Behavioral Health RN Supervisor

Summary

The Supervisor Nursing Unit provides direct patient care, leadership support, and administrative support coverage for the department Manager. They maintain effective communication between Manager, staff, and patients, coordinate daily work flow, serve as a point of contact for staff and physicians, and assist in maintaining continuity for clinical, administrative, and human resource activities.

Required Education

• Nursing - Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school, or nursing diploma from a national accredited nursing school program.

Required Work Experience

• Nursing - 3 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license - Arkansas or Compact State.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Serves as the lead when needed, including indirect responsibility for human resource management, when Manager has delegated.
• Maintains continuity for clinical, administrative, and human resource activities.
• Assists and serves as an information resource to department staff.
• Performs staff functions and assists in administrative tasks.

Supervisor Nursing Unit Role

• Maintains effective communication between Manager, staff, and patients.
• Covers for Manager during their absence.
• Coordinates daily work flow by prioritizing and delegating workload in an impartial and consistent manner.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a competent level of understanding and application of the AC Model of Patient and Family-Centered care.
• Provides safe and effective nursing care at a competent level.
• Communicates and collaborates by meaningful clinical documentation, completes hand-offs, and participates in rounds and team meetings to assure continuity of care and to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Competently assesses patients and provides developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care.
• Analyzes information to identify problems and outcomes, evaluates variations and patterns in patient/family data, and recognizes implications to care.
• Develops, maintains, and applies the plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Identifies and competently and promptly responds to changes in patient condition.
• Provides individualized patient and family education at competent levels.
• Competently assesses patient and family learning needs and develops appropriate education plans.
• Consistently documents all patient and family education activities and facilitates comprehensive interdisciplinary teaching.
• Able to successfully search for and apply evidence to guide clinical practice.
• Evaluates own performance to identify areas of strength and needs for professional development.
• Provides input for peer evaluations.
• Participates in councils, committees, taskforces, and hospital initiatives, onboarding, recruitment, and retention activities.
• Performs variety of administrative tasks and serves as administrative support for the Manager of unit.
• Comprehends and implements AC Professional Practice Model.
• Mentors, coaches, and teaches healthcare professionals and students.
• Notifies Nursing Directors of staff compliance with AC policies and procedures.