RN Supervisor

Overview

North Valley Behavioral Hospital, a new inpatient psychiatric hospital within the NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals network, is seeking a Nursing Supervisor (RN) to lead the nursing department.

Responsibilities

• Planner, organizer, and director of nursing functions on the unit
• Assess patient’s condition based on observation and/or interview, and physician’s diagnosis
• Prepare nursing care plans consistent with patient’s condition and physician’s treatment plans
• Direct non-professional personnel in implementing nursing care plans, and provide guidance as necessary
• Make nursing assignments based on employee’s skill level and patient needs
• Evaluate patient’s response to nursing care and modify or revise treatment plans as needed
• Administer medications and initiate/inhibit intravenous fluids according to hospital policy and procedures
• Understand pharmacology and recognize side effects of medications administered
• Perform lab draws and report findings to appropriate personnel
• Perform Point of Care testing as assigned and maintain competency for testing and quality control procedures
• Report lab results and document in patient chart
• Collect blood samples for laboratory testing according to lab procedures
• Perform both complex and routine treatments as prescribed by physicians or as warranted by patient’s condition
• Makes regular rounds of assigned patients independently and with physicians
• Observe and evaluate patient’s symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications
• Takes corrective actions as indicated
• Identify problems and guide personnel to their solutions
• Communicate with other hospital departments to resolve operational problems and make the most effective use of hospital resources

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Ohio
• One year of nursing experience required
• Prior experience in nursing education and/or psychiatric and acute care setting preferred, but not required