Nurse Supervisor – Highland Hospital – Charleston, WV

*7,500 Sign on Bonus*

Join our Team!

At Highland Hospital, our mission is to improve the lives we touch. For 60 years, Highland Hospital has served the Charleston, WV community by providing quality mental health care through an educated staff and a safe environment. We currently provide specialized treatment programs for children, adolescents, and adults.

We are seeking a talented and compassionate Nurse Supervisor for our PTRF Child/ Adolescent Unit to help us with our mission to serve others. Our facility can provide a place for you to improve lives and continue your professional development.

Why Highland?

Competitive compensation and benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Voluntary Life, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance , and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
401K plan
Challenging and rewarding work
Career development opportunities
Supportive and responsive leadership

Job Summary:

The Nurse Supervisor is responsible for the operation of the Hospital during times Administrative staff are not present or available. Reports directly to the Nursing Services Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides Hospital supervision during the absence of the Director of Patient Care Services, Nursing Services Director, Program Managers and other Administrative personnel.
Complies with all company safety policies and practices. Ensures patient safety at all times while following unit and hospital policies and procedures.
Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
Acts as the Hospital’s representative on duty for families and/or patients verbalizing concerns/problems relating to the Hospital stay or admission.
Performs rounds to all inpatient treatment units to provide monitoring, supervision, direction, and assistance as needed.
Assures staffing is accurate according to established guidelines and unit needs.
Assures pre-admission intake assessments are completed accurately and followed up per Hospital policy, provides referrals as needed or assists with admissions. Utilizes computer as needed including medical charting.
Acquires medications which are unavailable, as needed, per Hospital/pharmacy policies and procedures.
Completes all admission office paperwork correctly and in a timely manner. Communicates any difficulty to the appropriate admission staff.
Has knowledge of the legal responsibilities of a Registered Professional Nurse and the WV Registered Nurse’s Code of Conduct; providing a positive role model for staff, patients, and other treatment team members. Must be aware and follow established nursing and hospital standards, policies and procedures.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

Assures any suspect Adverse Drug Reaction, Infection Control or Incident Report forms are completed thoroughly and accurately, at the time of occurrence. Assures that the follow-up necessary is completed and documented per policy/procedure.
Assures Infection Control/Prevention, Pharmacy and all other Hospital Department policies and procedures are followed.
Monitors, evaluates and communicates any identified training needs of staff to the Nursing Services Director on an ongoing basis.
Assists with in-services/formal training as needed.
Identifies safety hazards and intervenes on an emergency basis, reporting such information to the Safety Manager and Nursing Services Director.
Acts as a resource person for the Hospital Staff regarding Hospital policies and procedures.
Assists with documentation of personnel issues as needed.
Seeks assistance/support from the Director of Patient Care Services, Nursing Services Director, Program Managers, Administrator on-call as well as other Administrative staff as may be necessary.
Participates in staff development on an ongoing basis.
Continues self-development by attending in-services (internal and external), reading current articles and minutes from committee meetings, and by seeking opportunities to learn new skills.
Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

Registered Nurse with BSN preferred.
Experience in dealing with sensitive personnel issues, working with and knowledge of psychiatric inpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, chemically dependent and/or dually diagnosed patients, and previous charge/management experience.
Ability to make decisions considering the following: the patient and his/her family, the Hospital, staff resources, various governmental regulations and current policies and procedures.
Ability to remain calm and positive in stressful situations, working as a team member, and be fair, firm, consistent and caring.
Ability to be assertive with proven leadership and communications skills.

Certificates, License, Registration:

Licensed by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work flexible hours.
Knowledge of and experience with psychotropic medications.
Computer proficiency – ability to complete job duties utilizing various devices and software including Avatar (Medical Charting).

Highland Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Must be able to pass drug screen and background checks.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.

Job Type: Full-time

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