Nursing Supervisor (Nursing/Registered Nurse) - Behavioral Health/Inpatient Psych

Universal Health Services, Inc.; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision

401(K) with company match

Long and Short-term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Career development opportunities

Tuition Assistance

Rewarding work environment

Job summary

Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, seeks a Nursing Supervisor (Behavioral Health) for the Grand Forks, ND inpatient unit. The role leads nursing care delivery, oversees admissions, ensures safety, and collaborates across care teams to optimize patient outcomes.

The position emphasizes crisis intervention, care coordination, and regulatory compliance in a 24-bed unit with plans to expand. Email [e-mail] for details.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required
• State RN Certification/License required
• BH, psychiatric nursing, or related specialty certification preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 1-2 years of behavioral health or related acute care experience preferred
• Leadership, charge nurse, or supervisory experience preferred
• Strong documentation and regulatory compliance skills
• Emotional intelligence and professionalism
• EMTALA knowledge preferred
• Experience with admissions, crisis intervention, and interdisciplinary coordination preferred
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple responsibilities
• Competency in electronic health record systems and clinical workflow processes
• Clinical judgment and decision-making
• Team collaboration and relationship building

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of nursing care delivery to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered treatment.
• Serve as a clinical resource for staff regarding behavioral health nursing practices, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques.
• Support care planning, treatment team coordination, and discharge planning.
• Participate in clinical rounds, case reviews, and patient safety huddles.
• Assist with complex patient situations, including behavioral emergencies and high-acuity cases.
• Perform or assist with clinical admission assessments for incoming patients.
• Complete nursing intake documentation, including observation levels, risk screening, and initial care needs.
• Verify admission readiness and coordinate communication with providers and interdisciplinary team members.
• Support the admission process by ensuring timely completion of required paperwork, orders, and safety checks.
• Identify and elevate clinical concerns related to suicide risk, self-harm risk, aggression, withdrawal, or medical instability.
• Orient patients to the unit environment, expectations, and safety procedures.
• Assist with intake calls and respond to staff questions
• Supervise and mentor intake services staff
• Monitor adherence to infection control, patient safety, restraint/seclusion, medication administration, and documentation standards.
• Participate in audits, quality reviews, incident investigations, and root cause analyses.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, state/federal regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Assist in identifying trends and implementing corrective or preventive actions.
• Promote a culture of safety, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a liaison between nursing staff, providers, leadership, and other departments.
• Communicate patient and unit issues clearly and promptly to the Nurse Manager.
• Support interdisciplinary care coordination to improve outcomes and throughput.
• Attend meetings, committees, and leadership huddles as assigned.
• Maintain professional communication with patients, families, and staff.
• Assist with scheduling, staffing adjustments, and unit resource management.
• Support supply management and equipment readiness for the behavioral health unit.
• Help maintain unit organization and operational efficiency.
• Participate in budgetary awareness and productivity initiatives when requested.
• Complete assigned administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.

Skills

Leadership

Effective communication

Regulatory compliance

Clinical judgment

Team building

Crisis intervention

Education

Associate Degree

RN License

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

Electronic Health Record systems

Clinical workflow processes

Job description

Responsibilities

Nursing Supervisor (Full Time - Behavioral Health) – Grand Forks, ND

Horizon Health is seeking a Nursing Supervisor (Behavioral Health) to work on the inpatient acute care psychiatric unit (24-bed Psych Unit)in Grand Forks, ND. This unit is a 24-bed inpatient acute care psych unit for both adult and pediatric patients. We are also planning to expand to an additional 24 beds in 2027. Altru Health System and Universal Health Services are working together in expanding inpatient behavioral health services.

Clinical Leadership and Patient Care

• Provide oversight of nursing care delivery to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered treatment.
• Serve as a clinical resource for staff regarding behavioral health nursing practices, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques.
• Support care planning, treatment team coordination, and discharge planning.
• Participate in clinical rounds, case reviews, and patient safety huddles.
• Assist with complex patient situations, including behavioral emergencies and high-acuity cases.

Admission and Intake Duties

• Perform or assist with clinical admission assessments for incoming patients.
• Complete nursing intake documentation, including observation levels, risk screening, and initial care needs.
• Verify admission readiness and coordinate communication with providers and interdisciplinary team members.
• Support the admission process by ensuring timely completion of required paperwork, orders, and safety checks.
• Identify and elevate clinical concerns related to suicide risk, self-harm risk, aggression, withdrawal, or medical instability.
• Orient patients to the unit environment, expectations, and safety procedures.
• Assist with intake calls and respond to staff questions
• Supervise and mentor intake services staff

Quality, Safety, and Compliance

• Monitor adherence to infection control, patient safety, restraint/seclusion, medication administration, and documentation standards.
• Participate in audits, quality reviews, incident investigations, and root cause analyses.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, state/federal regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Assist in identifying trends and implementing corrective or preventive actions.
• Promote a culture of safety, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Communication and Collaboration

• Act as a liaison between nursing staff, providers, leadership, and other departments.
• Communicate patient and unit issues clearly and promptly to the Nurse Manager.
• Support interdisciplinary care coordination to improve outcomes and throughput.
• Attend meetings, committees, and leadership huddles as assigned.
• Maintain professional communication with patients, families, and staff.

Administrative and Operational Support

• Assist with scheduling, staffing adjustments, and unit resource management.
• Support supply management and equipment readiness for the behavioral health unit.
• Help maintain unit organization and operational efficiency.
• Participate in budgetary awareness and productivity initiatives when requested.
• Complete assigned administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required by this position.

Benefit Highlights

• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Long and Short-term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts; Healthcare Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Career development opportunities within the company
• Tuition Assistance
• Rewarding work environment - Enjoy going to work everyday!

Who we are & where you can make a difference

Quality care is our passion; improving lives is our reward. Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, is a leading behavioral services management company. Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has been leading the way in partnering with hospitals to manage their behavioral health programs for over 40 years. With an unparalleled breadth of services, Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has singular expertise in behavioral health conditions and comprehensive care settings. Whether it involves the planning, development and implementation of a new behavioral health service line, or the successful management of an existing behavioral health service, Horizon Health Behavioral Health Services has extensive expertise in successfully addressing concerns unique to hospital-based programs.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

For more information on this position, email Oscar Hernandez, Horizon Health, Senior Executive Recruiter at [e-mail]

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required
• State RN Certification/License required
• BH, psychiatric nursing, or related specialty certification preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, or related acute care setting preferred
• Prior leadership, charge nurse, or supervisory experience preferred
• Effective communication, conflict resolution, and team-building skills
• Strong documentation and regulatory compliance skills
• Leadership and accountability
• Patient safety and risk management
• Emotional intelligence and professionalism
• Quality improvement and change management
• Ethical practice and confidentiality
• Strong knowledge of EMTALA preferred
• Experience with patient admissions, crisis intervention, trauma informed care and interdisciplinary coordination strongly preferred
• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple responsibilities
• Competency in electronic health record systems and clinical workflow processes
• Clinical judgment and decision-making
• Team collaboration and relationship building
• Adaptability and problem-solving
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Service excellence and patient-centered care

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.