Responsibilities Forest View Hospital, located just seven miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a private 108 bed psychiatric facility that serves children, adolescents and adults. We are licensed by the State of Michigan, fully accredited by The Joint Commission and we bring more than 45 years of experience to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health problems. As a part of our continued success and growth, we are seeking qualified applicants for a Nursing Supervisor.
The Nursing Supervisor is a registered nurse who provides direct care, leadership, direction, and supervision for all nursing care on their shift. The nursing supervisor is the on site administrator during the “off hours” (weekends, holidays, evening and night shifts) providing direction and supervision in all areas of the hospital. The nursing supervisor coordinates admissions, discharges, response to emergency codes and overall quality of care for patients.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Is competent in psychiatric nursing and direct care through education, skills and experience.
- Provides leadership for overall unit responsibilities to assure quality of care for patients.
- Responsible for employee hiring, training, performance appraisals, corrective action, professional recognition and growth of staff members as assigned.
- Competent and skilled in assessing, planning, and delivering care for patients with psychiatric, co-occurring disorders and other mental health disorders.
- Provides assessment of and maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu. Assesses the physical and emotional needs of the high-risk patients and level of milieu acuity.
- Serves as the shift leader, role model and supervisor for the nursing staff.
- Participates as a member of the treatment team. Coordinates for admissions, discharges, patient teaching and physical status needs.
- Responsible for overseeing department safety responsibilities such as:
- Coordinating with staff for employee accident procedures according to hospital policy.
- Providing safety training in the department when needed, and discussing safety issues at department meetings and encouraging safe work practices.
- Pro-actively working with staff to reduce accidents and ensuring a safe work environment.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Current RN Licensure in the state of Michigan with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
- Previous psychiatric nursing experience required.
- Excellent written, oral and leadership skills required.
- CPR/Handle with Care certification required.
Benefit Highlights:
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) of 6.46 hours biweekly accrued
- Basic Life Insurance of 1x your salary
- Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
- Student Loan Reimbursement Program (Up to $200 per month)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Loan Forgiveness Program
- Pet Insurance and much more
Qualifications About Universal Health Services
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.
EEO Statement
Forest View Hospital is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Forest View Hospital is an 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.
Notice
At Forest View Hospital, our Human Resources department is here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning Forest View Hospital, UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
