RN Clinical Manager, Psychiatry Float Pool

Primary Location

College Hill Campus

Department

Psychiatric Resource Unit

Shift

Evening (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

40

FTE

1

Employee Status

Regular

 

*Expected Starting Pay Range

$100,526.40 - $130,686.40

*Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

 

Clinical Manager, Psychiatry Float Pool

PSRU Float Pool Psych Team | College Hill Campus

Location/Unit:

PSRU Float Pool Psychiatry Team, College Hill Campus

Shift/Hours/FTE:

1.0 FTE (40 hrs/wk), Evening Shift (12:00pm-10:30pm; 4 days per week; 2 weekend shifts required every 12 weeks)

Benefits Eligibility:

Full-Time Benefits Eligible

Why Join Us?

Are you passionate about developing staff, leading operations, and ensuring high-quality behavioral health care across multiple settings? Join Cincinnati Children’s as a Clinical Manager for the Psychiatry Float Pool within the Psychiatry Supplemental Resource Unit (PSRU).

In this leadership role, you will oversee a team of psychiatry-focused nurses and clinical staff who provide flexible support across the inpatient and residential behavioral health programs. You will partner with operational and clinical leaders to support safe staffing, workforce readiness, high-quality patient care, and employee engagement while meeting the needs of multiple psychiatry care environments.

Lead a highly adaptable team, strengthen workforce capacity, and help ensure exceptional care experiences for patients, families, and staff.

Recruitment message: This is not a traditional unit-based manager role. It is an opportunity to lead one of the organization’s most flexible and strategically important psychiatry nursing teams, supporting care delivery across behavioral health programs at our College Hill and Lindner Center of Hope locations.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Psychiatry Float Pool (PSRU) team supporting the inpatient and residential psychiatric and behavioral health programs.
• Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop staff to support workforce stability and professional growth.
• Collaborate with Psychiatry Operations, Nursing Leadership, Clinical Directors, Educators, and other stakeholders to support patient care delivery.
• Promote workforce flexibility through cross-training, competency development, and ongoing professional development.
• Integrate the Interprofessional Practice Model (IPM) into daily operations and leadership practices.
• Support shared governance and evidence-based decision making.

Operations

• Oversee daily staffing operations, deployment, and resource allocation across supported behavioral health areas.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to proactively address staffing needs, patient volume fluctuations, and workforce challenges.
• Monitor staffing effectiveness, workforce utilization, and operational performance metrics.
• Identify workflow efficiencies and implement operational improvements that support patient care and employee experience.
• Serve as a leadership resource for escalated staffing, operational, and employee concerns.
• Support onboarding and orientation of new float pool team members.

Quality and Compliance

• Maintain knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and organizational requirements.
• Partner with quality, education, and accreditation teams to ensure compliance and promote best practices.
• Monitor and support staff competency, required education, and clinical readiness.
• Participate in performance improvement activities that enhance patient safety, staff development, and operational effectiveness.
• Promote standardization of practice while supporting the unique needs of various behavioral health settings.

Workforce Development

• Build and sustain a highly competent, adaptable workforce capable of supporting multiple psychiatric care environments.
• Support career progression, succession planning, and employee retention initiatives.
• Partner with educators and clinical leaders to identify training needs and competency gaps.
• Foster resilience, engagement, and professional satisfaction among team members.

Financial and Resource Management

• Participate in workforce and resource planning decisions that support operational and financial goals.
• Monitor productivity and staffing metrics.
• Assist with budget development and ongoing financial stewardship.
• Identify opportunities for improved resource utilization while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Job Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Minimum three years of nursing experience.
• Active Ohio nursing license.
• Previous leadership, charge nurse, supervisory, or equivalent leadership experience.

Preferred

• Behavioral health, psychiatry, or mental health nursing experience.
• Experience leading teams across multiple clinical environments.
• Experience with staffing operations, workforce planning, and resource management.
• Master’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field.

Position Summary

The Clinical Manager for the PSRU Psychiatry Float Pool provides leadership for a flexible, psychiatry-focused team that supports behavioral health care delivery at our College Hill and Lindner Center of Hope locations. This role combines operational leadership, staffing strategy, staff development, and quality oversight to ensure the right resources are available to meet patient, family, and team needs.

This position is ideal for a nursing leader who enjoys building strong teams, supporting multiple care areas, solving complex staffing and operational challenges, and contributing to safe, consistent, high-quality behavioral health care.

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us. 

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability