Behavioral Health Manager — lead change, inspire teams, and elevate patient care in a hospital setting that empowers innovation and growth. This Behavioral Health Manager opportunity is crafted for impact, visibility, and momentum, delivering the resources you need to build a standout leadership career ✨.

As a Behavioral Health Manager, you will join an organization known for award-winning quality, top-tier patient safety scores, and outstanding patient experience. The Behavioral Health Manager will benefit from newly modernized facilities, advanced EHR with clinical decision support, telepsychiatry integration, robust data analytics, simulation-based education, and meaningful community partnerships that champion access to mental health services through outreach, grants, and advocacy.

Within the Behavioral Health Unit, the Behavioral Health Manager will guide an evidence-based, trauma-informed, and ligature-resistant environment serving adult and geriatric patients across acute inpatient levels of care. The Behavioral Health Manager will steer crisis stabilization, medication management, group and individual therapy schedules, family involvement, discharge planning, and transitions of care—prioritizing safety, dignity, and measurable outcomes every step of the way.

Reporting to a Behavioral Health Service Line Director, the Behavioral Health Manager will be supported by friendly nurses, compassionate psychiatrists and psychiatric NPs, licensed therapists, social workers, and seasoned behavioral health technicians. The Behavioral Health Manager will lead daily operations, staffing and scheduling, mentor charge nurses, collaborate on budgeting and throughput, maintain regulatory readiness, champion de-escalation and milieu safety, and drive continuous performance improvement to elevate quality metrics and patient experience.

Life in Eastern Georgia rewards the Behavioral Health Manager with a mild four-season climate, scenic riverfronts, pristine lakes for boating and fishing, and miles of hiking and cycling trails 🌤️. As a Behavioral Health Manager, you’ll enjoy historic downtowns with thriving arts scenes, open-air concerts, family-friendly festivals, and a culinary landscape that blends farm-to-table dining, iconic barbecue, and coastal-influenced seafood—plus a balanced lifestyle, welcoming communities, and a favorable cost of living.

Compensation for the Behavioral Health Manager is competitive, with earnings up to $90,000 and a full suite of health and retirement benefits that support your well-being and long-term success. If you are a purpose-driven Behavioral Health Manager ready to make a lasting impact, connect today with a Clinical Management Consultants recruiter to learn more and launch the next chapter of your hospital leadership career.