House Supervisor - Nursing

Fairview•Grand Rapids, MN

About The Position

The Administrative Nursing Supervisor role represents administration and management on a 24/7 basis in the provision of leadership to expedite and ensure efficient hospital operations. It guides in the appropriate placement and safe provision of patient care services which: address and meet clinical patient needs, employs wise and appropriate stewardship of resources, and assures and enhances a positive patient experience.

Requirements

Current RN licensure in State of Minnesota, BSN preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required and maintain certification.
Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification or attain certification within six months of employment and maintains certification.
Demonstrated abilities to manage large volumes of multiple patient, family, staff and physician's priorities within short time frames and organize workload; includes critical thinking, teaching/delegation skills and respectful communication.
Demonstrates mature judgment, initiative and proficiency in nursing skills.
Demonstrates leadership qualities, executive and organizational abilities.
Ability to lead and mentor change in culture of patient care team.
Ability to adapt resources to the need of the situation.
Leads by example in displaying consistent behaviors reflective of GICH standards of conduct.
Leadership skills including good verbal and written communication, decision making, problem solving, negotiation and conflict management.
Must have knowledge and resources to ensure that efficient hospital operations run smoothly when most ancillary departments are closed.
Must be able to interact well with Public Relations, Security, other hospitals and providers on a regular basis.
Must have knowledge of resources to interact with Risk Management and legal issues.
Must be proficient in using EHR programs and others as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous Management or Supervisory experience in healthcare preferred.
Equivalent of two (2) years Critical Care RN experience, or three (3) years Medical Surgical RN experience within the past five years preferred.
ECG recognition/interpretation.
Incident Command Systems (ICS) courses: IS-100HCb, IS-200HCa and IS-700a certifications preferred or achieve within 6 months.
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or Comprehensive Advance Life Support (CALS) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as the Representative of Administration.
Investigates patient, family, physician, and staff concerns. Refers situations to Patient Representative, Risk Management, as appropriate.
Evaluates any unusual and/or inappropriate incidents on hospital premises related to unsafe occurrences or practices involving patients, employees, providers, students, or visitors; takes prompt, appropriate action in order to provide a safe environment and safe patient care.
Informs Administrator/Director/Department Manager of resolved and/or pending problems and actions taken.
Oversees & directs other hospital departments in the absence of their manager to assure the delivery of patient care.
Responds to law enforcement inquiries and refers to appropriate resources such as Patient Relations, Risk Management and Security.
Maintains patient rights in accordance with the Minnesota Patient Bill of Rights.
Attends and is actively involved in Nursing Leadership meeting and initiatives as notified.
Conducts themselves in a professional manner and models "leadership" as an administrative representative.
Responsible for human resources and financial management during assigned shift to maintain quality service, positive employee relations, and fiscal expectations.
Allocates Daily Staffing Resources.
Patient and Employee Safety: Demonstrates understanding of role in developing and maintaining an environment that is safe for patients, visitors, and employees.
Serves as a resource, coach and mentor to employees.
Supervises patient flow issues throughout the organization.
Ensures that established standards of professional nursing practice and patient care excellence are being met.