REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR

REGISTERED NURSE SUPERVISOR - 60006910

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency's mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders. Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department's mission is to "work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency."

FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION. THIS REQUISTION MAY BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE VACANCIES.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Registered Nurse Supervisor within the Nursing Services Unit. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• The Registered Nurse Supervisor is a high level professional nurse supervisor position which possesses a broad field of nursing knowledge and the expert ability and responsibility for nursing care of the residents within the unit assigned.
• This employee serves as an experienced nursing resource to the nurses supervised and unit treatment team/peers.
• This is advanced professional work supervising and directing employees.
• The primary duty of the incumbent in this position is to spend the majority of their time communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports.
• Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
• Assumes ultimate supervisory responsibility for all nursing and direct care service personnel on assigned shift, including:
• Serving as immediate supervisor for the nursing and direct care staff as assigned.
• Administering appropriate coaching and/or disciplinary action necessary to ensure a safe, individualized regimen for the residents assigned and compliance with all nursing assessments, nursing progress notes, Recovery Plans and other paperwork required in accordance with all standards/regulations applicable to ward.
• Assist in interviews, selection of nursing service personnel to work in the unit.
• Completes quarterly/annual evaluation and expectations/standards on staff with completion of paperwork, scoring to supervisor with attachments of improvement plans as needed.
• Ensures nurses supervised have current licensure and required CEU's on file with copies to SRNS.
• Completion of nursing skills checklist at least yearly or more often as needed with copy to SRNS.
• Supervises and completes yearly evaluations on assigned non-licensed staff performing nursing functions assigned with documentation of any re-training or needs sent to supervisor.
• Assumes ultimate responsibility for all resident care delivered on the shift by assigning staff including:
• Assessing, evaluating, and following-up on the delivery of quality resident care according to facility and CF Operating Policies/Procedures/Guidelines/Playbooks/Manuals.
• Reviewing staff documentation regarding resident care to assure timeliness and accuracy.
• Completing periodic rounds on wards/pods with assessment, evaluation of quality nursing and direct care.
• Monitoring resident care through observation and communication with staff supervised.
• Ensuring adequate supplies and equipment are available for resident care.
• Assisting in handling medical/psychiatric emergencies with accurate documentation.
• 1-on-1 observation of nurses while administering medication/treatments at least once a year or more often as needed.
• Assigning and monitoring medication education groups for specific needs.
• In addition to above, the Registered Nurse Supervisor is responsible for providing and monitoring resident care in the assigned areas including:
• Administer medication in all forms prescribed, venipuncture, IV's, and related procedures.
• Complete skills checklist at least yearly and provide direct supervision of non-licensed staff while performing nursing functions assigned pursuant to Department of Children and Families Operating Procedure 155-5, which includes vital signs, weights, heights, etc.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate resident care on the ward assigned on a daily basis with accurate documentation.
• Responsible for providing safety and security in all aspects of resident care during a crisis or restrictive procedure, which includes:
• Providing immediate emergency nursing care with prompt triage, notification of physician/ARNP/PA assigned and treatment/referral per physician's orders with documentation/follow-up.
• Providing medical emergency and emergency pregnancy review/drills on shift assigned.
• Providing immediate intervention to de-escalate a resident to help decrease potential for self-harm or harm to others and potential need for seclusion/restraint process.
• Reading Personal Safety Plans on all residents assigned to be familiar with their personal preferences when they are upset to help de-escalate their behaviors and reduce potential for S/R episodes.
• Documenting all pertinent information during a manual, seclusion/restraint process with proper forms completed within timeframes and follow-up documentation in chart as well as ways to potentially decrease incidents in the future.
• Serves as resource person to other staff or training or continuing education programs.
• Participates in attendance to in-house and outside training activities (Train the Trainer, etc.) for updating staff on skills and knowledge.
• Other related duties as required.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of nursing principles, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to provide direct patient care and treatment.
• Ability to assess patients' progress and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems.
• Ability to develop nursing care activities for patient groups.
• Ability to plan, develop and conduct training programs.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Minimum qualifications:

• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 and two years of Registered Nursing experience or Master's of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing can substitute for one year of the required experience.
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing can substitute for the required experience.

Benefits of working for the State of Florida:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
• Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year; Flexible Spending Accounts; Opportunities for career advancement
• Tuition waiver for public college courses

For a more complete list of benefits, visit

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

• US CITIZEN