Nursing Manager - Inpatient Psychiatric Care - Prescott Valley, AZ
Overview & Highlights:
Location: Prescott Valley, Arizona (greater Prescott area)
Schedule: Full-time, on-site
Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000 annually
Position Type: Full-time interim, contract-based engagement
Work Setting: Inpatient acute psychiatric hospital units
On-Site / Hybrid / Remote: On-site
Benefits: Reviewed during the interview process
Location & Logistics:
Work Environment: Inpatient acute psychiatric units
Department or Team: Nursing leadership over Registered Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians, working alongside an interdisciplinary treatment team
Patient-Facing Responsibilities: Yes - an active presence on the nursing units is expected, including hands-on nursing coverage during staffing shortages, emergencies or periods of increased patient acuity
Systems / Software: Electronic health records, clinical documentation and communication systems; specific platforms reviewed during the interview process
Travel: Reviewed during the interview process
Reporting Structure: Reviewed during the interview process
About the Opportunity / A Day in the Life:
We are looking for an experienced Nursing Manager to oversee daily nursing operations across inpatient acute psychiatric units in Prescott Valley, Arizona. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role responsible for coordinating clinical workflows, supervising nursing and behavioral health support staff, maintaining appropriate staffing levels, and making sure patient care stays safe and effective.
Your day starts on the units. You will lead daily clinical huddles, shift reports and interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, set nursing assignments and nurse-to-patient ratios against census and acuity, and round through the units to check environmental safety and infection prevention. Between those touchpoints you will review incident reports, medication variances and patient grievances, and work with quality management on root-cause analyses and corrective action plans.
You are also the clinical leader people look for when a psychiatric emergency happens - directing therapeutic de-escalation, overseeing restraint and seclusion practice from initiation through monitoring, documentation and discontinuation, and supporting the safe management of patients experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms, detoxification or withdrawal. When the schedule is short or acuity spikes, you step in and take patients yourself.
The rest of the role is people. You will supervise, mentor and evaluate Registered Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians, run competency assessments and performance evaluations, support new employee orientation and ongoing education, and coach staff toward stronger clinical performance and professional growth.
Why This Role Stands Out:
A true working-leader role - you keep your clinical skills sharp instead of leaving the units behind for a desk.
Direct ownership of nursing operations: staffing, workflow, documentation quality and unit safety all sit with you.
A seat at the interdisciplinary table, with daily influence over how individualized treatment plans actually get carried out.
Visible impact on staff development - the Registered Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians you coach are the ones delivering care on your units.
Regulatory work with real weight: ADHS licensing, The Joint Commission standards, CMS Conditions of Participation and AHCCCS requirements.
A recovery-oriented, trauma-informed model of care that treats psychiatric safety as everyone's responsibility.
What We're Looking For:
An experienced, hands-on nursing leader who is comfortable in a fast-paced inpatient psychiatric environment.
Strong clinical judgment and decision-making in high-acuity situations, and the ability to stay calm and effective during behavioral emergencies.
Someone who leads by example, communicates clearly, and holds a team accountable without losing its trust.
Sharp organizational instincts…