House Supervisor Registered Nurse

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Laid out on a 78-acre campus, Larned State Hospital (LSH) is the largest psychiatric facility in the state serving the western two-thirds of Kansas with nearly 1,000 employees and the capacity to treat more than 450 patients daily, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. LSH is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

https : / / www.kdads.ks.gov / state-hospitals-and-institutions / larned-state-hospital

About the Position

Who can apply : Anyone

Classified / Unclassified Service : Unclassified

Full-Time / Part-Time : Full-Time

Regular / Temporary : Regular

Work Schedule : 7p-7 : 30a Every Other Weekend

Eligible to Receive Benefits : Yes

Veterans' Preference Eligible : Yes

Search Keywords : Registered Nurse

Compensation : $49.68 / hour

TEMPORARY additional pay of $2.50 / hr. for every hour worked.

$1,000 Sign-On Bonus after 90 days of employment for any new hire.

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits

Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

Sick & Vacation leave

Work-Life Balance programs : parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

Fitness Centers in select locations

Employee discounts with the STAR Program

Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary :

The House Supervisor Registered Nurse (HSRN) is responsible for oversight of three large programs at Larned State Hospital, the Sexual Predator Treatment Program, State Security Program, and Psychiatric Services Program, overseeing patient / resident care issues, staff, management, assessing the acuity coverage each shift, and coordination of Nursing service activities for the scheduled working shift in accordance with established philosophy, objectives, and policies of the hospital to ensure safe, efficient, and therapeutic patient / resident care, overseeing programs / units within Larned State Hospital (LSH), ensuring that staffing levels for assigned area fits with the needs of the hospital at any given time, provide clinical support to the Nursing team, and required to determine which issues need to be expedited to the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) and Chief Nursing Officer. This position will be available to oversee and provide guidance during critical issues, answering questions and advising. The HSRN will address and resolve incidents and instruct staff members on various Nurse practices, policies, protocols, and service delivery. This person must have excellent attention to detail and strong leadership skills, involvement, and commitment to performance improvement activities, and support the hospital in the pursuit of its mission. The HSRN will assist with management of infectious disease as needed. Instructions and guidelines are given by formal and informal coaching and mentoring. The HSRN will be on-site and will engage in Management by Walking Around (MBWA), visiting units on a daily basis to provide direct oversight and management. The goals of this position are to ensure the delivery of mental and physical health care and is on based on evidence based practice, is in accordance with the disciplines standards and with the laws of the State of Kansas, and is compliance with regulatory agencies (TJC, CMS, KDHE, KBSN) guidelines and to assume a leadership role in advancing the organization. This position is responsible for assisting in disciplinary actions which may require the approval of the Chief Nursing Officer. Instructions and guidelines are given by formal and informal coaching and mentoring. Employee is allowed considerable amount of independent judgment.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following :

Provides Oversight and Management :

Provides Administrative Leadership :

Provide Clinical Leadership :

Communication of Leadership :

Qualifications

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Preferred Qualifications :

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Recruiter Contact Information

Name : Mitchell Smith

Email : mitchell.smith@ks.gov

Phone : 620.285.4383

Mailing Address : 1301 KS Hwy 264, Larned, KS 67550

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