Registered Nurse Supervisor

Central State Hospital is hiring a Nurse Supervisor position

• Shift differential (10% hourly wage increase from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM and 12% hourly wage increase from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
• Additional $1.00 hourly wage increase on weekends

Coordinates hospital functions and nursing services including scheduling, job assignments, responding to call-ins, responding to codes, assuring appropriate staff levels and working on the patient units.

Responds to all psychiatric/medical emergencies, AWOLs, disasters, general safety

issues and codes.  Follows Hospital policies for Incident Management.    Conference with Administrator on Call as directed.  Monitors patient care/unit conditions; confers with Nurse Managers regarding patient/unit concerns.

Provides coverage on patient care units as needed.  Assists with employee training.  Coordinates Performance Improvement projects on assigned shifts. Attends nursing meetings as requested/required.

Meets medical record and departmental documentation requirements; completes and documents assignments with established timeframes.  Completes all annually required training within specified timeframes; other related duties, as assigned.

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and hold a Kentucky Registered Nurse license or a valid work permit issued by the Kentucky Board of Nursing
• One year of experience as a supervisor
• Psych experience preferred
• Must have and maintain active and valid driver’s license