Nursing Supervisor

Overview

Texas Neuro Rehab Center is a specialized treatment facility located ten minutes from downtown Austin on 67 wooded acres. Originally a cattle ranch, the land was purchased in 1943 as part of The Brown Schools and has operated as a medical rehabilitation and behavioral healthcare facility for over 80 years. Today, Texas Neuro Rehab Center provides complex medical and brain and spinal cord injury rehab for ages 13 years and older and neuropsychiatric treatment for youth.

The facility supports integrated and specialized care for children, adolescents and adults facing difficult challenges. Texas Neuro Rehab Center is internationally known for improving the quality of life for many children, adolescents and adults, and will continue to provide innovative approaches to neurobehavioral healthcare.

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• Texas Neuro Rehab Center is currently accepting applicants for a Central Nursing Supervisor. This candidate will provide direct patient care as prescribed by the physician and treatment team.
• Provide medical management and assessment of patients.
• Ensure environmental safety and crisis management for the patient population.
• Direct the implementation of behavior management programs and ensure consistent carry-through.
• Make patient and task assignments to subordinates and monitor their performance of duties.
• Provide training and education to staff, patients, families, and others.
• Document patient care, ensure that data is accurate, and include it in the master treatment plan via timely nursing care plan updates.
• Work with the treatment team to provide a consistently therapeutic milieu.

• Tuition Assistance
• Loan Forgivness
• Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations
• Diverse programming to expand your experience
• Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Pet Insurance
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of appropriate nursing assessment, diagnoses, and interventions with patients. Knowledge of milieu management. Ability to direct subordinates in the performance of their duties. Ability to accurately administer medication and monitor side-effects. Ability to safely implement special treatment procedures. Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Skill in preparing and maintaining appropriate medical record documentation.

EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Current State of Texas Registered Nurse License. Current CPR certification. RN, CRRN preferred.

EXPERIENCE: One year of inpatient medical surgery, rehabilitation, or psychiatric experience preferred.

Able to sustain physical activity throughout scheduled shift. Able to remain on feet throughout scheduled shift. Able to physically restrain patients by individual or team restraint per policy. Able to lift, carry, and lower 50 pounds without assistance. Able to push patients in wheel chairs up and down hills and pursue running patients. Able to transfer patients to and from wheelchairs, beds, toilets, and vehicles.

Able to confront a dangerous and aggressive patient. Verbal skills to communicate to deescalate a crisis situation. Writing skills to accurately convey patient behavior and status. Visual observation skills to convey verbally and in writing patient behavior or to protect self and others from aggressive patients or other accidents. Writing skills to include legibility and correct grammar to convey patient behavior and other information in the patient chart.

Ability to assist in direct patient care from prompting through total care. Able to eat with and feed patients.

Regular and required attendance. Hearing and vision sufficient to perform essential job functions.

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