RN SUPERVISOR
Abraxas Youth & Family Services
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Job summary
Crossroads Programs, Inc. in Willingboro, NJ is seeking a Nursing Supervisor to lead nursing services across residential programs.
You will oversee LPN staff, collaborate with clinicians, and ensure safe, patient-centered care for youth. This role emphasizes trauma-informed leadership, staff development, and active participation in ISP and treatment planning to improve health outcomes for children and adolescents.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with active NJ RN license.
- Minimum of 3 years nursing experience; supervisory/leadership preferred.
- Experience in behavioral health or pediatric/adolescent settings preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and oversight to nursing services.
- Supervise and support LPN staff.
- Conduct nursing assessments and maintain documentation.
- Complete physical assessments on admission or as clinically indicated.
- Monitor medication administration and MAR accuracy.
- Participate in ISP and treatment team meetings.
- Provide nursing education groups for youth.
- Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Support quality assurance and risk-management activities.
- Ensure nursing services comply with regulations and policies.
Skills
Education
Job description
At Crossroads Programs, Inc., we’re not just hiring employees—we’re building a team of compassionate professionals who believe every child deserves the opportunity to heal, grow, and thrive.
As a Nursing Supervisor, you’ll do more than provide nursing care—you’ll provide clinical leadership, guidance, advocacy, and support to youth and nursing staff across our residential programs.
Whether you’re looking to continue growing as a nursing leader or seeking a meaningful opportunity to use your clinical experience in residential treatment, Crossroads provides an environment where your expertise can make a lasting difference.
For more than 40 years, Crossroads Programs, Inc. has provided safe and supportive residential treatment opportunities and therapeutic services to empower youth ages 5 to 21.
At Crossroads Programs, our team members are more than employees—they are mentors, advocates, leaders, and difference-makers.
When you join our team, you become part of an organization that values compassion, teamwork, growth, and the belief that every young person deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential.
- Provide clinical oversight across residential programs
- Support the health and well-being of youth
- Supervise and support LPN nursing staff
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment teams
- Provide nursing education and health promotion
- Help ensure safe, high-quality, person-centered care
- Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and adolescents
- Clinical leadership and supervision experience
- Opportunities to mentor and develop nursing staff
- Nursing education opportunities
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Quality assurance and performance improvement involvement
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to grow within a mission-driven organization
- Advocate for the health and safety of youth
- Build trusting relationships with residents and staff
- Help youth receive appropriate healthcare services
- Support trauma-informed and person-centered care
- Promote healthy development and well-being
- Make a difference every day through compassionate nursing leadership
The Nursing Supervisor provides clinical oversight, nursing services, and supervision across Crossroads Programs, Inc. residential stabilization, assessment, and treatment programs.
The Nursing Supervisor works closely with LPNs, clinicians, residential staff, physicians, case managers, and other members of the treatment team to ensure youth receive safe, coordinated, and appropriate healthcare services.
- Provide clinical leadership and oversight to nursing services
- Provide nursing supervision to LPN staff
- Conduct nursing assessments and maintain accurate documentation
- Complete physical assessments upon admission or as clinically indicated
- Monitor medication administration practices and review MARs for accuracy and safety
- Respond to medical and psychiatric concerns and ensure appropriate follow-up
- Provide nursing education groups for youth
- Collaborate with physicians, clinicians, case managers, residential staff, and other healthcare professionals
- Participate in ISP and treatment team meetings
- Provide monthly nursing updates for treatment planning
- Support quality assurance, incident review, and risk‑management activities
- Ensure nursing services comply with applicable regulations and organizational policies
- Support nursing staff development, competency, coaching, and professional growth
- Promote trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, and person‑centered care
Every day brings new opportunities to use your nursing expertise to support a young person’s health, safety, and future.
The Nursing Supervisor will provide nursing services and clinical oversight across assigned Crossroads programs.
- 5 hours of nursing services
- Nursing group with youth in the program
- Nursing assessments and documentation
- 3 hours of nursing supervision for the LPN
- 1-hour nursing education group
- 3 hours of nursing supervision
- 3 hours of nursing supervision
- 2 hours every other week
- Physical assessment upon admission or as clinically indicated
- Monthly ISP/Treatment meeting update
- Provide nursing input and collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team
- Compassionate
- Clinically knowledgeable
- Patient and supportive
- Dependable
- Organized
- Team-oriented
- Professional
- A strong communicator
- Comfortable providing clinical leadership
- Committed to helping children and adolescents
Understands nursing assessment, clinical documentation, medication safety, and healthcare coordination.
Provides effective supervision, coaching, and support to nursing staff.
Can remain calm and professional during medical and behavioral health challenges.
Works effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Demonstrates strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills.
Is committed to trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, and person‑centered care.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current and active New Jersey Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience preferred
- Experience in behavioral health, residential treatment, pediatric/adolescent, or related settings preferred
- Previous nursing supervisory or leadership experience preferred
- Knowledge of NJAC 10:56 and applicable Medicaid requirements preferred
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Ability to supervise, train, coach, and support nursing staff
- Commitment to confidentiality and professional ethics
- Ability to respond appropriately to medical and behavioral health emergencies
- Ability to stand and walk as required
- Ability to respond promptly to emergencies
- Ability to perform essential nursing functions
- Ability to bend, reach, and move throughout residential and clinical environments
- Ability to occasionally lift or assist with movement as required by the position and safe workplace practices
Some nursing jobs are focused on completing tasks. This person gives you the opportunity to lead, teach, advocate, and make a difference.
If you’re an experienced RN who wants to use your clinical knowledge and leadership skills to support youth and develop nursing services, we invite you to join the Crossroads Programs, Inc. team.
Crossroads Programs, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
“Creating a Better Tomorrow… Today”
Crossroads Programs, Inc. is part of the Inperium family of companies.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Apis Services, Inc., Inperium, Inc., and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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