REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR - 60073500

State of Florida • Macclenny, FL

3d • $2,239 - $2,526 • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 613-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility.
NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Registered Nurse Supervisor within the Nursing Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
The Registered Nurse Supervisor is a high level professional nurse supervisor position which possesses a broad field of nursing knowledge and the expert ability and responsibility for nursing care of the residents within the unit assigned.  This employee serves as an experienced nursing resource to the nurses supervised and unit treatment team/peers.
This is advanced professional work supervising and directing employees. The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).

Requirements

• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to provide direct patient care and treatment.
• Ability to assess patients' progress and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems.
• Ability to develop nursing care activities for patient groups.
• Ability to plan, develop and conduct training programs.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 210-8.27 and two years of professional nursing experience.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing can substitute for one year of the required experience.
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing can substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

• Assumes ultimate supervisory responsibility for all nursing and direct care service personnel on assigned shift
• Assumes ultimate responsibility for all resident care delivered on the shift by assigning staff
• Responsible for providing and monitoring resident care in the assigned areas
• Responsible for providing safety and security in all aspects of resident care during a crisis or restrictive procedure
• Serves as resource person to other stafff or training or continuing education programs
• Other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level