State of Maryland

A Registered Nurse Supervisor Perkins MDH36 is the supervisory level of work in the provision of directing nursing care at Clifton T. Perkins in a ward on a twenty-four hour basis or for several wards during one shift.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Registered Nurses and other assigned licensed and non-licensed nursing care staff.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Registered Nurse Manager Perkins, Assistant Director of Nursing Perkins or Director of Nursing Perkins.  Employees are assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts which may include weekends and holidays.  Employees are subject to call-in during emergencies and staffing shortages.  The work is performed at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center where care is provided to mentally ill patients who have been judged not criminally responsible for committing felonies, and to those who are difficult to manage in a less secure setting and who have been deemed dangerous to themselves or others.  Employees are required to observe infection control precautions in order to prevent contamination and spread of disease.  Employees may be required to lift patients or apply restraints.  The work may require long periods of standing, walking, bending and reaching.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Registered Nurse Supervisor Perkins is differentiated from the Registered Nurse Charge Perkins in that the Registered Nurse Supervisor Perkins is responsible for twenty-four hour supervision of a unit or is a shift supervisor for several wards and supervises the Registered Nurse Charge Perkins, while the Registered Nurse Charge Perkins who is responsible for one unit during an assigned shift.  The Registered Nurse Supervisor Perkins is differentiated from the Registered Nurse Manager Perkins in that the Registered Nurse Manager plans and coordinates the provision of nursing care for a nursing division, the evening shift or the night shift and directly supervises the Registered Nurse Supervisors Perkins.

Supervises lower-level Registered Nurses and assigned licensed and non-licensed nursing care staff in providing direct nursing care;

Implements, evaluates and maintains nursing program standards of nursing practices for assigned areas;

Prepares reports of on-site reviews and evaluations;

Makes patient care assignments consistent with the level of preparation of staff and needs of patients;

Participates in recruitment, selection and assignment of personnel necessary to implement the nursing program;

Provides direct nursing care as needed;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of registered nursing process;

Knowledge of personality development theories for evaluating behaviors and reactions of patients;

Knowledge of clinical practice and interdisciplinary collaboration;

Skill in explaining long-term and short term goals of nursing care to team members, patients and families;

Skill in observing and measuring the effects of nursing intervention;

Skill in providing accurate nursing documentation and record keeping;

Skill in assessing physical, emotional and social needs of patients;

Skill in developing a plan of care for the patients;

Ability to develop, analyze, implement and evaluate staffing patterns for the optimum use of healthcare services provided by nursing personnel;

Ability to coordinate the nursing administrative function with supervisory personnel from other disciplines;

Ability to supervise and provide instruction to professional nurse and non-professional health care staff;

Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their representatives, facility staff and health department personnel as well as other community health, welfare and educational agencies;

Ability to establish effective working relationships with community health, welfare and educational agencies, patients and their families, and the general public.

Education:   Determined by the Maryland State Board of Nursing under the licensing requirements for Registered Nurses.

Experience: Three years of experience as a Registered Nurse to include one year in a supervisory, administrative or teaching capacity and two years in a psychiatric setting.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited college or university for one year of the required psychiatric experience.

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master’s degree in Nursing or a health related field from an accredited college or university for the required psychiatric experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Nursing classifications or Nursing and Hospital Administration specialty codes in the Nursing field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1. Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State of Board of Nursing, 4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215 or possess a current multi-state license in party states that candidates have declared as primary states of residence.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

3. Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete and maintain current certification of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.

1. Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and, therefore, will be required to provide the facility with a phone number at which they can be reached.

2. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.