The Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor provides recovery-focused services related to the safe and appropriate administration of medical treatment (including medications) as prescribed by the physician. The RN Supervisor provides safe, effective, and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the Company mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders


• Organizes, prioritizes, and delegates work on the assigned shift


• Supervises designated staff


• Provides orientation and training; directs the recruitment, selection and, when necessary, disciplinary action for designated direct reports


• Oversees and provides nursing care


• Completes nursing assessments


• Assists in the welcoming, admissions, and discharge process


• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with members served


• Attends and participates in community meetings and groups


• Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning meetings


• Coordinates and supervises admissions to assure accurate and complete documentation in the medical record and timely referral to the medical physician


• Coordinates and participates in counting medications and giving report at the beginning and end of each shift


• Reviews and maintains the amount, accuracy, and quality of documentation included in the medical records


• Demonstrates knowledge of crisis management and intervention


• Transcribes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner


• Administers medication and treatments to members served


• Receives and presents change of shift report as assigned


• Adheres to medication management policies and procedures


• Notifies the prescriber and nursing Supervisor of any changes in behavior or condition


• Documents the members served progress toward their Recovery Plan goals


• Develops and implements nursing care plans


• Must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training


• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.

Qualifications: 

Required:

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of program operations


• Valid CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation)/BLS (Basic Life Support) certificate


• Must be at least 18 years of age


• Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment

Preferred:

• BSN degree


• Two (2) years of RN experience


• One (1) year of supervisory experience

Skills:

• Excellent listening skills and ability to take detailed notes


• Ability to concisely repeat back instructions provided by Supervisor


• Excellent attention to detail


• Ability to quickly understand new concepts and integrate into daily routine


• Ability to prepare succinct summary reports