House Supervisor - Full Time (Nights)

Titus Regional Medical Center•Mount Pleasant, TX

32d

About The Position

Provides oversight for multiple hospital departments. Addresses patient care, staffing, and any other issues that may arise. Supervises nurses and staff and takes administrative responsibilities; ensures adequate staffing for the oncoming shift. Handles occurrences during the shift, ensuring appropriate documentation and communication. Determines the issues to be referred to the Administrator on call. Collaborates with patients, family members and physicians to ensure needs are met and problems are resolved. Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions, and extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. Responsible for assuring that patients receive quality care through a culture of safety by optimizing quality and adhering to safety standards. Promoting zero harm in a high reliability environment.

Requirements

Three to Five year’s clinical RN experience required.
Current Texas RN licensure required.
BLS (Basic Life Support) with 30 days of hire date required.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) with 90 days of hire date.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of supervisory experience preferred.
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing preferred.
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) preferred.

Responsibilities

Accomplishes nursing human resource objectives by orienting, training, assigning, coaching, counseling employees professionally; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; adhering to policies and procedures.
Meets nursing operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements.
Responsible for safety of patients by using institutional staffing guidelines to make decisions. Collaboratively works with unit managers, CNO, and AOC for variations to acceptable standards thereby reducing potential safe harbor events.
Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching and counseling patient, friends, and family and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.
Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from other health care professionals.
Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Adheres to and follows all patient experience initiatives.
On call duties required
Reports to and departs from work on time and as scheduled
Performs other duties as assigned
Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure.
Follows and adheres to TRMC vaccine policy(s) mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).