Nursing Shift Supervisor

Job Title: Nursing Shift Supervisor
Department: Nursing Leadership
Location: Newark Wayne Hospital
Hours Per Week: 36
Schedule:Day/Evening/Night

SUMMARY:
TheNursing Shift Supervisor is a Nursing Leader who serves as a resource for problem solving provides clinical expertise facilitates staff mentoring and coaching facilitates patient flow during the off shifts (typically evenings nights weekends holidays).

Key Responsibilities:

Provides on site management of the hospital or long term care during the off shift normally when hospital or long term care management is not on site
Manages the delivery of patient care and manages any issues that arise
Manages occurrences during the shift ensuring appropriate documentation
Facilitates professional collaboration with all staff and providers
Assists staff in clinical problem solving
Rounds on patients and families with concerns or complaints
Rounds on admitted patients in the Emergency Department
Mentors and coaches staff in clinical and behavioral events
Facilitates patient flow by assisting staff in decision making
Collaborates with staff to provide considerate care that respects patients personal values beliefs taking spiritual and cultural needs into account
Supports patients and families participation in making informed decisions
Reinforces Patients Rights Collaborates with staff to assess patients physical psychological and social status needs
Reinforces policies and procedures
Prioritizes multiple emergent situations
Responds to codes
Facilitates quality care through knowledge of and reinforcement with the staff pertinent to regulatory issues
Role models excellent communication by keeping Managers and Directors informed
Seeks assistance appropriately from Directors of Nursing and/or Administrator on Call
Interfaces with all departments during the off shifts and communicates with the appropriate leader in a timely collegial manner
Functions as an inter and intra departmental liaison to enhance optimal patient care
Maintains a safe environment for patients visitors staff physicians
Collaborates with staff to identify safety risks and takes appropriate action
Acts as patient and staff advocate in Infection Control
Allocates and reallocates human resources appropriately
Maintains staffing patterns
Ensures safe staffing with appropriate skill mix for all units for the current and on-coming shift; implements actions to address staffing needs for those shifts
Provides guidance to unit staff in all matters related to resource availability staffing flexing and floating staff
Assigns coverage of Close Observation Technicians/Shift Based Floats
Demonstrates fiscal responsibility
Maintains all mandatory educational requirements
Attends Off Shift Director meetings regularly attends Leadership Development Institutes
Participates in professional organizations and/or health related activities in the community

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree preferred; Associates Degree in Nursing required.

Required Licensure/Certification Skills:
Current New York State Registered Nurse License
Effective 1/1/2014 BLS required for all new candidates prior to hire
BLS required for all internal team members by 12/31/2014

RochesterRegional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.

RochesterRegional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

EDUCATION:

BS: Nursing

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)American Heart Association (AHA)American Heart Association (AHA) RN - Registered Nurse - NYS Office of ProfessionsNew York State Education Department (NYSED)New York State Education Department (NYSED)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Moderate - Clinical - Moderate clinical roles are patient facing roles that require continual movement including standing walking and lifting 2050 lbs. along with pushing and pulling medical equipment and assisting with patient positioning. Employees perform frequent bending twisting and reaching while completing fine motor tasks in busy or confined clinical environments. High sensory acuity is essential for monitoring patient status and responding to alarms or safety concerns. Emotional and cognitive demands are substantial involving decision-making under pressure responding to emergencies and maintaining sustained focus. Environmental exposures include infectious agents bodily fluids chemicals and radiation. TB testing mask-fit testing and physical exams are common requirements.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

$85000.00 - $120000.00Newark14513

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience relevant qualifications specialty internal equity location and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital or familial status military or veteran status citizenship or immigration status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.