HOUSE SUPV (RN)

UHS•Austin, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Austin Oaks Hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric services for adolescents and for adults. Located in South Austin, Texas on a beautiful thirteen-acre oak lined campus. We strive to provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth. We are proud to be your community partner in mental health. The cornerstone of our treatment rests on exceptional mental health services and clinical excellence. Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders. More than anything else, our treatment relies on exceptional mental health services and dependable clinical staff. Austin Oaks Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services to stabilize symptoms of depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders. Website: www.austinoakshospital.com POSITION SUMMARY: House Supervisor-Registered Nurse (RN) Provides clinical supervision over Nursing Services including effective utilization of the nursing process to provide quality patient care, establish Standards of Practice, and provide effective fiscal management. Provides for 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, and Handle With Care
Minimum of three years experience in psychiatric, mental health, and/or rehabilitation nursing with a minimum of one year supervisor in psychiatric, mental; health, and/or rehabilitation nursing.

Nice To Haves

Experience in evaluating staff against the criteria in their job descriptions preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists with staff supervision.
To ensure safety and provide 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 the regulatory requirements. Manages the 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. include but not limited to: Provide nursing care for psychiatric patients using the nursing process.
To assess mental health needs, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care. To administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician.