Nurse Supervisor

Odyssey House Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour work week

Vacation plan and holiday schedule

Life Insurance

Medical Insurance (Two Plans)

Dental and Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance (Long-Term &/or/短

Disability Coverage

Flexible Spending Account

403(b) Plan

Educational Assistance Programs

Commuter Benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

Odyssey House Inc. is seeking a Nursing Supervisor to lead the clinical nursing team on Ward's Island, overseeing RNs, LPNs and Pharmacy Technicians. The role ensures coordinated patient care, staff training, and regulatory compliance.

The position includes QA oversight, licensing liaison, and potential direct patient services when needed, with a focus on maintaining high standards of medication access and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current NYS Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Nurse Executive Advanced Certification (NEA-BC) preferred.
• Experience in supervising nursing staff and coordinating clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Supervise RNs who assess, educate, triage and coordinate medical services.
• Oversee LPNs and Pharmacy Technicians in medication access and related tasks.
• Train nursing staff and assess competency through observation.
• Liaise with NYSDOH BNE for licensing matters and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct regular quality assurance reviews ensuring compliance with standards.

Skills

Staff supervision

Training & development

Quality assurance

Clinical coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Registered Professional Nurse (NYS)

NEA-BC certification (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Salary Range: $120,000.00 To $130,000.00 Annually

REPORTS: Program Director/ Sr. Manangement

FLSA CODE:Exempt

PROGRAM: George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery and Kate Rothko Center for Recovery (Both on Ward's Island, NY)

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There’s more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for your mental health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

The Nursing Supervisor participates as an active member of the clinical management team, providing oversight of all Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Pharmacy Technicians including staff supervision, staff training, and quality assurance activities which ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards related to coordination of client healthcare services, client education, and access to medication. When needed, the Nursing Supervisor may be required to provide direct services to clients.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise RN s who are responsible for client assessment, education, triage, and coordination of medical services with Odyssey House medical providers and co-located/ community-based healthcare services.
• Supervise LPNs and Pharmacy Technicianswhoare responsible for the provision of access to medication and all other applicable related activities (receipt, storage, documentation, destruction, etc.).
• Train all Odyssey House RNs, LPNs, Pharmacy Technicians, and applicable lay-staff in procedures for overseeingclientaccess to medication and assesses competency through direct observation.
• Actas a liaison for NYSDOHBNE forallmatters relating to 3A licensing(includingmaintaining licensure, overseeing destruction procedures, and maintaining documentation).
• Conduct regularly scheduled quality assurance reviews to ensure that access to medication activities complies with all internal standards and regulatory requirements, including those set forth in the OASAS LSB 2012-04 and the NYS DOH requirements for institutional dispensers of controlled substances.
• Ensureproper storage, access, record keeping, and destruction ofallcontrolled and non-controlled medications.
• Develop and monitor systems that ensure that medication orders are transmitted in a timely manner to the pharmacyandthat all medication deliveries are reconciled, over the counter medication access complies with standing orders, and that medication access is in place during passes and overnight leaves.
• Develop, implement, and monitor systems which determine client suitability for self-administration without oversight and ensuresaccuraterecording of capacity testing for self-administration without oversight in the clinical record.
• Ensurethatsubordinatestaff communicateswithclinicalstaff regarding allclient non-adherencewithprescribed medicationregiment.
• Supervise the maintenance of adequate and up-to‑date records onallclients, as well as supervise record‑keeping responsibilities of staff in accordance with applicable regulatory standards and Odyssey House policies.
• Assesses productivity of applicable subordinate staff and providers by running reports and determining number of services provided over a given time period.
• Act asclient advocate,assuringthatallclients'rights are respected andthat allgrievances andcomplaintsassociated withdepartmentor subordinate staff, are addressedinatimelyand equitablemanner inaccordance with all applicablelawsandregulations.
• Participate in all personnel actions, including recruitment, hiring, scheduling, evaluation, promotion, disciplinary action and separation of program staff.
• Monitorcompliance with WorkplaceSafety policy and procedures.
• Conduct regular clinical and administrative meetings with subordinate staff.
• Complete allrequired in-service trainingseminars.
• Prepare monthly reports.
• Other relevant duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited nursing program with two (2) years' experience working in sub-acute residential care setting required.
• Current NYSRegistered ProfessionalNurserequired.
• Ingood standing with New YorkState Departmentof EducationProfessional Licensing Boardand without any outstandingmalpractice judgments.
• Experiencedelivering supervision,stafftraining,andconducting quality assuranceactivitiespreferred.
• Nurse Executive Advanced Certification (NEA-BC)preferred.
• Proficiencywithcomputeroperation (Microsoft Word, Excel, ElectronicHealth Records,and Outlookprograms).
• Mustbeabletowork aflexiblescheduleincludingweekends and evening whenneeded.
• This position will require regular local travel as well as on-call responsibilities.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Assistance
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.