RN House Supervisor - AltaPointe Health

Staffing responsibilities

• Able to supervise all staff and have a system to report issues that may arise during shifts to managers, and liaising with patients and medical professionals to ensure quality care is given.
• Able to oversee and completing delegation assignments for all unit and/or facility ensuring adequate coverage for CHU and Residential Unit.
• Able to ensure staff engagement and safety of consumers.
• Capable of reporting concerns and issues to the Administrator on call and the Director of Nursing.
• Enforce all policies/practice changes.
• Ensures staff are competent to perform the job and are completing it to the best of their abilities.
• Conducts disciplinary actions as needed.
• Able to verbalize performance appraisals for staff and report outcomes to the Nurse Coordinators.
• To attend staff meetings, as needed, to disseminate important information.
• To recognize when to addresses staff regarding consumers, facility, and programmatic needs.
• Applies AltaPointe and BayPointe policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner.
• Knowledgeable in emergency situations such as bomb threats, fires, active shooter situation, and facility elopements.
• Acts along with plans that are in place by AOC and administrator.
• Functions as resource regarding legal aspects of nursing policies and procedures and regulations governing the hospital.
• Maintains current knowledge of situations which may affect overall functioning of the hospital.
• Functions as a patient advocate.

Clinical responsibilities

• Reviews and assist staff in completing incident reports for unit and/or facility.
• Ensures seclusion and restraint policies and process are followed.
• Problem solves issues arising in the course of the workday.
• Effectively communicates on a regular basis with staff, consumers, families, internal departments and external providers to meet needs.
• Ensures delegations are completed and the staffing mix is based upon educational preparedness and clinical competence of staff.
• Oversees admission and discharge process to ensure prompt turnaround times and quality of care during time of transition.
• Ensures quality care is provided throughout consumer’s length of stay; oversees the coordination of patient care to ensure consumer’s needs are met and policies are followed.
• Conducts hospital rounds with staff to direct, demonstrate and evaluate delivery of consumer care and to ensure safety throughout the facility.
• Actively assists with hospital cost containment by accepting responsibility for time management and use of unit supplies.
  • Keep list of necessary supplies and ensures safety and operation of medical and office equipment.
• Oversees integrity and cleanliness throughout the facility.
• Conducts safety drills and monitors for compliance reporting concerns to DON per hospital policy.
• Adheres to professional code of ethics.

Supervision and consultation

• Seeks supervision and consultation needs.
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement.
• Actively works to enhance skills.

Courteous and respectful towards consumers, visitors, and co-workers.

• Treats others with care, dignity and compassion.
• Respects others’ privacy and confidentiality.
• Assists others as needed.
• Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others.
• Is sensitive to others’ needs, expectations and individual differences.
• Is pleasant, gentle and calm with others.
• Works in a cooperative manner with other AltaPointe employees and guests 

Administrative and other related duties as assigned.

• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
• Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required.
• Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures.
• Maintains requirements for license renewals and attends required in-services.

Current RN license to practice in the State of Alabama; 3-5 years’ behavioral healthcare experience with at least 2 years being in a management position; excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to present information to a group of people; ability to operate a computer (electronic staffing and incident reporting, Word, Outlook) and telephone system; ability to withstand continual deadlines in spite of interruptions; ability to organize and prioritize a busy workday; sensitive to confidential matters; uses judgment in carrying out work; ability to work independently; and demonstrable knowledge of the following: 

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in child/adolescent and adult populations
• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing care
• Knowledge of growth and development of child/adolescent consumers as related to intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of their development
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology especially terms associated with child/adolescent and adult psychiatric care
• Familiarity of psycho-pharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications with the child/adolescent and adult populations
• Knowledge of behavior management and crisis intervention
• Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to child/adolescent and adult populations
• Knowledge of family dynamics and parenting issues.
• Knowledge of effects and treatment of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect issues
• Knowledge of cultural diversity