Nurse Supervisor - 3rd Shift at ALPAS WELLNESS LA PLATA LLC – La Plata, Maryland

Position: Nurse Supervisor

Location: La Plata, Maryland

Job Status: Salary, Full Time

At Alpas Wellness Centers, our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment where people heal their minds and bodies, rediscover their purpose, and forge a path of recovery toward a brighter future. Guided by our values—Authenticity, Innovation, Patient and Staff Experience, Compassion, Safety, and Autonomy—we integrate traditional, holistic, and alternative therapies to create individualized treatment plans that truly meet each person where they are.

Alpas Wellness - La Plata is a fully licensed and accredited residential treatment center located in La Plata, Maryland, dedicated to transforming behavioral healthcare through a personalized, whole-person approach. We serve individuals and families navigating substance use disorder and mental health concerns with innovative, compassionate, and evidence-based care. Our thoughtfully designed facility offers a tranquil environment complete with private and shared residential suites, nurses’ stations, community spaces, and biophilic design elements that support healing and comfort.

We are driven by a vision to revolutionize behavioral healthcare. If you're passionate about delivering meaningful care and want to be part of a purpose-driven team shaping the future of wellness, we’d love to connect.

For more information, please visit: www.alpaswellnesscenters.org

Job Summary:
The Nurse Supervisor is responsible for real-time oversight of nursing operations, ensuring safe medication administration, high-quality patient engagement, and proactive staff performance management. This role actively identifies, intervenes, and corrects clinical and service deficiencies during each shift. while promoting high-quality patient care and professionalism.

The Nurse Supervisor translates strategic direction from nurse management into consistent daily execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Care & Safety:

• Conduct intentional patient rounding at least every 4 hours.
• Actively participate in patient care and complete initial and ongoing assessments to define individual patient needs.
• Ensure all patients receive:
  • Timely medication communication
  • Clear explanations of care
  • Respectful, therapeutic communication
• Address patient concerns immediately and escalate as needed.
• Monitor patient complaints, grievances, and feedback trends per shift.
• Document and escalate service failures.
• Perform environmental rounds, patient engagement rounds, and staff check-ins.
• Ensure patient safety standards are followed (e.g., two patient identifiers, critical value reporting, medication reconciliation).

Medication Management:

• Conduct real-time medication pass observations.
• Audit MAR documentation for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Ensure adherence to:
  • 7 rights of medication administration
  • Controlled substance protocols
• Intervene immediately on unsafe practices and have the authority to pause or reassign medication administration if necessary.
• Track and trend medication errors, near misses, and omissions; report findings to nursing management.
• Perform appropriate documentation for narcotics administration (second signature for count, waste, etc.).

Staff Leadership & Workflow:

• Function as nurse in charge and provide direction and supervision to nursing staff.
• Assign and delegate tasks at the start of the shift with clear expectations.
• Monitor workflow, redistribute workload proactively, and address delays in care, task avoidance, or poor urgency.
• Provide on-the-spot coaching and redirection to staff as needed.
• Lead shift huddles
• Ensure staffing coverage and break coordination.
• Serve as primary point of contact for clinical issues and patient concerns.
• Assist in coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharge procedures based on unit census, acuity, and operational demands.

Quality Assurance & Compliance:

• Audit nursing documentation for completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with:
  • KIPU documentation standards
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Interdepartmental communication standards
• Assist in QA and performance improvement activities, including chart reviews and development of departmental goals and standards.
• Monitor lab data, QA logs, and documentation for clinical relevance, accuracy, and completeness.

Education & Development:

• Provide education to patients and staff as needed within scope of practice.
• Participate in the development and implementation of performance improvement initiatives.

Operational Oversight:

• Oversee departmental operations for effectiveness and resolve problems as they arise.
• Monitor supply inventory and management.
• Monitor faxes and communications throughout the shift.
• Ensure staff adhere to Alpas Wellness standards and patient safety goals.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Reduction in medication errors
• Patient satisfaction scores
• Response time to patient needs
• Documentation completion rates
• Incident report trends

Additional Duties:

• Conduct and document MAT education.
• Complete MedServe daily updates and EOC rounding.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Must have an active RN License with no restrictions. BSN Preferred.
• Active CPR/AED certification
• 1-3 years of experience in a substance abuse and/or inpatient mental health environment preferred
• Ability to comprehend and demonstrate medical and nursing knowledge competencies.
• Computer literacy of elemental computer operations. Internet, email, word processing, graphics and spreadsheets and databases.
• Computer proficiency in Google Suites, and electronic health records.
• Knowledgeable and / or interpret CARF accreditation standards.
• Interpret current rules, regulations, and policies to make decisions based upon them.
• Principles and practices of drug abuse screening, education, treatment, intervention and referral and aftercare programs services.

Schedule:

• 5 days a week, 8 hrs per day
  • 11pm to 7am

Compensation:

• $100k + DOE

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Holiday rate
• 401k
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Training and Education Allowance

Alpas Wellness is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.