Unit Manager - Young Adult
Towson, MDFull-time$97–159K/yrPosted todayStill listed today
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Job overview
Sheppard Pratt’s Young Adult Unit is a 21-bed inpatient program serving patients ages 18 to 32 with mood, psychotic, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The Unit Manager provides operational and clinical leadership, oversees staffing and budgets, and supports a safe therapeutic environment. The role requires a nursing degree or diploma pathway, inpatient psychiatric nursing experience, and a current Maryland RN license.
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Full job description
The Young Adult Unit at Sheppard Pratt Health System is a 21-bed unit that treats young adults with mood disorders and psychotic illnesses, including Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorders, as well as Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Patients are treated under the expert care of experienced psychiatrists, nursing, and other clinical staff. With an average length of stay between 10 and 14 days, the Young Adult Unit is unique as it is one of the few specialized units across the country that specifically cares for patients between the ages of 18 and 32.
What to expect.
As a Unit Manager you will:
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Provide 24-hour operational management of the unit
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Manage expense budget(s) of assigned clinical programs and maintain clinical environment and staffing strategy that enables the program to maintain or exceed budgeted census
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Respond to changes in patient acuity and census and make appropriate adjustments to ensure the maintenance of a safe and therapeutic environment of care; respond to changing program needs that meet internal and external requirements
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Utilize clinical expertise in the delivery of direct patient care, consultative activities, staff development, and treatment planning
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Participate in appropriate marketing activities, promoting effective team-building, quality improvement and strong orientation toward customer relations
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Supervise nursing, rehabilitation services, and support staff
What you'll get from us.
At Sheppard Pratt, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined team led by a bold vision to change lives. We offer:
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A commitment to professional development, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program to support ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation
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Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
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403b retirement match
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Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
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Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Generous mileage reimbursement program
The pay range for this position is $96,772.21 to $159,458.83/year. Pay for this position is determined on a number of factors, including but not limited to, years and level of related experience.
What we need from you.
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program and at least 2 years of progressively more responsible inpatient psychiatric nursing experience.
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Individuals without a bachelor's degree may be considered if they have completed a diploma nursing program and have at least 4 years of progressively more responsible inpatient psychiatric nursing experience.
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Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Maryland
WHY SHEPPARD PRATT?
At Sheppard Pratt, we are more than just a workplace. We are a community of healthcare professionals who are dedicated to providing hope and healing to individuals facing life’s challenges. Join us and be a part of a mission that changes lives!
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How this job compares
Set against the 650 open Nursing Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97–159K/yr
- US median$96–132K/yr264 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $128K, is 10% above the US median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Nursing Management salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 650 open Nursing Management jobs across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- HCA Healthcare33 open
- Genesis Healthcare29 open
- Kaiser Permanente26 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Nursing Management postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (479 postings).
- Education
- 238 of the 650 open Nursing Management jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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