House Supervisor FT Days

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital•Tacoma, WA

13h•$53 - $84•Onsite

About The Position

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring a full-time Day House Supervisor. The role is a 0.9 FTE position working three 12-hour shifts per week. Wellfound is a 120-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital in Tacoma, Washington, accredited by the Department of Health and The Joint Commission, providing acute psychiatric care to voluntary and involuntary patients. The House Supervisor provides operational, clinical, and administrative leadership for the hospital and serves as the designated nursing leadership resource during assigned shifts. The position oversees patient care delivery, staffing, patient flow, regulatory compliance, safety operations, and emergency response. The House Supervisor collaborates with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to support safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and compliance with organizational policies, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements. During the day shift, the House Supervisor serves as the primary operational nursing leader during business hours. The role coordinates daily operations with nursing and department leaders and supports leadership activities, quality improvement, regulatory readiness, patient throughput, employee development, and resolution of concerns.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or an equivalent combination of education, training, and progressive nursing leadership experience.
Current Washington State Registered Nurse license or current Compact License.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
At least two years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a psychiatric facility.
At least one year in a supervisory, management, or other healthcare leadership capacity demonstrating the requisite job knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Provide operational, clinical, and administrative leadership for the hospital during assigned shifts.
Oversee patient care delivery, staffing, patient flow, regulatory compliance, safety operations, and emergency response activities.
Serve as the primary operational nursing leader during business hours on the day shift.
Collaborate with Nurse Managers, department leaders, Human Resources, Staffing, Facilities, Pharmacy, Dietary, and ancillary departments to coordinate daily operations.
Participate in leadership huddles, interdisciplinary meetings, committees, performance improvement initiatives, and organizational projects.
Conduct leadership rounding to assess patient care delivery, staffing effectiveness, environmental safety, and compliance with organizational standards.
Conduct or support concurrent chart audits and documentation reviews for regulatory, accreditation, and organizational compliance.
Identify documentation deficiencies, compliance concerns, and practice variations; communicate findings to nursing leadership for education, follow-up, and quality improvement.
Support regulatory readiness through patient care observations, documentation monitoring, and compliance activities.
Review length of stay and 1:1 utilization throughout the shift for clinical appropriateness, resource utilization, and timely treatment-team reassessment when indicated.
Assist with admissions, discharges, transfers, patient throughput, and capacity management.
Provide leadership support for employee coaching, onboarding, education, and competency development.
Investigate and escalate patient, family, physician, staff, and operational concerns requiring leadership intervention.
Serve as a liaison between nursing leadership, operational departments, and executive leadership to facilitate communication and issue resolution.
Oversee leadership and hospital operations, staffing and resource management, patient flow and bed management, and safety, incident response, and emergency management.