to Registered Nurses delivering nursing services and care coordination within the CCBHC while serving as a member of the interdisciplinary leadership team. 

• Oversee daily nursing operations, including staffing, caseload management, service access, policy and protocol implementation, regulatory compliance, and adherence to CCBHC standards and evidence-based, trauma-informed practices. 

• Lead quality improvement initiatives, program documentation, data collection, reporting, and collaboration with OMH, community providers, schools, and other system partners. 

• Recruit, onboard, supervise, evaluate, and develop nursing staff while promoting family engagement, youth voice, cultural responsiveness, and equitable service delivery. 

 Minimum Qualifications: 

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program (Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Nursing). 

• Active RN license in the state of New York 

• Training and experience working with people of all ages in behavioral health, mental health, or substance use treatment settings 

• CPR/BLS certification required.  

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork abilities 

• Ability to work amongst diverse social, cultural, and economic groups 

• Excellent time management, phone, and face-to-face engagement skills 

• Proficient in computer skills 

Qualifications Preferred: 

• Certification in Psychiatric Nursing  

• Familiarity with trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and crisis intervention techniques preferred 

• Experience working with patients with substance use disorders 

• Bilingual: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali, Hindi, Korean, etc. Other languages may be required depending on client needs. 

Schedule:

• Hybrid- Monday-Friday ( 9:00am-5:00pm)

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.   All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law.  EOE M/F/D/V