Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 10

Full-timeKansas City, MO, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A current and valid state registered nurse license is required.
Current Basic Life Support certification is required upon hire and must be maintained.
Working knowledge of mental health laws, practice standards, interdisciplinary treatment team processes, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral units is required.
LPS professionals must have experience in an inpatient mental health facility per county requirements.
Patients' rights education and competency are required within 30 days of hire and must be maintained.
Receive and maintain LPS certification as deemed necessary.
Approved training on LPS statuses and patient rights must be completed, and the LPS certification exam must be passed.
Approved LPS certification is required before writing 5150 holds in designated facilities.

Responsibilities

Be accountable to the Department Director for nursing staff quality and patient-care delivery during the shift, and assist the Director with daily unit or department operations.
Communicate unanticipated patient-care events and risk-management activities to the Director and/or House Supervisor.
Use nursing personnel effectively by assisting with scheduling, staffing, and assignments; direct, supervise, and evaluate staff and provide staff education as needed.
Assist with staff performance evaluations, progressive discipline, and related human resources activities as needed.
Assess the availability of supplies and equipment, ensure proper use and functionality, and help maintain daily par levels.
Collaborate with other department managers and supervisors to coordinate patient services, patient flow, and admission, discharge, and transfer processes.
Consistently assess patient-care delivery and documentation quality; direct staff to make immediate care-plan changes as appropriate to ensure patient safety and compliance with regulatory guidelines, hospital policies, procedures, protocols, and clinical pathways; notify the appropriate leaders or medical staff through the chain of command.
Interview patients and families on admission and during rounds to improve patient experience, orient them to the unit, and explain how to access services or the charge nurse.
Perform direct patient care within scope of practice and clinical competency when needed to ensure patient safety and patient-to-nurse ratios; arrange temporary relief from charge nurse duties and document the details on the patient-care assignment record.

Desired Qualifications

Previous supervisory experience is preferred.
Experience with the continuum of behavioral health care is preferred.
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is preferred.

Bonus Amount

20,000
Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.
Overview

Department: Behavioral Health Unit

Title: Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor RN

Shifts Available: Nights

Employment Type: Full-Time

Hours: 12-hour shifts – 7:00 pm to 7:00 am

Location: St Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

Make a meaningful impact every day. As a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Clinical Supervisor, you'll provide compassionate, hands-on care to patients with acute mental health needs in a dynamic inpatient behavioral health setting. Working alongside an interdisciplinary care team, you'll play a key role in promoting patient safety, stabilization, and recovery.

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but are not limited to):

Accountable to the Department Director for the quality of nursing staff and the delivery of patient care during his/her shift and assists the Director in the daily operation of the respective unit(s)/department.
He/she provides direct communication with the Director and/or House Supervisor of unanticipated patient care events and/or risk management activities within patient care unit(s);
Utilizes nursing personnel effectively, assisting with required scheduling, staffing and assignments; Provides direction, supervision and evaluation of staff and/or staff education as necessary;
Assists with performance evaluations, progressive discipline of staff and other related HR activities as needed;
Assesses supplies and equipment availability, ensures their proper use and functionality and assists in the daily maintenance of par levels;
Collaborates with other department managers/supervisors to ensure smooth coordination of services to patients; enhanced patient flow within the facility and efficient admission/discharge/transfer processes;
Assesses patient care delivery and quality of care/documentation on a consistent basis; directs staff members to make immediate changes in the plan of care, as appropriate to ensure patient safety and adherence to regulatory guidelines, hospital policies, procedures, protocols and/or clinical pathways and notifies Department Director, House Supervisor and/or Medical Staff as appropriate utilizing the chain of command.
Interviews patients/families on admission and during rounds to enhance positive patient experiences, provide comprehensive orientation to the patient care unit and increase patient/family awareness on how to access services and/or the charge nurse, if necessary.
The Charge Nurse may perform direct patient care within scope of practice and clinical competency to ensure patient safety and patient/nurse ratios; he/she shall be temporarily relieved of Charge Nurse duties during such times by Director/designee and shall document details of same on patient care assignment record.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid state RN License
2. Current BLS upon hire and maintain current.
3. Previous supervisory experience, preferred.
4. Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws, Practice Standards, interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavior health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral units.
5. Continuum of care for behavioral health care, preferred.
6. Receive/ maintain LPS Certification as deemed necessary.
7. Must obtain approved training on LPS statuses and patient rights and successfully pass LPS Certification exam.
8. Must have approved LPS certification prior to writing 5150 holds in designated Prime facilities.
9. LPS Professionals: Must have experience in an inpatient mental health facility per County requirements.
10. Patients Rights Education/ Competency required 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
11. Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, preferred.

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Employment Status

Full Time
Shift

Nights
Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

About the Company

Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $2.2B
Headquarters: Ontario, CA
Founded: 2001

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