Administrative Nursing Supervisor

Fairview Health Services•Linwood Township, MN

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring an Administrative Nursing Supervisor at Lakes Hospital in Wyoming, Minnesota. This role represents hospital administration and management on a 24/7 basis, providing leadership to support efficient hospital operations, appropriate patient placement, safe patient care, responsible use of resources, and a positive patient experience. The position works 48 hours per two-week pay period (.6 FTE), on 12-hour day shifts, with every-third-weekend rotation and a variable weekday schedule. The supervisor represents hospital administration, addresses concerns and incidents, supports staff and department operations, and manages staffing, resources, patient flow, and safety during the assigned shift. The position also serves as a resource, coach, and mentor to hospital employees and charge nurses, and helps ensure professional nursing practice and patient-care standards are met. Lakes Medical Center provides primary and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, surgical services, obstetrical care, and heart care. It is located near I-35 in Wyoming, Minnesota, approximately 30 minutes north of the Twin Cities. Free parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Requirements

At least 1 year of supervisory or management experience in healthcare; experience may include Charge RN or council leadership.
Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
3 years of healthcare-related leadership, supervisor, or management experience.

Responsibilities

Represent hospital administration and management and provide leadership for efficient hospital operations.
Investigate patient, family, physician, and staff concerns; refer matters to appropriate resources such as Patient Representative, Risk Management, and Occupational Health.
Evaluate unusual or inappropriate incidents and take prompt action to support a safe environment and safe patient care.
Inform the on-call Administrator, Director, or Department Manager of resolved and pending problems and actions taken.
Direct other hospital departments when their managers are absent to support patient care delivery.
Respond to media and law enforcement inquiries and refer them to appropriate resources.
Maintain patient rights in accordance with the Minnesota Patient Bill of Rights.
Manage human resources and finances during the assigned shift, supporting quality service, positive employee relations, and fiscal expectations.
Facilitate interdepartmental and intradepartmental problem-solving and promote direct communication.
Implement and communicate human-resource policies and procedures fairly and consistently.
Monitor performance of agency nursing personnel and relay information to appropriate staff.
Support fiscal management within budget guidelines and provide input on employee issues and performance appraisals.
Resolve or triage system, staff, and physician issues, and communicate unit or system issues to department leadership.
Allocate daily staffing resources in coordination with the Staffing Office and Patient Placement.
Evaluate patient-care requirements alongside staffing and financial resources, and allocate staff using guidelines, policies, procedures, and personnel assessments.
Identify issues affecting patient care throughout the hospital and respond to emergency calls as a resource to team members.
Participate in the Emergency Alert Response plan and assume the Incident Commander role, implementing HICS, when an Administrator is absent.
Communicate as appropriate with the Coordinating Council and external agencies, including MNTrac, and notify Risk Management of events with untoward effects on patients or families.
Meet annual infection-control and safety/security education requirements and follow safety procedures, including proper equipment use and safe patient transfers.
Report environmental risks and equipment malfunctions or intervene to protect patients and employees.
Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations, policies, and procedures, including Joint Commission and Minnesota Department of Health requirements.
Serve as a resource, coach, and mentor to employees and charge nurses; support staff problem-solving and safe patient care.
Refer staff to appropriate clinical and community resources and provide information about policies and procedures.
Serve as a contact for vulnerable-adult or child-abuse reporting and model constructive problem and conflict resolution.
Supervise patient flow throughout the hospital and facilitate capacity-related meetings.
Collaborate with inpatient units on admissions, transfers, and discharges, and allocate resources to support patient movement.
Complete required admission and discharge portions of the electronic chart and round through each inpatient unit at least once per shift.
Remain visible on patient-care units at least 50% of the time and maintain contact with units, including OR, PACU, and ancillary departments.
Collaborate with Patient Placement on admissions, placement decisions, and patient-flow issues; update Patient Placement on bed status at least every two hours.
Troubleshoot planned discharges, respond to capacity alerts, and use available knowledge and resources to make decisions about transfers to outside facilities.
Consult the Administrator on-call to initiate hospital closure.
Coordinate and communicate with multidisciplinary clinical and non-clinical team members.
Interpret, guide, and enforce system-wide, entity, and department policies and practices for safe patient placement and care delivery.
Assess nursing staff competency when the Nurse Manager is absent and communicate standards of care and assessment and plan-of-care policies.