RN House Supervisor Behavioral Health

Acadia•Conway, AR

About The Position

The RN House Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of nursing operations and ensuring adequate staffing to provide patient care. When scheduled, the supervisor oversees behavioral health and nursing services with a positive, empathetic, and professional approach. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment teams, departments, and administration to address patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and works to resolve customer complaints. The supervisor provides leadership to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and nursing practice standards, with patient safety as a top priority. Responsibilities include responding to changes in census and acuity, allocating nursing resources, maintaining appropriate unit staffing, monitoring care and documentation, coordinating admissions and discharges, and providing direct care as needed. The position also supports staff orientation, competency, mentoring, and training.

Requirements

Current registered nursing license in the state where the facility is located.
At least one year of RN experience in any setting.
Current certification or license to teach within the state where the facility is located.
CPR certification and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
More than one year of RN experience.
One year of experience in psychiatric or recovery programs.
Some experience as a charge RN or in another leadership position.

Responsibilities

Anticipate and manage changes in census and patient acuity, allocating nursing resources according to measured care needs.
Model customer-service expectations and demonstrate urgency around patient safety.
Enforce and interpret policies for patient and resident care.
Ensure appropriate staffing for each unit and patient-care needs, including covering call-offs and vacation time.
Ensure chart checks, seclusion and restraint logs, nursing assessments, medication administration records, and report sheets are accurate and current.
Complete rounds at the beginning of shifts and perform random audits.
Assist the Director of Nursing (DON) with staff orientation and competency, including coaching, mentoring, and training.
Assist the DON in ensuring compliance with professional, regulatory, and governmental standards.
Monitor and evaluate patient-care processes and outcomes to support competent, compassionate, and safe care.
Coordinate patient care, including physician orders, diagnostic information, and consultations.
Document medical and behavioral health information and nursing care.
Administer medications and maintain records in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Assist in developing, updating, and revising individualized plans of care with measurable goals, objectives, and interventions.
Prioritize tasks and delegate staff to ensure quality patient care.
Lead admissions and discharges during the shift, inform physicians of changes in patient condition, and adjust staffing accordingly.
Use the administrator-on-call for situations requiring additional attention.
Provide direct care as needed.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.