House Supervisor/RN

Dallas Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Desoto, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The House Supervisor/RN is responsible for overseeing nursing operations and patient care services to meet mental health needs within the community, aligning with the hospital's philosophy and goals. This role involves monitoring and modifying clinical services, ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment, and collaborating with interdisciplinary professionals. The position requires direct patient care, including social and emotional support, medication supervision, progress evaluation, and facilitating access to appropriate care levels. The House Supervisor/RN also conducts intake assessments, makes nursing diagnoses, consults with psychiatrists, maintains accurate documentation, and assists patients in understanding their conditions and treatment needs. Compliance with laws, regulations, and hospital policies is essential, as is the use of professional judgment in crisis situations and maintaining patient confidentiality. Administrative tasks and organizing staff activities for a shift are also part of the role.

Requirements

Must be 21 years old or older
ADN or BSN from an accredited college or university.
Possesses current RN license to practice in the State of Texas.
Two years of management experience preferred.
Experience in inpatient mental health settings at a management level.
Advanced knowledge and skills.
Skill in maintaining information as highly confidential.
Skilled in flexibility, organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
Stress management skills.
Crisis management skills.
Skills in analysis and evaluation.
Sound clinical judgment and decision-making.
Skills in clinical supervision and basic skills in personnel management concepts and methods.
Basic teaching or training skills preferred.
Able to understand and apply applicable standards and regulations.
Valid Texas RN license in good standing is required.
Current CPR upon hire.
Must pass a medication administration exam before administering medications.
Must provide proof of approved (AHA/ARC) current CPR.
Maintain approved CPR certification prior to hire.
Successful completion of Management of Assaultive Behavior training including restraint and seclusion policies prior to assuming patient care responsibility.
Must maintain current CPR and Handle with Care.

Nice To Haves

BLS and Handle with Care certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

Collects and analyzes data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural, and anticipated discharge needs.
Determines patient's alcohol or drug toxicity and identifies signs of withdrawal.
Conducts screenings or assessments to determine treatment needs.
Ensures each patient's unique needs are identified and incorporated into a comprehensive and individualized care plan, considering the severity of the disease, condition, impairment, or disability.
Renders care and treatment in a competent manner based on current chemical dependency and psychiatric nursing knowledge and standards.
Evaluates care against goals and plan of care, revising as appropriate.
Facilitates the patient's access to the appropriate level of care and setting.
Oversees the operation of the nursing program and services necessary to meet key mental health needs of the community.
Monitors, evaluates, and assists in modifying clinical services, utilizing the input and skills of the nursing staff.
Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for all patients.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with physicians, health professional affiliates, patient's facilities, and nursing staff.
Participates in activities that enhance professional growth and development.
Provides direct care to patients, including facilitating social and emotional needs.
Supervises medication schedules.
Evaluates patient progress.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary professionals to determine and provide the best possible care for patients.
Provides social support for patients by creating and encouraging participation in support groups, social activities, and other therapeutic measures.
Conducts intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives to gather case history.
Makes nursing diagnoses of the medical and emotional status of patients and recommends treatment options.
Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, immunizations, laboratory results, notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications, written charts, patient activities, and progress according to standard medical record keeping and hospital policy and procedures.
Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional disturbances and accepting the need for treatment.
Complies with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures.
Uses professional judgment to ascertain and apply appropriate intervention techniques with patients in crisis.
Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and patients.
Tests for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of pain and arranges further medical attention when necessary.
Performs administrative tasks such as filing, answering phones, and computer entry of progress notes.
Organizes the activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks of the Child, Adolescent and Adult and support staff for a given shift.
Maintains patient confidentiality.
Upholds the Organization's ethics and customer service standards.