Advanced Practice Nurse (Fulltime)

Supervisor-Nurse RN Days

The Pavilion at Williamsburg Place in Williamsburg, Virginia is seeking a Nurse Supervisor to plan and supervise direct care nursing staff, assisting in managing, establishing, and fulfilling a vision and strategy for patient care excellence and standards of practice in the nursing department. Responsible for oversight of the Units for coverage needs related to acuity, absences, and leave time.

Providing, delegating, coordinating, and evaluating care of patients through the collaborative efforts of team members and in accordance with the nursing process and standards of care and practice.

Assisting in updating and revising the plan of care as goals/objectives are met or when the patient's condition changes.

Ensuring all patients receive a comprehensive nursing assessment within eight (8) hours of admission, admitting physician orders completed, and care plan initiated.

Coordinating nursing, medical, and/or behavioral health care activities with all staff to ensure smooth and complete coordination of efforts during shared shift.

Performing storage, accounting for, and administration of medications/medical equipment. Removing from service nonfunctioning equipment and initiating needed replacements. Consulting with medical staff or pharmacist when a side-effect or error is suspected or detected.

Providing professional and administrative leadership to staff.

Maintaining productivity levels that are aligned with patient census, curtailing unnecessary overtime and/or excessive staff work hours.

Maintaining accountability expectations for self and staff in all areas of job performance.

Engaging staff in quality and safety basics to ensure sustained, measurable compliance.

Holding staff accountable for non-compliance and patient safety concerns, as well as attendance, following policies, behavior, and adherence to code of conduct.

Performing rounds to all inpatient treatment units to provide monitoring, supervision, direction, and assistance as needed.

Scheduling staff to ensure full coverage at all times and to ensure staffing is accurate according to established guidelines and unit needs.

Assuring admission intake assessments are completed accurately and followed up per Hospital policy, providing referrals as needed or assisting with admissions.

Participating in interviewing, orienting, mentoring, retaining, and training of staff as needed.

Documenting medical, behavioral health information, and nursing care.

Administering medications and maintaining records in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Providing structure and maintaining a therapeutic environment in collaboration with the patients and other care providers.

Ensuring adequate inventory of supplies is maintained for the units and completing purchase order requests as needed.

Collecting and organizing the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and the Destruction of Medication Log upon patient discharge as submitted by Nurses.

Addressing employee performance improvement issues at the time noticed and assisting with any follow-up as necessary.

Assisting in collection of data to develop QI reports and graphs.

May work a shift on a specific unit when all other efforts in filling the shift have been exhausted.

Graduation from an approved/accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

Two or more years' experience as an RN required.

One or more years' experience in behavioral health required.

Valid current RN license from the state or from a compact state, where applicable.

Certified in Psychiatric Nursing preferred.

CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

First aid may be required based on state or facility.

This position is onsite at the facility and is not a remote position. One or more years' supervisory or charge nurse experience preferred.

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.

Summit Behavioral Healthcare