Nurse Supervisor III (Unit Nurse Director) - Cherry Hospital
About The Position
The Unit Nurse Director (Nurse Supervisor III) is responsible to an Associate Chief/Chief Nursing Officer and manages one or more defined areas of organized nursing services unit/s. The position allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, and compassionate nursing care, provides administrative-level decisions, and keeps staff informed of administrative-level activities. The work schedule is typically 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday but position has a 24 hour responsibility for ensuring the following activities: participation in nursing policy formulation and decision-making; participation in recruitment/selection/retention of personnel; supervision of Clinical Nurse Managers; oversight of staffing/scheduling of personnel and maintaining assigned budget/resources. The Unit Nurse Director ensures appropriate orientation, training, and validation of competencies and the evaluation of personnel performance. The role actively participates in the hiring and disciplinary process. The role participates in hospital-wide nursing committees and treatment planning on special needs patients of the assigned area.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina.
- Four years of nursing experience, including two years of experience in a Nurse Supervisor capacity.
Nice To Haves
- Thorough knowledge of professional nursing theory, techniques, practices, and the organization and operation of the nursing program in the area of assignment.
- Thorough knowledge of management and supervisory methods, practices, and procedures.
- Ability to mentor new supervisors.
- Ability to monitor staffing levels to ensure staffing is adequate.
- Ability to mentor, coach and manage staff.
- Ability to anticipate, recognize and respond appropriately to potential problematic situations.
- Ability to disseminate information from administration/management including ability to provide interpretation and clarification of information to subordinates.
- Ability to identify and address quality monitoring and performance improvement issues for nursing services.
Responsibilities
- Manages one or more defined areas of organized nursing services unit/s.
- Allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, and compassionate nursing care.
- Provides administrative-level decisions.
- Keeps staff informed of administrative-level activities.
- Participates in nursing policy formulation and decision-making.
- Participates in recruitment/selection/retention of personnel.
- Supervises Clinical Nurse Managers.
- Oversights staffing/scheduling of personnel.
- Maintains assigned budget/resources.
- Ensures appropriate orientation, training, and validation of competencies.
- Evaluates personnel performance.
- Actively participates in the hiring and disciplinary process.
- Participates in hospital-wide nursing committees.
- Participates in treatment planning on special needs patients of the assigned area.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package
- Loan repayment opportunities
- Employment stability
- Rewarding professional opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
