Nurse Shift Supervisor (2nd Shift)

DHRM•Danville, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Nurse Shift Supervisor (NSS) working the 2nd shift at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute (SVMHI). The NSS is responsible for patient care for a census up to 72 patients and oversees 65-95 nursing employees on duty. The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating medical and health services for a 24/7 nursing unit. The NSS is responsible for entire hospital operations during their shift, ensuring administrative presence, responding to emergency codes, overseeing admissions and discharges, managing patient transportation, handling staff call-ins, overseeing staffing and scheduling, assisting with nursing staff development, and problem-solving with electronic health records and scheduling systems. The position also involves coordinating departmental leadership for efficient resource management, ensuring quality patient care that meets accrediting agency standards (TJC, CMS, OIG), and incorporating recovery concepts and DEFUSE interventions into daily practice. Collaboration with medical, clinical, human resources, and administrative staff is essential. This is a full-time position working 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM, with required flexibility for weekends and holidays in rotation.

Requirements

Licensed, or license eligible, and in good standing as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. License must remain valid throughout employment.
A valid driver's license is required and must remain valid throughout employment.
Previous nursing management and/or Shift Administrator experience.
Extensive work experience in psychiatric nursing.
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of psychiatric nursing to provide care appropriate to the adult patient populations.
Demonstrated ability to supervise and schedule nursing staff with effectiveness and efficiency.
Demonstrated ability to effectively use electronic health record, nursing scheduling, communication, and reporting systems.
Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and interventions in emergency codes.
Demonstrated ability to make difficult decisions with authority and ownership and through appropriate consultation.
Demonstrated ability to resolve problems using data, obtaining input from others, and evaluating results.
Demonstrated ability to effectively use interpersonal skills to communicate, listen, teach, and motivate.
Demonstrated ability to remain optimistic when handling multiple priorities through time management, organizational skills, and delegation.
Demonstrated ability to intervene assertively and appropriately to address clinical crises or workplace conflict.
Demonstrated ability to build constructive working relationships and customer relations between disciplines, departments, and the public.
Demonstrated ability to achieve successful resolution of complaints from individuals, families, visitors, as well as other employees.
Demonstrated experience in utilizing resources with fiscally sound judgment.
Ability to see and hear adequately to include peripheral abilities, to recognize hazardous situation/area.
Ability to expertly implement the Nursing Process for adult populations.
Ability to professionally create and present written documents and reports.
Ability to direct infection prevention and control practices and appropriately apply standards in daily activities.
Ability to ensure TJC, CMS, OIG, and other regulatory/accrediting agency standards are implemented and met.
Ability to work in a secure and locked environment with individuals who are experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or additional forensic/legal involvement.
Ability to perform physical demands such as: repetitious walking and/or standing; bending, lifting, and reaching overhead to position, restrain, transfer, transport, and/or escort patients and to perform or assist them in activities of daily living.
Must successfully complete TO (Therapeutic Options) Training and CPR and must maintain throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Experience as a Registered Nurse in a psychiatric healthcare facility, acute care, long-term or correctional setting.
Veterans and people with National Service experience.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services in a psychiatric hospital.
Oversee patient care for a census up to 72 and manage 65-95 nursing employees on duty.
Be responsible for entire hospital operations for the duration of their shift.
Ensure administrative presence in the facility 24/7.
Respond to emergency codes.
Oversee admissions and discharge processes.
Manage patient transportation needs.
Receive staff call-ins and oversee staffing and scheduling needs for the shift.
Assist with nursing staff development.
Problem-solve with electronic health record, electronic nursing scheduling, and timekeeping systems.
Manage 24-hour nursing report.
Coordinate centralized departmental leadership to oversee efficient resources on a shift-by-shift basis.
Ensure quality patient care meeting accrediting agency standards (TJC, CMS, OIG, and so forth) for patients with mental illness.
Administer medication, provide treatments, and offer direct-care services on adult and geriatric units.
Ensure recovery concepts and DEFUSE interventions are incorporated into daily practice.
Collaborate with other disciplines and departments, especially medical, clinical, human resources, and administrative staff.
Supervise and schedule nursing staff with effectiveness and efficiency.
Effectively use electronic health record, nursing scheduling, communication, and reporting systems.
Provide leadership and interventions in emergency codes.
Make difficult decisions with authority and ownership and through appropriate consultation.
Resolve problems using data, obtaining input from others, and evaluating results.
Effectively use interpersonal skills to communicate, listen, teach, and motivate.
Remain optimistic when handling multiple priorities through time management, organizational skills, and delegation.
Intervene assertively and appropriately to address clinical crises or workplace conflict.
Build constructive working relationships and customer relations between disciplines, departments, and the public.
Achieve successful resolution of complaints from individuals, families, visitors, as well as other employees.
Demonstrate experience in utilizing resources with fiscally sound judgment.
See and hear adequately to include peripheral abilities, to recognize hazardous situation/area.
Expertly implement the Nursing Process for adult populations.
Professionally create and present written documents and reports.
Direct infection prevention and control practices and appropriately apply standards in daily activities.
Ensure TJC, CMS, OIG, and other regulatory/accrediting agency standards are implemented and met.
Work in a secure and locked environment with individuals who are experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or additional forensic/legal involvement.
Perform physical demands such as: repetitious walking and/or standing; bending, lifting, and reaching overhead to position, restrain, transfer, transport, and/or escort patients and to perform or assist them in activities of daily living.
Be flexible with schedule and assignments working overtime in staffing emergencies or inclement weather situations.
Time-adjusting work schedule throughout the work week.
Successfully complete TO (Therapeutic Options) Training and CPR and must maintain throughout employment.