Responsibilities Austin Oaks Hospital (a UHS facility): Austin Oaks Hospital is an 80-bed facility that offers a broad spectrum of psychiatric services for adults and adolescents. Located on a beautiful 13-acre, oak-lined campus, we provide a home-like environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth. Our psychiatric treatment and substance abuse services are available through both inpatient and outpatient programs to fit your needs. Get a confidential assessment from our trained staff today to determine which services best suit your recovery goals. Austin Oaks Hospital is located in South Austin 10 minutes from downtown. Please visit our website for more information:
www.austinoakshospital.com. What Austin Oaks Offers: Austin Oaks Hospital is seeking qualified, energetic candidates for our current job openings. We welcome new Grads! Join us and be a part of our organization servicing our communities mental health needs.. If you are a dedicated, hardworking individual who wants to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients we encourage you to apply. Austin Oaks Hospital puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of working at Austin Oaks is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. At Austin Oaks Hospital you are never alone, as you are part of a huge network of peer professionals and nursing leaders that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry.
POSITION SUMMARY: House Supervisor-Registered Nurse (RN) Provides clinical supervision over Nursing Services including effective utilization of the nursing process to provide quality patient care, establish Standards of Practice, and provide effective fiscal management. Provides for patient and employee safety and well-being.
Job Duties/Resposibilites:
- Assists with staff supervision.
- To ensure safety and provide milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
- Monitors patient care and unit processes to assure a safe customer focused approach.
- Maintains a high level of clinical competency and projects high standards of performance expectation from personnel on the unit.
- Monitors educational needs of staff and assists with on-going staff development opportunities.
- Maintains, follows, and understands the regulatory requirements. Manages the scheduling and staffing.
- Monitors documentation on a daily basis for accuracy of progress notes, charting and ensuring that the documentation is timely and complete.
- Participates in facility committees and projects as assigned. Conducts and documents incident investigations. Is directly or collaboratively involved in counseling disciplinary and evaluative activities for department staff.
- Assumes responsibility for own professional growth Maintains professional demeanor in dress, attitude and support of facility mission and philosophy. include but not limited to: Provide nursing care for psychiatric patients using the nursing process.
- To assess mental health needs, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care. To administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician.
Benefit & Rewards Highlights - Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
- More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com
Qualifications Requirements: EDUCATION: Required: BSN with supervisory experience. AND with 3 years hospital psych experience or 1 year supervisory experience
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION: Current Texas Board of Nursing Licensure as a Registered Nurse in good standing, CPR Certification, Texas Driver's License, and Handle With Care
EXPERIENCE: Required: Minimum of three years experience in psychiatric, mental health, and/or rehabilitation nursing with a minimum of one year supervisor in psychiatric, mental; health, and/or rehabilitation nursing. Experience in evaluating staff against the criteria in their job descriptions preferred.
