Job Description
The Behavioral Health House Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all inpatient behavioral health operations. The supervisor provides support to staff, coordinates admissions and discharges, manages real-time staffing, and facilitates patient flow. The role also serves as the lead responder for emergency situations, patient and visitor concerns, and staffing issues, promoting a therapeutic and safe care environment.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
The Behavioral Health House Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all inpatient behavioral health operations. The supervisor provides support to staff, coordinates admissions and discharges, manages real-time staffing, and facilitates patient flow. The role also serves as the lead responder for emergency situations, patient and visitor concerns, and staffing issues, promoting a therapeutic and safe care environment.
Responsibilities
- Supervise day-to-day operations across behavioral health units during assigned shifts
- Serve as the on-site administrative leader when hospital leadership is off-site
- Provide clinical and administrative support to nursing staff, including direct assistance with patient care and crisis management
- Monitor and adjust staffing needs in real time based on patient volume, acuity, and staffing resources
- Coordinate patient flow, admissions, discharges, and transfers in collaboration with unit charge nurses
- Support patient and family satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and professionally
- Respond to and lead emergency situations (e.g., code events)
- Enforce policy and procedure compliance; document and escalate disciplinary matters as needed
- Communicate effectively with all departments, physicians, and leadership
- Assists in investigations in a thorough and timely manner, ensuring information collected is accurate. Provides information to the appropriate designee to ensure completion of necessary reporting or staff follow-up.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum three (3) years of clinical nursing experience required
- Hold a current, active license as a registered nurse in Virginia or hold a current multistate licensure privilege as a registered nurse
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
- Candidates actively pursuing BSN with a defined completion date may be considered
- CPI required within 30 days
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association, required
- Experience in behavioral health or psychiatric nursing preferred
- Previous leadership or charge nurse experience strongly preferred
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