Nursing House Supervisor RN

Trinity Health•Silvis, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Leader (NL) is a licensed registered nurse (RN) accountable for leading, managing and advancing people, processes and / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The NL promotes and advocates for patients, nurses / colleagues and the practice of nursing as defined by clinical area(s) of expertise and assignment. MercyOne Genesis serves a 17-county bi-state region of the Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Ill.) metropolitan area and the surrounding communities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. We have earned distinction as a two-time national Top 15 Health System, and recognition for being in the top 1 percent in the nation for patient safety.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing is required.
Bachelor’s degree is required within five (5) years of hire, with continuous enrollment in a relevant program documented.
Current Illinois RN license and Iowa RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.
At least two (2) years of relevant clinical experience is required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) is required within three (3) months of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required within three (3) months of hire.
Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter for both Child and Dependent Adult Abuse training is required within six (6) months of hire.
Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne.

Nice To Haves

Specialty practice certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health and MercyOne Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Acts independently and appropriately within license, scope of knowledge and experience in practice area.
Supports safety by adhering to standards and acting as a champion role model.
Accountable for personal learning and development by participating in knowledge, skill and competency enhancing activities.
Knows, understands, incorporates and demonstrates (document, teach, coordinate, advocate) standard elements of professional practice: Assess, Diagnose, Outcomes Identification / Solutions, Plan, Implement, Evaluate (ANA); Participates in the development of clinical standards that are collaborative, collegial and supported by current and relevant evidence-based practices, science, trends and data (clinical and administrative) and patient care (AONL).
Inspires team to embrace the organization’s Mission, Values and Vision; Cultivates excellence by supporting growth and development of team; Advocates for continuous development with focus on mentoring and succession planning; Engages and fosters transpersonal teaching and learning in the context of the caring relationship; Embraces and encourages humanistic-altruistic values and behaviors; Advances nurses and others in the provision of quality-focused, patient-centered and relationship-based healthcare; Utilizes transformational leadership principles (Magnet); Leads team effectively through change, recognizing reach beyond nursing to include broader healthcare implications; Embraces ideas and cultural differences while managing complex or competing priorities; Enhances a culturally proficient work team through respect, dialogue and inclusion.
Provides leadership and retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions and outcomes; Collaborates with key stakeholders and contributes to quality and improvement practices; Empowers staff to creatively problem-solve through the caring process (Caritas); Enhances an environment that prioritizes patient and colleague safety utilizing established and evidence-based practices, tools, methodologies; Drives effective patient, process, performance and stewardship / financial outcomes as measured by established metrics and trended data; Exhibits agility and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities.
Facilitates a healing environment, reverentially encouraging and supporting basic needs as sacred acts, sustaining human dignity; Practices in an environmentally safe, professional manner; Values and advocates for the patient’s cultural beliefs and faith; Monitors and initiates corrections or evidence-based practices; Promotes optimum physical and psychological behaviors; Influences effective, judicious and financially responsible use of resources (people, equipment, supplies, materials).
Fosters a continuous learning and development environment; stimulates and adopts innovative practices; Cultivates caring by encouraging a work environment that is respectful of colleague well-being; Understands and embraces change through the active encouragement of innovation and provisioning teams with tools and resources necessary for successful transformation; Leads others through change process.
Incorporates colleague well-being dimensions throughout the colleague experience as an essential component of leading nursing practices; Actively participates in building community by fostering trusting relationships; Visible and accessible to the team; Facilitates development of interpersonal relationships and use of effective and respectful written, verbal and nonverbal communications; Demonstrates authentic listening by forgiving and accepting positive and negative feelings; Encourages and models communication that respects diversity and divergent opinions; Employs communication strategies that shows the value of patient and family participation in care.
Maintains a Working Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws / regulations, Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, as well as other policies, procedures and guidelines in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior and safe work practices.
Performs other duties as needed and assigned.