RN Supervisor - Psych Mental Health (Per Diem)

RN Supervisor - Psych Mental Health (Per Diem)

Work where every moment matters. Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: pride in what they do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network. Rushford Center, one of Connecticut's leading providers of addiction and mental health services, is nationally recognized for delivering outstanding prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. We offer a wide range of programs including acute care and evaluation, residential addiction treatment, individual, group, and family therapy, intensive outpatient programs, and community support programs. Through the passion of our specialists, we continue to treat every patient with care, compassion, and respect, while providing affordable and accessible services.

Job Summary: The RN Supervisor-Psychiatric Mental Health is an experienced registered nurse and is responsible for supervising and monitoring the nursing department(s) on an assigned shift within a freestanding mental health hospital/facility in accordance with nursing standards and practices as well as current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. This position ensures the appropriate delivery of direct and indirect patient care via the utilization of the nursing process and creates a positive environment for the professional practice of nursing. In addition, this position ensures activities foster continuous quality improvement to enhance patient care outcomes. This position also ensures patient flow throughout the organization. This position provides leadership for multiple hospital/facility departments in the absence of the unit manager, director, or administration.

Job Responsibilities:

• Patient Throughput: Serves as the point person in collaboration with the CLC, for admissions, internal and external patient transfers. Acts as a facilitator and decision maker for placement of all admissions and inter/intra facility transfers. Applies nursing knowledge derived from education and experience as a foundation for clinical triage, placement decisions, and communication.
• Resource Management: Participates in planning and ensuring adequate staffing to meet the needs of the patients and the department. Contributes to the efficient operation of the unit by establishing priorities, eliminating impediments, and resolving problems. Improves the quality and productivity of the department on a continuous basis by establishing priorities, monitoring performance measurements, identifying and recommending improvement opportunities, and eliminating obstacles.
• Communication: Maintains timely and appropriate communication. Escalates issues/concerns via appropriate chain of command.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required
• Existing incumbents as of 3/1/24 must obtain BSN with 3 years of this date
• Master's degree preferred
• 3 years of acute care charge or supervisory experience required
• Progressive leadership experience
• At least one year of experience as part of the 3 required years, in a psychiatric setting preferred
• Active registered nurse license from the state of Connecticut required
• Certified in basic life support (BLS) provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Other certifications may be required by specialty
• Certified in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) provider credentialed from the American Heart Associate (AHA) preferred

As a Hartford HealthCare entity, Rushford provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package consisting of: medical and dental benefits, 401(k) plan with employer match, generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire, including seven paid holidays, additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs. With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments, and community education to countless men, women, and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.