Nursing Supervisor - Medical Surgical/Telemetry

Tenet Healthcare Corporation•Sunnyvale, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale is seeking a Medical Surgical/Telemetry Nursing Supervisor to provide leadership to front-line staff in collaboration with the Nursing Manager or Nursing Director. The role serves as a communication link between front-line nursing employees and managers, helps oversee new team member orientation with Clinical Educators, and evaluates clinical practice with a focus on quality and performance improvement. The Nursing Supervisor oversees day-to-day operations and staffing, guides and develops team members, monitors performance and operational metrics, and participates in hiring and performance management. The role also serves in clinical nursing capacities such as direct care nurse or charge nurse, and is accountable for helping ensure safe, effective, patient-centered care and regulatory readiness. The position collaborates with physicians, patients, families, and staff to develop and implement plans of care, advocates for patients and staff, and helps address ethical and clinical concerns. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Sunnyvale is an acute care hospital serving Sunnyvale, Texas, and surrounding communities. The work environment includes a modern office setting, an on-site cafe and coffee bar, collaborative teams, and team member engagement opportunities. Benefits are provided based on work assignment.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current State of Texas Registered Nurse license.
Complete a Basic EKG course within one year of hire.
Current AHA BLS and ACLS certifications.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
Basic computer knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Academic degree in nursing, such as a bachelor's or master's degree.
Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to front-line staff in collaboration with the Nursing Manager or Nursing Director.
Facilitate communication between front-line nursing employees and managers.
Oversee new team member orientation with Clinical Educators and administer 30/60/90-day evaluations for new staff.
Evaluate clinical practice with a focus on quality and performance improvement.
Manage the development and results of assigned team members, providing coaching, feedback, mentoring, recognition, and developmental opportunities.
Plan and execute daily operational needs, set priorities, coordinate work across teams, and address staffing needs.
Balance staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage and skill mix on every shift; coordinate new-hire schedules with assigned preceptors during orientation.
Participate in interviewing and selecting new team members and provide input to employment decisions and performance reviews.
Monitor key metrics and analyze information to address ongoing problems and improve team performance.
Serve in clinical nursing roles, including direct care nurse and charge nurse, as needed.
Round with staff, complete scouting reports and weekly staff rounds, and keep staff informed of changes within the unit, department, division, and organization.
Address performance and attendance issues, document and counsel on performance concerns, and hold staff accountable for repeated timecard discrepancies.
Ensure staff meet patient care needs and standards for safety, effectiveness, patient rights, guest relations, teamwork, customer relations, clinical judgment, and evidence-based practice.
Ensure staff appropriately prescribe, delegate, and coordinate patient care and develop suitable plans of care using clinical judgment and evidence-based guidelines.
Develop and maintain positive physician relations.
Review PYXIS reports.
Ensure direct-report timecards are accurate and complete before bi-weekly payroll signoff.
Ensure clean sweeps and unit-based audits are conducted, disease-specific certification audit readiness is maintained where applicable, and the unit is ready for regulatory review.
Conduct unit environmental rounds.
Ensure employee-related paperwork is sent to Human Resources for timely filing.
Protect and secure Patient Health Information (PHI) at all times.
Follow infection prevention initiatives, including hand hygiene and proper waste disposal.
Provide and facilitate education for patients, families, and patient care teams in a manner sensitive to diversity.
Collaborate with physicians, families, and staff to develop and implement appropriate plans of care and support contributions toward positive patient outcomes.
Advocate for patients and staff, represent their concerns, and help resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Maintain knowledge and tools to manage environmental and system resources for patients, families, and staff within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
Continuously assess patient condition through questioning and evaluation, and collaborate with the healthcare team, patient, and family to direct treatment changes when necessary.