Nursing Supervisor

Paycom; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO & leave policy

403(b) with 6% match

Job summary

Health Solutions West is seeking a Nursing Supervisor to lead nursing services across Withdrawal Management and Residential Treatment in Grand Junction. This role focuses on clinical leadership, program quality, and consistent care delivery.

The Nursing Supervisor will supervise all nursing staff, drive staff education, and ensure compliance with HIPAA and related regulations. Must have RN license in CO, 3+ years in relevant settings, and a valid CO driver's license.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted RN license in CO or Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• Associate degree in nursing is required; BSN preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of nursing experience in behavioral health/substance use disorders.
• Leadership, supervision, staff education or QA experience preferred.
• Driver's license and reliable transportation during work hours.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical and operational leadership for nursing services across Withdrawal Management and Residential Treatment.
• Directly supervises all nursing staff in these programs, including lead RNs.
• Collaborates on QMAP supervision with clinical and program leadership.
• Implements standardized nursing workflows and staff education to improve quality and safety.
• Ensures HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and policy compliance in nursing practices.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff education

Quality improvement

HIPAA compliance

Education

Associate degree in nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Building B - Grand Junction, CO, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $80966.60 - $109130.74Salary/year, Health Solutions West is the Western slope’s largest behavioral health care organization, covering more than 23,000 square miles across 10 counties. With over 250 employees in Western Colorado, you would be joining a mighty team of support and administrative staff, case managers, clinicians, physicians, nurses, and others in our efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.

Position: Nursing Supervisor

Location: Grand Junction, Building B & F

Benefits offered to Full-Time Employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid time off accrual and generous leave policy
• 403(b) benefits with 6% company match

Position Qualifications:

Current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Colorado or another state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact; Associate degree in nursing from an accredited institution required, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Minimum of three (3) years of relevant nursing experience, including substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, withdrawal management, residential treatment, or a related setting. Previous nursing leadership, supervision, staff education, or quality-improvement experience preferred. Current Colorado driver's license and access to reliable transportation during work hours.

Job Purpose:

The SUD Nursing Supervisor provides clinical and operational leadership for nursing services across Health Solutions West's Withdrawal Management and Residential Treatment programs. The SUD Nursing Supervisor directly supervises all nursing staff assigned to these programs, including the Withdrawal Management Lead RN and Residential Lead RN. The position also provides matrix supervision to employees serving in the QMAP role in collaboration with clinical and program leadership. The supervisor is responsible for improving the quality, consistency, safety, and effectiveness of nursing and medication-support practices through standardized processes, staff education, competency development, clinical supervision, and continuous quality improvement. This is a nursing leadership position rather than a staffing or shift-coverage role. The SUD Nursing Supervisor does not routinely develop staff schedules, manage daily shift assignments, or provide coverage for open nursing shifts. The supervisor works with the Lead RNs, program leadership, medical providers, nursing staff, and QMAPs to ensure staff have the training, tools, expectations, and support necessary to provide high-quality care.

Knowledge, Skill & Ability

• Knowledge of professional nursing standards and evidence-informed practices applicable to substance use disorder treatment.
• Understanding of withdrawal management, medications for addiction treatment, post-acute withdrawal, co-occurring behavioral health conditions, and common medical needs of individuals receiving SUD treatment.
• Ability to translate regulations, policies, clinical standards, and provider expectations into clear and sustainable nursing workflows.
• Ability to design and deliver nursing education, orientation, competency assessment, coaching, and remediation.
• Ability to evaluate nursing processes, identify performance gaps and contributing factors, and implement measurable improvements.
• Knowledge of medication administration, reconciliation, controlled-substance management, infection prevention, emergency response, and clinical documentation standards.
• Ability to analyze clinical and operational data and use findings to guide quality-improvement activities.
• Strong supervision, coaching, conflict-resolution, communication, and change-management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Lead RNs, frontline staff, medical providers, program leaders, pharmacies, hospitals, and community partners while maintaining confidentiality under HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, applicable law, and organizational policy.

Working Conditions/ Physical Demands:

Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Employee is frequently required to walk, sit, stand or kneel and occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop. Must have ability to sit for longer periods of time at a computer. Employee must be able to travel between Health Solutions West sites. May be exposed to stressful situations that involve enraged, distraught and/or intoxicated individuals with possible mental health conditions. Possible exposure to communicable disease. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must already be authorized to work in the US; sponsorships not available.