Supervisor, Clinical Geriatric Psych

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc.; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc. is seeking an experienced nurse leader to manage human resources, ensure nursing care compliance with standards, and guide patient placement and transfers.

You will coordinate staffing, coach staff, and communicate with patients, families, and departments to promote continuity of care. The role requires Oklahoma RN licensure (or eligibility) and 1–2 years of related experience, with a focus on clinical judgment and policy development.

Qualifications

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree.
• Valid multi-state or Oklahoma RN license. Certification in area of specialty preferred.
• 1–2 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages human resources to maintain compliance with approved nursing standards and budgets.
• Evaluates and adjusts staffing requirements and counsels nursing staff.
• Provides clinical expertise in patient placement and transfers.
• Communicates with staff, patients and families to resolve problems and maintain continuity of care.
• Monitors adherence to time/attendance and evaluates standards of care.
• Supports PI and educational activities and identifies training needs.
• Assists in policy revision and in-service programs.

Skills

Disease state management

Interpersonal communication

Organization & prioritization

Attention to detail

Education

Registered Nurse license (Oklahoma) or eligible

Job description

Full Time Days Job Summary

Manages human resources to maintain compliance with approved standards/guidelines for nursing care and within established budget parameters. Provides clinical expertise in patient placement. Communicates appropriately to define/resolve immediate problems and promote continuity of patient care. Serves as a clinical resource for patient care activities and problem resolution.

Minimum Education

Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License. Certification in area of specialty preferred.

Work Experience

1 - 2 years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manages human resources to maintain compliance with approved standards/guidelines for nursing care and within established budget parameters.
• Evaluates and adjusts staffing requirements.
• Evaluates, coaches, and counsels nursing personnel according to established policies.
• Monitors adherence to time and attendance policy.
• Provides clinical expertise in patient placement.
• Facilitates patient movement through assessment of patient needs and coordination of transfers.
• Communicates appropriately to define/resolve immediate problems and promote continuity of patient care.
• Communicates with staff, patients, and families to identify and resolve problems.
• Communicates appropriately with Administrative Supervisor, and/or ancillary departments.
• Communicates shift/unit activities to management as appropriate.
• Serves as a clinical resource for patient care activities and problem resolution.
• Demonstrates professional judgment in response to changing patient/unit situations.
• Monitors and evaluates standards of care.
• Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care as necessary to meet patient needs.
• Assists in revision and development of policies, procedures, and established protocols.
• Supports SFHS goals through PI and educational activities.
• Identifies education/training needs of personnel.
• Assists in developing and implementing in-service programs and communicates needs appropriately.
• Participates in PI monitoring activities and assists with implementation of corrective actions.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth.

Decision Making

Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationship

• Direct Supervision of others
• Prepares and gives performance evaluations
• Works directly with patients and/or customers
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction
• Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff
• Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above

Special Job Dimensions

None.

Supplemental Information

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Geriatric Psychiatric - Muskogee Campus Location

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.