House Supervisor Registered Nurse Night Shift

Riverview Health•Noblesville, IN

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The House Supervisor is a Registered Nurse responsible for providing quality nursing care during assigned shifts. This role facilitates patient throughput throughout the system and serves as a clinical resource, offering guidance, interpreting and enforcing policies, and intervening in medical crises. The House Supervisor is also responsible for ensuring adequate staffing for upcoming shifts and may assume departmental leadership duties in the absence of department heads.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited school of nursing
3 years progressive related work experience
BLS (American Heart Association)
ACLS (American Heart Association)
Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the state of Indiana

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing

Responsibilities

Oversee activities and operation of nursing units during assigned shift.
Conduct regular nursing rounds to assess quality of patient care, ensure patients and family needs are met, and document that care meets established standards of nursing practice.
Coordinate inter- and intra-departmental activities related to delivery of patient care, such as assisting in resolving patient admission and transfer problems, securing medication, supplies, and equipment, and obtaining needed records and reports.
Serve as a professional resource person to nursing and other clinical personnel, and assist in administering medications and treatments, performing complex procedures, or responding to emergency situations.
Inform on-coming supervisor and/or appropriate department head of unusually complex or sensitive situations.
Provide written documentation and reports as required (i.e., Supervisors Log Book).
Coordinate and adjust staffing of all nursing units for the current shift and following shifts using information on patient acuity and the skill level of nursing staff to affect desirable staffing levels.
Train, schedule, assign work, evaluate, and when necessary, recommend discipline and discharge of subordinate personnel.
Investigate patient, staff, or employee incidents and concerns; document findings, take necessary immediate corrective actions, and assist in planning and implementing necessary procedures to avoid future occurrences.
Initiate counseling and/or corrective actions as appropriate in response to employee violation of policies and procedures regarding patient care, public and staff relations, work rules, etc.
Report incidents to the appropriate leadership team for follow-up and resolution.
Assist in the formulation and implementation of hospital policies for the nursing division and confer with other hospital departments to develop policies and procedures to ensure efficient delivery of nursing services.
Interpret and enforce hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and objectives for employees, contractors, physicians, visitors, and patients.
Triage and/or assess patients and determine priority of care based on physical, psychological, and social needs, educational safety and discharge, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the emergency care system.
Perform other duties as assigned.