RN Supervisor Nights

About the role

The Nursing Supervisor (RN) at NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals, Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clear Lake, Texas, plays a crucial role in overseeing the nursing department and ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Planner, director, and evaluator of total patient care
• Assists in planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients on the unit
• Affirmative assessment of patient’s condition based on observation and/or interview of patient, physician’s diagnosis, laboratory findings, and other pertinent information
• Preparation of nursing care plans consistent with assessment of patient’s condition and physician’s treatment plans
• Direction of non-professional personnel in implementing nursing care plans, and providing guidance and demonstrating appropriate methods to correct deviations from established standards
• Making nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees and the needs of the patients
• Evaluation of patient’s response to nursing care and modification or revision of treatment plans, or contacting physician’s as circumstances require
• Rendering professional nursing care including administering medications, and initiating and maintaining intravenous fluids according to hospital policy and procedures
• Understanding the pharmacology and recognizing the side effects of medications administered
• Performing lab draws and reporting findings to appropriate personnel
• Performing both complex and routine treatments as prescribed by physicians or as warranted by patient’s condition
• Making regular rounds of assigned patients independently and with physicians
• Observation and evaluation of patient’s symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications
• Taking corrective actions as indicated
• Identifying problems and guiding personnel to their solutions
• Communicating with other hospital departments, as necessary, to resolve operational problems and make the most effective use of hospital

Requirements

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