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The Arizona State Hospital (ASH) provides inpatient psychiatric care to persons with serious mental illness who need long-term behavioral health care. ASH promotes hope and wellness for our patients and creates opportunities to participate in planning, delivering and evaluating services that assist with recovery. Treatment is individualized with goals that focus on education about an illness, instilling hope and improving one's overall quality of life. The Arizona State Hospital has a wide range of positions available, from our direct care staff, Nurses and Behavioral Health Technicians to Social Workers, Rehabilitation Specialist and Security to name a few. The Arizona State Hospital also offers 12 hour shifts for our Direct Care staff as well as some alternative work schedules, flexible hours for non-direct care staff. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Pilot Program where eligible employees can receive up to $437.50 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

 

Psychiatric Nurse Shift Supervisor (PNSS)

Arizona State Hospital

Job Location:

Address:  501 N 24th St, Phoenix 85008

Posting Details:

Salary: $45.2838 

Grade: N2

 

Job Summary: This position is eligible for a $5,000 hiring incentive.

The position serves as the shift supervisor for assigned staff and provides direct patient care to assigned psychiatric patients. Plans, directs, coordinates, documents, and evaluates nursing care on assigned unit. Administers medications and treatments per policy, assuring adherence to quality nursing standards. Assigns, supervises and evaluates performance of subordinate staff. Prepares reports and staff schedules.

Job Duties:

– Assigns, supervises, and directs care provided by subordinate nursing personnel;
– Completes performance evaluations;
– Prepares work schedules; reviews and approves leave;
– Provides input into disciplinary actions; orients and mentors new staff
– Provides direct psychiatric and medical care to psychiatric patients,
– Facilitates group and individual leisure and educational activities;
– Administers medications and treatments, provides patient medication education;
– Documents in health records, including assessments, seclusion and restraint forms;
– Completes incident reports and reviews incident reports as assigned;
– Ensures adherence to regulatory agency rules/regulations/standards and to hospital policies; and procedures

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
− Psychiatric and medical nursing application.
− Unit, hospital, and departmental policies and procedures.
− Pharmacology.
− Unit management and principles of supervision.
− Interpersonal relationships and communication.
− Standards of nursing care.
− Medication administration, nursing assessments and documentation.
− Patient rights.
− Infection prevention.
− Nonviolent crisis intervention.
− Seclusion and restraint policies and documentation.
− Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies
Skill in:
− Communication, written and verbal.
− Application of nursing standards, observation, and assessing patients
− Leadership and supervision
− Management of aggression
Ability to:
- Communicate both written and verbally with patients, subordinates, and colleagues.
- Implement therapeutic interventions including nonviolent crisis intervention.
- Provide education to staff and patients
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination

Selective Preference(s):

The ideal candidate will have a:

- A Bachelor's degree in nursing or health-related field, or current enrollment in a BSN program with scheduled completion within 18 months of hire.

-Three (3) years as an RN with at least 1 year in a psychiatric setting.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Licenses and Certifications?
Must have:
- Must possess a license in good standing as Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona.
- A State Hospital employee