Registered Nurse - RN House Sup 12k Bonus

Acadia•Fort Wayne, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Maple Heights Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse House Supervisor for a weekend day-shift role at its 120-bed inpatient hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The facility provides comprehensive treatment for adolescents, adults, and seniors experiencing acute symptoms of mental health disorders. The schedule is Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, plus one scheduled weekday shift working as a Floor RN. The position offers a $12,000 sign-on bonus. The House Supervisor leads patient care operations on shift, ensuring appropriate staffing, safe and competent care, accurate documentation, and compliance with company and regulatory standards. The role coordinates admissions, discharges, consultations, physician orders, and patient care, and provides direct care as needed. The supervisor collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and administration, assists the Director of Nursing with staff orientation and competency, and helps address patient and customer concerns.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing; candidates enrolled in a BSN program with graduation expected within 18 months of hire may be considered.
Current RN license as required by the state.
Three or more years of nursing practice experience.
Behavioral health or psychiatric nursing experience.
Previous supervisory or leadership experience.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of medical/surgical nursing experience.
One or more years of experience in a behavioral health setting.
One or more years of experience in a supervisory or charge position.
Three or more years of psychiatric or behavioral health nursing experience.
First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

Collaborate as needed with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments, and administration to ensure residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental, and cultural needs are met, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
Enforce and interpret policies for the delivery of patient and resident care.
Ensure appropriate staffing on each unit, considering staffing ratios, patient care needs and acuity, call-offs, and vacation coverage.
Ensure chart checks, nursing assessments, medication administration records (MARs), and report sheets are completed and accurate, and keep the seclusion/restraint log up to date.
Complete rounds at the beginning of the shift and perform random audits.
Assist the Director of Nursing with staff orientation and competency, including coaching staff when appropriate.
Assist the Director of Nursing in ensuring facility compliance with professional, regulatory, and governmental standards.
Model customer-service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
Monitor and evaluate patient care processes and outcomes to support competent, compassionate, and safe care.
Coordinate care rendered to patients, including physician orders and diagnostic information, and ensure consultations are ordered.
Document medical and behavioral health information and nursing care.
Administer medications and maintain records in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Assist in updating and revising plans of care as goals and objectives are met or patient conditions change.
Prioritize tasks and delegate staff to support quality patient care.
Lead shift operations for admissions and discharges, inform physicians of changes in patient condition, and adjust staffing as needed.
Use the administrator-on-call for situations requiring additional attention.
Provide direct care as needed.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.