Dshs BHA Registered Nurse Supervisor

DSHS BHA Registered Nurse 3 Nurse Supervisor

The Maple Lane Cascade Unit for Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) has opportunities for Registered Nurse 3s (RN3) to join our team.

We are currently hiring for two RN3 night shift positions (7:30pm

• 7:00am) and two RN3 dayshift positions (7am

• 7:30pm).

You'll be a member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for implementing a therapeutic environment/milieu through effective management of treatment strategies, proactive interventions, and monitoring of residents' behavior.

You'll work directly with residents, program staff, and agency partners and community stakeholders.  You will also work with a Program Specialist to monitor and direct activities during your assigned shift, consult with leadership, and be integral to program coordination and functioning.

What's in it for you?

This is a great opportunity if you seek an excellent benefits package, a rewarding career, and exciting opportunities to learn and grow. As a Nurse Supervisor at this RTF, you are encouraged to use your leadership capabilities, impact patient care within the multidisciplinary team, and take advantage of learning best practices from our teambuilding initiatives training.  Join us in Transforming Lives!

Some of what you will do

• Analyze and evaluate the structure, process, and efficiency of service delivery, medical records documentation, and other nursing procedures

• Manage medication administration and the area(s) where dispensed medications are stored

• Evaluate, monitor, and order medical supplies to ensure necessary and enough are available

• Support, teach, monitor, supervise, and evaluate the implementation of tasks and the results of resident care assigned to nursing staff

• Ensure that nursing staff is in attendance, capable, and competent to practice nursing

• Assign work to be performed by other nursing personnel and perform staff evaluations

• Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and via computer or other electronic media with residents, their families, and other healthcare personnel

• Practice nursing safely and effectively in the treatment setting and within the scope of practice defined by state law and administrative code

• Contribute to the Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Plan in the delivery of nursing care, defining timeframes and pathways for delivery of services, prioritizing and sequencing care to be provided, ensuring continuity of care over time and place

Who should apply? 

• Graduated from an accredited school of accredited professional nursing

• Have a valid Washington State Registered Nurse license or the ability to obtain a valid Washington State license by the start of employment

• And, 2 years experience working as a Registered Nurse

• Experience working with mental health patients/residents preferred.  

• 1 year experience working as in supervisory/charge nurse role preferred.

What we are looking for

• Ability to lead a team, supervise, and resolve personal conflicts in a calm, non-threatening manner

• Proficiency in using computer-based programs

• Ability to therapeutically intervene or de-escalate behavioral issues

• Knowledgeable of behavioral health diagnoses and symptoms

• Conduct daily tasks in a professional and ethical manner not limited to taking responsibility, mandatory reporting, accountability, professionalism, maintaining trust with team members/residents/family members/stakeholders/administration, and mutual respect for your colleagues at work

There are currently swing shifts and night shifts available. Applicants will have an opportunity to express interest in shift preference in the Supplemental Question when applying. Evening and Night shifts include a shift differential in addition to the standard compensation rate.

Who we are

Watch this video to learn more about how our staff makes a difference in transforming lives. 

This advertisement has been reopened to allow additional qualified people to apply. If you have already applied for this job, you do not need to apply again, your status remains unchanged.

Interested?

Along with your application,select your shift choices in the Supplemental Questions and please attach:

• A current resume

• Cover letter

Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency's mission that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.  

Questions? Email the Recruiter, Chris.Pulley@dshs.wa.gov; reference 04569. To learn more about DSHS, go to www.dshs.wa.gov.

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