Travel Nurse Supervisor RN - Behavioral Health
Asheville, NC
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Conducts immediate triage for all new behavioral health presentations (primary or secondary) to the ED.

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Performs risk and safety assessments to determine appropriate precautions, including elopement risk; suicide or self-harm risk; aggression potential; need for 1:1 sitter; detox signs and symptoms; environmental safety needs; and need for medical treatment.

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Initiates behavioral management strategies tailored to the patient’s presentation.

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Communicates findings and recommendations to the primary RN and ED provider.

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Participates in change-out and removal of belongings, valuables, electronic devices including phones, and contraband.

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Creates individualized behavioral management plans to guide the care team

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Outlines strategies for de-escalation, communication approaches, triggers to avoid, and reinforcement techniques

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Ensures the plan is documented clearly and updated as the patient’s condition evolves

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Assesses patients whether they will require a blocked room

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Provides real-time education to primary RNs on behavioral health conditions, crisis behaviors, and management techniques

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Coaches staff on trauma-informed care, verbal de-escalation, and maintaining therapeutic boundaries

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Serves as a resource for questions or concerns related to patient behavior

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Performs routine rounding on all behavioral health patients holding in the ED

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Reassesses safety needs, behavioral changes, and effectiveness of interventions

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Ensures monitoring protocols (e.g., 1:1 observation, safety checks) are being followed appropriately

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Collaborates with psychiatry, intake, and ED leadership to support patient flow and disposition planning

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Responds immediately to all CODE BERT activations

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Leads or supports de-escalation efforts using verbal and non-verbal techniques

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Coordinates with security, providers, and nursing staff to ensure patient and staff safety

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Helps determine when additional interventions (medication, restraints, sitter adjustments) may be necessary, following policy and provider direction

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Reviews behavioral health documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with regulatory standards

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Ensures safety monitoring documentation is timely and appropriate

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Identifies gaps or trends and communicates them to leadership for process improvement

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Completes medication reconciliation

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Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate plans of care for patients and their families who present to hospital with Behavioral Health needs.

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Review of patient notes to help identify psychosocial needs and possible interventions/advocacy.

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Build a rapport by providing continuity of care with patients and acting as their advocate throughout their hospital stay.

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Collaborate between multiple care givers and foster communication between medical teams and nursing staff.

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Participate in interdisciplinary care planning process with the Psychiatric Care Team

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Demonstrates awareness of current trends that influence health care practice and assures compliance with professional, regulatory, governmental and organization standards.

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Conduct screenings for new behavioral health patients to determine safety needs.

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Provide brief interventions to patients who are identified as high risk for suicidie, homicidal ideation, or violent behaviors.

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Participate in quality improvement initiatives that promote excellence in behavioral health care

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Meets eligible behavioral health patients in the hospital, educates patients and families and staff about the patients diagnosis, treatment, and behavioral plans.

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Works closely with house supervisors and psychiatric intake team to coordinate and expedite throughput of patient through the care continuum.

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Responds to Behavioral Health activations to determine need for immediate intervention

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Works collaboratively with RN case managers, Social Workers, acute care nurses, physicians , and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs. Maintains effective communication between members of the care team.

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Demonstrates knowledge of patient rights, advance directives, ethical issues, and confidentiality requirements.

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Collaborates with the clinical care team to ensure the patients feel understood, heard and their perspective is valued.

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Performs other duties as assigned.

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Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.”