RN House Supervisor, Staffing (FT Nights) - Texas Behavioral Health Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

6h

About The Position

The RN House Supervisor, Staffing, provides hospital-wide nursing leadership and staffing coordination at the Texas Behavioral Health Center, a state-funded psychiatric hospital owned by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and operated by UT Southwestern Medical Center. The supervisor serves as a liaison between hospital leadership and nursing unit leaders and staff, and is a resource for resolving clinical problems related to staffing.

The role oversees nursing care across the hospital and adjusts staffing to meet patient needs, census, and acuity. Responsibilities include preparing shift reports, monitoring staffing resource use, coordinating coverage, managing temporary labor, facilitating staffing meetings, and participating in staffing effectiveness and scheduling-system work. The supervisor also responds to emergencies, supports employee-health activities when occupational health is unavailable, promotes safe care, and ensures adherence to applicable policies and standards.

This is a full-time night position working three 12-hour shifts with rotating weekends. The position is security-sensitive. Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
• Three to five years of RN experience.
• Current Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire, or Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) compact-state license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) course accredited by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification/training, to be completed within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience as a Charge Nurse is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Act as a leadership liaison between hospital leadership and nursing unit leaders and staff, and serve as a resource for clinical staffing problems.
• Prepare hospital shift reports, including staffing and census data.
• Serve as a rotating member of the Staffing Effectiveness Committee.
• Participate in selection, education, and implementation of an electronic scheduling system.
• Create monthly staffing reports and analyze staffing resource utilization, especially unfilled staffing needs.
• Supervise nursing care throughout the hospital and resolve or mediate staffing-related problems and conflicts.
• Prioritize and coordinate nursing staff assignments across the hospital to ensure adequate coverage and safe care.
• Manage temporary labor use and fill staffing vacancies in advance to ensure coverage of all shifts.
• Facilitate designated staffing meetings.
• Perform employee-health activities, including responding to employee injuries and Workers' Compensation matters when occupational health is unavailable.
• Follow and facilitate adherence to policies and procedures, the ANA Code of Ethics, Joint Commission (TJC) standards, and nationally recognized nursing practice standards.
• Review and revise staffing and nursing coverage to meet shift-specific patient needs, census changes, and patient acuity.
• Respond to emergency situations, including Code Blue, Rapid Response, and Code Rush, according to hospital policy.
• Collaborate with staff to resolve staffing issues, use the chain of command for unresolved or escalating issues, and advocate for patients and staff to support safe care and a safe environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available on day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
• Preventive healthcare coverage at 100% with no copay.
• Paid time off, available on day one.
• Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer.
• Paid holidays.
• On-site childcare.

What This Job Offers

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