House Supervisor

Kaweah Health•Visalia, CA

6d•$58 - $86•Onsite

About The Position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned community healthcare organization serving the greater Visalia area in central California. The House Supervisor is responsible for hospital-wide operational throughput oversight and management of staffing and support resources. The role provides frontline leadership for operational and financial management, as well as public and internal staff relations, in support of program leadership and/or executive staff. The position is full-time and benefit eligible, with a 12-hour night shift. The role oversees quality of care and staffing resources, supports staff development and performance improvement, coordinates patient care across services and sites, and communicates with patients, physicians, staff, and other departments. The pay range is $57.61–$86.42.

Requirements

Current California RN license.
BLS certification.
Kaweah Health-approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire or transfer.
Expert clinical skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Critical-thinking and creative-thinking skills, with strong problem-solving ability.

Nice To Haves

ACLS certification.
BSN or MSN.
Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge of applicable Joint Commission standards, California's Nursing Practice Act, relevant sections of Title 22 and Title 17, federal guidelines and regulations including HIPAA, organizational policies and procedures, and national standards for supervised areas.
Use quality-of-care and performance-improvement activities to improve nursing practice and maintain quality human resources, including participating in the development of patient-care policies and standards, holding staff accountable, coaching and developing staff, investigating patient-care errors, reporting unusual occurrences and sentinel events, and using patient-satisfaction data to improve care and service.
Assess and improve staff performance, identify improvement activities, and verify staff competencies before patient placement; use human resources policies and procedures to ensure employment standards are met.
Organize patient care and services in supervised areas in collaboration with Directors and Nurse Managers, based on available staff and patient needs.
Respond to staff shortages by maximizing available resources and helping staff prioritize patient-care needs; reduce staffing as census dictates.
Ensure patient-care needs are met promptly and coordinated across the continuum of services and sites; monitor patients through rounds and feedback.
Identify performance or education issues through observation and monitoring, communicate concerns to the appropriate Nurse Manager, and assess float staff to determine minimum competencies for placement in each area.
Manage staff resources according to the staffing plan and patient-care needs; encourage continuing education and in-service development; coach staff involved in errors or problems and follow through with counseling or discipline when necessary.
Apply patient-classification tools and Title 22 requirements related to patient classification and patient-to-staff ratios; ensure alignment among classification, staffing standards, and budgeted staffing, and use classification to direct staffing.
Communicate and coordinate effectively with patients, physicians, staff, patient-care leaders, Nurse Managers, Directors, Staffing Facilitators, and other departments; participate in assigned meetings and projects and respond promptly to communications.
Practice ethically in accordance with the Code for Nurses, maintain patient confidentiality, advocate for patients, and coach and mentor staff in patient advocacy.
Model nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory patient care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Provide care and services appropriate to the population served, including consideration of cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, age, growth, and developmental needs of patients and families.