Registered Nurse (RN) | House Supervisor | Behavioral Health Urgent Care | PRN

Location :

Avera Behavioral Health Center-Sioux Falls

Worker Type : PRN

Work Shift :

Night Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Provides operational and administrative oversight in the delivery of patient care, serving as a resource person to staff, both clinically and administratively. As the off shift representative of management, supervises staff and makes administrative decisions, which may involve patients and their families staff.

What you will do

• Supervises and directs patient care with consideration of competency and skill levels of staff, assisting with critical or complex patients, and or when activity level is unmanageable.
• Serves as a resource for staff in areas of policy or procedure, ethical or legal questions, and other questions related to the hospital services.
• Monitors staffing levels, coordinates and implements staffing plan to meet patient volume, identify and manage any personnel / patient issues in the absence of clinical leaders.
• Coordinates utilization of resources including staff, ancillary staff, equipment and facilitates patient placement / throughput.
• Investigates problems and complaints from patients, families, physicians, and staff and takes appropriate action. Responsible for customer relations to include resolution of patient complaints, communication or risk management concerns and initiation of appropriate follow up.
• Actively uses the nursing process in goal-focused patient care, demonstrating accountability as an individual and team member.
• Knowledgeable in administration, policies, and are able to interpret these in the absence of administrative staff.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :

Preferred Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :

Expectations and Standards

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .