Registered Nurse Supervisor

Acadia Healthcare; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health have partnered to operate a 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Danville, PA. The RN Supervisor will lead nursing care on-shift, manage staffing, and ensure safe, compliant patient care for both pediatric and adult admissions.

The role emphasizes mentoring staff, coordinating physician orders and diagnostics, and maintaining up-to-date charts, MARs, and safety protocols in a busy behavioral health setting.

Qualifications

• BSN from an accredited nursing program is preferred.
• Current RN license in the state where the facility operates.
• 1 year or more experience as an RN; psychiatric/recovery setting preferred.
• Experience in leadership roles such as charge RN is preferred.
• Strong commitment to patient safety and quality care.

Responsibilities

• Anticipates census and acuity changes; allocates nursing resources accordingly.
• Model customer service and urgency for patient safety.
• Enforce policies for delivery of patient and resident care.
• Ensure proper staffing for each unit and manage coverage for call-offs/vacations.
• Document medical and behavioral health information and nursing care.
• Mentor and train staff; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Patient care

Staff coaching

Regulatory compliance

Education

BSN (preferred)

RN license in facility state

Job description

Overview

Seeking an experienced RN Supervisor!!

Shift:

Weekdays: 3 8-hour shifts during the week, 3p-11:30p; every other weekend: 2 12-hour shifts, 7a - 7:30p

Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health have partnered to establish a state-of-the-art, 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Danville, PA. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville will serve pediatric and adult patients, offering inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services. It will also serve as a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger’s College of Health Sciences.

This facility will help meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality psychiatric care in the region, expanding capacity to support patients with diverse mental health needs.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed
• Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety
• Enforce and interpretpolicies for the delivery of patient and resident care.
• Ensureproper staffing for each unit,keeping staff ratio, appropriate staffing for patient care needs, covering call-offs and vacation time.
• Ensurechart checks are completed, seclusion/restraint log is up to date andnursing assessments are completed, as well as MAR’s and report sheets are kept accurate and up to date.
• Roundsare completed at the beginning of shift and perform random audits.
• Assistnursing leadersto make sure all staff are oriented and competent to perform required duties. May include coaching staff.
• Provide mentoring and training as needed.
• Assistthe nursing leadership teamby ensuring facility compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards.
• Ensurethe effective delivery of competent, compassionateand safe care by monitoring and evaluating patient care processes and outcomes on the patient care units.
• Coordinate all care rendered topatients, including physicianorders and diagnostic information,and ensure consultations are ordered.
• Documentmedical,behavioral health information and nursing care.
• Administer medications and maintain records in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Assist in developing a plan of care with specific and measurable goals, objectives and interventions defining actions unique to eachpatient'sneeds. Assist in updating and revising the plan of care as goals/objectives are met or when thepatient'scondition changes.
• Prioritizetasks and delegate staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Leader on shift for all admissions and discharges, as well as informing physician of changes in the patient’s conditions. Adjusts staffing accordingly.
• Utilizeadministrator-on-call for situations that require additional attention.
• Provides direct care as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

Performother functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• BSN from accredited school of nursingpreferred.

• Currentregistered nursinglicense in State of facilityrequired

• Greater than 1 year of experience as an RN strongly preferred.

• 1 yearof experience as an RN in any setting required.

• 1 year in psychiatric/recovery programspreferred.

• Some experience as a charge RN or other leadership position strongly preferred.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

Currentcertification or license topracticewithin the state where the facility is located.CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

First aid may be required based on state or facility.

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