Supervisor-Nurse RN

About the Job

The Nurse Supervisor plans and supervises direct care nursing staff, assisting in managing, establishing, and fulfilling a vision and strategy for patient care excellence and standards of practice in the nursing department. The role includes oversight of unit coverage for acuity, absences, and leave time.

• Provides, delegates, coordinates and evaluates care of patients through the collaborative efforts of team members and in accordance with the nursing process and standards of care and practice.
• Provides general nursing care in a facility.
• Identifies and prioritizes issues of importance, including those priority issues as set by leadership.
• Collaborates with department leaders and corporate leaders, as needed.
• Communicates instructions, expectations and timelines clearly and concisely.
• Assists in updating and revising the plan of care as goals or objectives are met or when the patient's condition changes.
• Ensures all patients receive a comprehensive nursing assessment within eight (8) hours of admission, admitting physician orders completed and care plan initiated.
• Coordinates nursing, medical and/or behavioral health care activities with all staff to ensure smooth and complete coordination of efforts during shared shift.
• Performs storage, accounting for and administration of medications/medical equipment.
• Removes from service non‑functioning equipment and initiates needed replacements.
• Consults with medical staff or pharmacist when a side‑effect or error is suspected or detected.
• Provides professional and administrative leadership to staff.
• Maintains productivity levels that are aligned with patient census, curtailing unnecessary overtime and/or excessive staff work hours.
• Manages staff scheduling and maintains an updated plan for contingency staffing.
• Maintains accountability expectations for self and staff in all areas of job performance.
• Engages staff in quality and safety basics to ensure sustained, measurable compliance.
• Identifies staff educational needs and ensures they are addressed with education programs that are attended by staff.
• Holds staff accountable for non‑compliance and patient safety concerns, as well as attendance, following policies, behavior, and adherence to code of conduct.
• Performs rounds to all inpatient treatment units to provide monitoring, supervision, direction, and assistance as needed.
• Schedules staff to ensure full coverage at all times and to ensure staffing is accurate according to established guidelines and unit needs.
• Assures admission intake assessments are completed accurately and followed up per hospital policy, provides referrals as needed or assists with admissions.
• Participates in interviewing, orienting, mentoring, retaining, and training of staff as needed.
• Documents medical, behavioral health information and nursing care.
• Administers medications and maintains records in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Provides structure and maintains a therapeutic environment in collaboration with the patients and other care providers.
• Coordinates with Human Resources in reviewing staff timecards for payroll pre‑process to ensure accurate employee worked hours.
• Ensures adequate inventory of supplies is maintained for the units and completes purchase order requests as needed.
• Collects and organizes the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and the Destruction of Medication Log upon patient discharge as submitted by nurses.
• Addresses employee performance improvement issues at the time noticed and assists with any follow‑up as necessary.
• Assists in collection of data to develop QI reports and graphs.
• May work a shift on a specific unit when all other efforts in filling the shift have been exhausted.

• Graduation from an approved/accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• Two or more years’ experience as an RN required.
• One or more years’ experience in behavioral health required.

• Valid current RN license from the state or from a compact state, where applicable.
• Certified in Psychiatric Nursing preferred.
• CPR, de‑escalation and restraint certification required…