RN-House Supervisor
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Commitment to our Team Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
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- Caring is what we do and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.
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Overview
RN House Supervisor Resource
Allen Hosptial
Fulltime .8423 FTE
WEP with every 5th off with one additional weekenight
House Supervisor is responsible for the supervision direction and coordination of nursing practice and all hospital activities to maintain continuity of effective communication public relations management; and patient services. The House Supervisor shall represent Hospital Administration and shall be designated as the officer in charge utilizing the administrative person on call when necessary. Manages the daytoday operations of their direct reports utilizing quality cost effective patient care principles. Supervises supports and develops staff members. Collaborates with physicians providers and other health care workers to assess plan implement and evaluate patient care while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Provides leadership by directing coordinating and delegating patient care in an organized manner allowing for flexibility. Acts as manager when manager is absent. Demonstrates the ability to meet the department work schedule.
- Accountable for staffing needs. Assists in rooms/patient care to compliment staffing needs. Assists with completing schedules address and review payroll as needed. Helps with staff education/in services/specialized skilled training programs. Assists in the hiring and orientation program of newly hired staff.
- Collaborating with the manager effectively resolves complex unit situations such as patient complaints and crises. Rounds with team members monthly and does department rounds during each shift to support and address potential issues or concerns.
- Creates an environment that promotes staff empowerment. Displays creativity and innovation when making recommendations for improvement in the delivery of services to the hospital. Is able to instruct and lead the staff so that a high level of productivity is maintained intervening when necessary to problem solve.
- Evaluates and guides staff with appropriate input of job performance. Demonstrates the ability to fairly and consistently interpret apply and follow personnel policies/procedures. Provides immediate feedback (positive and negative) about job performance to supervised personnel. Completes performance evaluations of personnel.
- Ensures staffing matrix and guidelines are followed for appropriate staffing to remain within budget.
- Assumes the management functions and responsibility for all activities in the hospital in the absence of administration. Performance management for all team members working the shift. Clinical Directors/ Head Nurses are informed.
- Remains knowledgeable of and supports all new or existing policies/procedures/standards. Communicates with and supports nursing personnel as appropriate.
Coordination of Care
- Manages daily operations of patient care. Contributes to the maintenance of high quality cost effective services consistent with the needs of the users and the hospitals budgetary guidelines identify and explain key variances. Acts as an interdepartmental liaison promoting effective multidisciplinary team work. Identify and Implement cost saving ideas.
- Collaborates with physicians and other health care team members to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Responsible to maintain current professional expertise. Promotes personal and professional growth among coworkers. Exhibits discretion and sound judgment in all aspects of the job.
- Researches and recommends short and long term strategies to meet the patient care needs. Assists with the achievement of objectives and necessary modifications for attainment of goals.
Patient Care
- Ensures staffing matrix and guidelines are followed for appropriate staffing to remain within budget.
- Initiate activities of the Incident Command in the event of a disaster.
- Oversees bed management to ensure appropriate placement for patient care.
- Unit nursing rounds are made throughout the shift. Communication is provided regarding the activities of the units patient condition and unusual events to the Supervisor.
- Provides assistance to the nursing units to meet patient needs. Assigning patient admissions based on diagnosis and unit workload.
- Confers with county coroner law enforcement ambulance services other hospitals etc. as needed.
- Assists with patient admission and transfer activities discharges deaths and autopsies.
- Responds and assists with all emergency codes.
- Ensures protocol is followed for release of information.
- Keeps appropriate leadership informed of current departmental activities and problems through both oral and written communication.
- Provides assistance to the Medical Staff as required and necessary. Physician orders are carried through promptly and without error. Supplies are obtained upon request. Communication services for the physician is provided as requested such as calling families or other physicians.
- Assists in resolving medical staff problems/concerns.
Qualifications
Required:
- Associates or Diploma in Nursing
- Satisfactory performance for 3 years in recent clinical experience
- Current license in the state of Iowa or meets criteria established by Iowa Board of Nursing.
Preferred:
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Nursing/Nursing Administration or its equivalent
- Satisfactory performance for 5 years in recent clinical experience with 3 of those years in a supervisory position
- Demonstrated leadership interpersonal relationships and concern in assessing needs of patients families and team members.
- Ability to apply principles of supervision to achieve hospital and nursing administration goals.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
