HOUSE SUPV (RN)

UHS•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Oaks Hospital, a UHS facility, is an 80-bed psychiatric hospital offering a broad spectrum of services for adults and adolescents. Located on a beautiful 13-acre campus in South Austin, we provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth through inpatient and outpatient programs. We are seeking qualified, energetic candidates for our current job openings and welcome new graduates. If you are a dedicated, hardworking individual who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients, we encourage you to apply. At Austin Oaks Hospital, patient care comes first, and you will be part of a supportive network of professionals and nursing leaders. The House Supervisor-Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical supervision over Nursing Services, ensuring effective utilization of the nursing process for quality patient care, establishing Standards of Practice, and providing effective fiscal management. This role also ensures patient and employee safety and well-being.

Requirements

BSN with supervisory experience.
3 years hospital psych experience or 1 year supervisory experience.
Current Texas Board of Nursing Licensure as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
CPR Certification.
Texas Driver's License.
Handle With Care certification.
Minimum of three years experience in psychiatric, mental health, and/or rehabilitation nursing.
Minimum of one year supervisor in psychiatric, mental health, and/or rehabilitation nursing.
Experience in evaluating staff against the criteria in their job descriptions preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists with staff supervision.
Ensures safety and provides milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
Monitors patient care and unit processes to assure a safe customer-focused approach.
Maintains a high level of clinical competency and projects high standards of performance expectation from personnel on the unit.
Monitors educational needs of staff and assists with on-going staff development opportunities.
Maintains, follows, and understands regulatory requirements.
Manages scheduling and staffing.
Monitors documentation on a daily basis for accuracy of progress notes, charting, and ensuring that the documentation is timely and complete.
Participates in facility committees and projects as assigned.
Conducts and documents incident investigations.
Is directly or collaboratively involved in counseling, disciplinary, and evaluative activities for department staff.
Assumes responsibility for own professional growth.
Maintains professional demeanor in dress, attitude, and support of facility mission and philosophy.
Provides nursing care for psychiatric patients using the nursing process.
Assesses mental health needs, develops nursing diagnoses, identifies outcomes, plans and evaluates nursing care.
Administers and/or monitors the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician.