Job Posting Title

Agency

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Job Type

Compensation

Job Description

Basic Purpose

The RN House Supervisor provides shift-level clinical and operational leadership for the State Veterans Home. The position functions as the responsible RN during the assigned shift, provides direct and indirect professional nursing care, supervises and supports nursing personnel, coordinates staffing and resident care needs, and acts for nursing leadership within the scope of assigned authority. The role requires independent judgment, timely clinical assessment and intervention, clear communication, and consistent follow-through to support safe, compliant, resident-centered care.

Typical Functions

The following functions are essential performance expectations of the RN House Supervisor role and directly align with the standardized RN House Supervisor Performance Evaluation:

• Shift Leadership & Accountability - Assumes responsibility for the home at the beginning of the assigned shift; receives and provides an effective handoff; maintains awareness of resident, staffing, safety, and operational concerns; provides active supervisory leadership; and escalates significant concerns to the DON/ADON/Administrator or other designated leader as appropriate.

• House Rounding & Staff Oversight - Completes and documents supervisory rounds throughout the home at least every 2 hours and more frequently when resident condition, staffing, safety, or operational needs require. Confirms staff presence and assignment coverage, identifies barriers to care, provides direction, and addresses concerns promptly.

• Resident Assessment & Clinical Response - Completes or ensures timely RN assessment of significant changes in condition, falls, injuries, acute events, admissions/readmissions, and other events requiring RN evaluation. Initiates appropriate nursing interventions and ensures timely provider, EMS, family/responsible party, and leadership notification as applicable.

• Documentation & Clinical Follow-Through - Ensures required nursing documentation and follow-up are complete, accurate, and timely, including assessments, progress notes, MARS/TARS, FSBS, antibiotic monitoring, fall/neuro documentation, 7-day documentation, tube/foley monitoring, and other assigned clinical records. Documents RN care and interventions personally performed.

• Incident/Event Management - Recognizes reportable or significant events; initiates immediate resident safety and clinical interventions; completes required event documentation/RMFs; ensures required notifications and follow-up; and communicates unresolved or high-risk concerns to nursing leadership before the end of the shift.

• Staffing Management - Maintains accurate attendance and staffing records; identifies call-ins, vacancies, or coverage concerns promptly; completes required staffing grids; uses established staffing procedures to maintain safe coverage; and communicates unresolved staffing concerns to leadership without delay.

• Medication, Treatment & Direct Care Support – Ensures completion of medications, treatments, wound care, and required clinical tasks. When staffing or resident needs require, assumes direct nursing duties, including medication cart coverage and treatments, within scope of practice.

• Communication & Shift Handoff - Provides clear, concise, clinically relevant communication to nursing staff, providers, leadership, and the oncoming supervisor. Significant resident, staffing, safety, or operational concerns are communicated before leaving the shift.

• Time Management & Organization - Prioritizes resident safety, clinical needs, staffing responsibilities, documentation, and administrative duties effectively. Completes required work within the assigned shift without repeated reminders or avoidable carryover.

• Professional Leadership - Demonstrates professionalism, respectful communication, sound judgment, accountability, teamwork, and visible supervisory presence. Provides direction to staff, supports appropriate delegation, and addresses performance or conduct concerns within assigned authority.

• Policy, Regulatory & Safety Compliance - Follows ODVA/SVH policy, nursing standards, infection prevention practices, emergency procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements. Identifies and corrects unsafe or noncompliant practices when observed and escalates concerns appropriately.

• Reliability & Follow-Through - Completes assigned responsibilities consistently, follows through on identified concerns, responds to leadership communications, and demonstrates dependable attendance and readiness to perform the House Supervisor role.

• Shift-Specific Operational Duties - Completes assigned home/shift processes such as census or attendance reporting, required supply/O2 counts, transport or dietary communication, EMAR backup processes, and other operational duties as established by the home, without replacing the core clinical and supervisory responsibilities of the role.

• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.

• Provides supervision and direction to licensed and unlicensed nursing personnel during the assigned shift and delegates tasks consistent with staff competency, educational preparation, scope of practice, and the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members in the management of resident care and acts for nurse managers in their absence within assigned authority.

• Participates in quality oversight through direct observation, record review, follow-up of clinical concerns, and identification of care or documentation variances requiring correction or escalation.

Level Descriptor

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

This is the senior level of this job family where employees are assigned more advanced responsibility in an assigned work unit or in an assigned geographic area and may be assigned responsibility for direct supervision. Employees at this level will have complex assignments and a substantial degree of responsibility and independence in planning, organizing, and completing work. Employees at this level develop and present educational programs relevant to nursing practices and standards or care and follow-up with evaluation of learning. This position may include completing special assignments such as quality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of potential patient care incidents of quality indicators for individuals who may be at risk for rapid status change. Responsibilities may include scheduling work assignments, evaluating health care and performance of assigned staff, providing training, and otherwise insuring quality. Administrative responsibilities may include approving leave and initiating disciplinary actions. Positions which are assigned independent responsibility for coordinating health services or providing nursing care in an assigned county or geographic area or as the only nurse in that location may also be included in this level. Employees at this level deal with complex health issues and may act for nurse managers in their absence.

Education and Experience

• Current, unrestricted Oklahoma Registered Nurse license or Registered Nurse license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

• Minimum of two (2) years of professional nursing experience in a field appropriate to the long-term care/health care setting.

• Demonstrated ability to independently assess resident condition, prioritize care, supervise staff, manage competing shift demands, and communicate effectively with providers, residents/families, and leadership.

• Long-term care, skilled nursing, charge nurse, or supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, and techniques; of health promotion and disease prevention; of nursing management of available health care resources; of nutrition and diet therapy; of the functions of various clinical departments; of available health programs and resources; of federal and state rules and regulations concerning health services; of accreditation, certification and licensure standards; of preventive health practices; of principles and methods of teaching; of nursing standards; and of nursing policies and procedures.

Ability is required to assist in the development, organization, and implementation of an effective nursing care plan; to provide education and training; to assess condition and needs of patients, families and communities appropriate to the care setting; to take appropriate intervention; to counsel and teach patients and families; to provide direction or guidance to non-licensed personnel in assigned area of responsibility to ensure quality care; to develop, plan, and implement an effective nursing care program; and to provide education and training.

Candidates must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.

Special Requirements

Upon appointment, incumbents designated by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall complete certification in one of the following required Departmental sponsored training in case management: Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Adult; Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Child, Adolescent and Family; or Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Dual Certification.

Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.

Applicants must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or day of the week, and additional shifts as required.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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