House Supervisor - RN

Shift

Night shift: 7:00 pm – 7:30 am

About the role

Shorewood Behavioral Health Hospital, a new 120‑bed state‑of‑the‑art behavioral health facility in Madison, Wisconsin, is seeking an experienced RN Supervisor. The role leads nursing teams, drives clinical excellence, and fosters a compassionate, patient‑first culture across inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services for adolescents, adults, and seniors.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate and manage changes in census and acuity, allocating nursing resources based on patient acuity and care needs.
• Role‑model customer‑service expectations and demonstrate urgency for patient safety.
• Enforce and interpret policies governing patient and resident care delivery.
• Ensure proper staffing for each unit, maintaining staff ratios, covering call‑offs and vacation time.
• Complete chart checks, keep seclusion/restraint logs up to date, and ensure nursing assessments, medication administration records (MARs), and report sheets are accurate.
• Conduct shift‑start rounds and perform random audits.
• Assist nursing leaders in orienting and ensuring competency of all staff; may include coaching.
• Provide mentoring and training as needed.
• Support the nursing leadership team in maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory, and governmental standards.
• Monitor and evaluate patient‑care processes and outcomes to ensure competent, compassionate, and safe care.
• Coordinate all patient care, including physician orders, diagnostic information, and required consultations.
• Document medical, behavioral‑health information, and nursing care.
• Administer medications and maintain records per company policies and procedures.
• Assist in developing individualized plans of care with measurable goals, objectives, and interventions.
• Update and revise plans of care as goals are met or patient conditions change.
• Prioritize tasks and delegate staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Lead the shift for admissions and discharges, inform physicians of condition changes, and adjust staffing accordingly.
• Utilize the administrator‑on‑call for situations requiring additional attention.
• Provide direct patient care as needed.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• BSN from an accredited school of nursing (preferred).
• Current registered nursing license in the state of the facility (required).
• At least 1 year of RN experience in any setting (required); more than 1 year strongly preferred.
• Experience in psychiatric/recovery programs (preferred).
• Experience as a charge RN or other leadership position (strongly preferred).
• Current certification or license to practice within the state where the facility is located.
• CPR and de‑escalation/restraint certification (required; training provided upon hire).
• First‑aid certification may be required based on state or facility requirements.