What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Supervisor - Behavioral Health position at UHS?
Dover Behavioral Health System is a 104-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in the beautiful Dover, Delaware area. Dover Behavioral Health System features individual units for adolescents and adults and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Dover Behavioral Health System. This opportunity offers working at a hospital known for its outstanding patient satisfaction, including ranking 6th for highest patient satisfaction in 2020 compared to over 200 psychiatric hospitals. We attribute this success to our talented and dedicated staff. We are the best at what we do!
We are seeking qualified candidates for our Nursing Supervisor - Behavioral Health role. The selected candidate will supervise the daily operations of the nursing department ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compassionate, and therapeutic care.
Schedule Availibility:
- Monday - Friday 7am-3pm w/ Every Other Weekend Rotation
- Monday - Thursday 3pm-11pm w/ Every Other Weekend Rotation
- Monday - Thursday 11pm-7am w/ Every Other Weekend Rotation
- Weekend Shift - Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7am-7pm
Job Responsibilities:
- Supervise daily shift operations under Nurse Management's direction, ensuring patient needs are met
- Serve as a leader for nursing department staff and other hospital professionals
- Identify and resolve operational problems promptly; mediate patient/family/visitor issues; handle escalated hospital issues
- Maintain appropriate nursing unit staffing coverage; enforce hospital policies and procedures
- Evaluate nursing staff performance and participate in hospital policy implementation
- Administer medications and treatments accurately; ensure proper documentation and patient care
Qualifications
Minimum:
- State of Delaware Registered Nurse License
- Prior progressive leadership/supervisory experience
Preferred:
- Experience in a behavioral health setting
Benefits:
- Tuition Assistance
- Loan Forgiveness
- Orientation (Could earn 20 CEUs) * Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300 locations
- Diverse programming to expand your experience and energize your career HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
About our parent company Universal Health Services (UHS):
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.
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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. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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