RN Supervisor

Neuropsychiatric Hospitals•Greenwood, IN

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About The Position

Medical Behavioral Hospital of Indianapolis, a member of the NeuroPsychiatric Hospital family, is seeking a Nursing Supervisor (RN) to serve patients and the hospital leadership team. Under the direction of the Director of Nursing (DON), the supervisor helps plan, direct, and evaluate total patient care and assumes management responsibilities for the nursing department. The role prioritizes clinical excellence and compliance while providing specialized care to patients with acute psychiatric and complex medical needs.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of employment.
At least one year of nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Experience in nursing education and/or a psychiatric and acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and direct nursing functions for patients on the unit to provide the best possible nursing care.
Assess patients based on observation or interview, physician diagnoses, laboratory findings, and other relevant information.
Prepare nursing care plans using professional judgment and aligning them with patient assessments and physician treatment plans.
Direct non-professional personnel in implementing care plans, provide guidance and demonstrate appropriate methods, and correct deviations from established standards.
Make nursing assignments appropriate to employees’ skill levels and patients’ needs.
Evaluate patient responses to nursing care and modify or revise treatment plans or contact physicians as circumstances require.
Provide professional nursing care, including administering medications and initiating and maintaining intravenous fluids according to hospital policies and procedures.
Understand medication pharmacology and recognize side effects; perform lab draws and report findings to appropriate personnel.
Perform assigned and trained Point of Care testing, maintain competency in testing and quality control procedures, report results, and document them in patient charts.
Collect blood samples for laboratory testing according to laboratory procedures.
Perform complex and routine treatments as prescribed by physicians or warranted by patients’ conditions.
Make regular rounds of assigned patients independently and with physicians; observe and evaluate symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications, and take corrective action as indicated.
Identify problems and guide personnel toward solutions.
Communicate with other hospital departments as needed to resolve operational problems and make effective use of the hospital.