House Supervisor - Nursing Admin

Saint Michaels Medical Center•Newark, NJ

About The Position

The House Supervisor is a Registered Nurse who assumes administrative responsibility for managing department service functions during the assigned shift. The role involves making frequent rounds throughout the facility to monitor care delivery, oversee service quality, and direct patient care activities as needed. The House Supervisor supervises, supports, and communicates with staff throughout the hospital. In the absence of hospital administrative staff, the role’s administrative scope extends to all hospital services. The House Supervisor helps ensure efficient hospital operations and patient flow and provides direct patient care as needed within their scope of practice and competence. The position also ensures temporary agency personnel are deployed and oriented in accordance with hospital policy, assists medical staff with scheduling after-hours procedures and calling in standby staff, and supports the patient and family experience through interactions and explanations of hospital policies.

Requirements

Current and valid Registered Nurse license.
Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
Minimum of three years of acute care nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

One year of prior experience as a Supervisor preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage department service functions during the assigned shift.
Make frequent rounds throughout the facility to monitor care delivery and oversee service quality.
Direct patient care activities as needed.
Supervise, support, and communicate with staff throughout the hospital.
Assume administrative responsibility for all hospital services in the absence of hospital administrative staff.
Help ensure efficient hospital operations and patient flow.
Provide direct patient care as needed within scope of practice and competence.
Ensure temporary agency personnel are deployed and oriented in compliance with hospital policy.
Assist medical staff with scheduling after-hours procedures and calling in standby staff members.
Support the patient and family experience through supportive interactions and explanations of hospital policies.