Nursing Supervisor - Cardiac Medical

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Supervisor for the Cardiac Medical Unit provides nursing leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care. The role also provides direct nursing care in accordance with the healthcare organization’s established policies, procedures, and protocols. As a frontline leader at Owensboro Health, the supervisor supports team members during daily operations, champions the organization’s Safety Culture, and fosters continuous improvement. The supervisor monitors performance, reinforces expectations, promotes a just culture, and supports safe, efficient, and compassionate care. The role helps advance the Target Zero safety commitment by empowering staff to speak up, report concerns, and prioritize patient well-being. The position supervises daily team activities and contributes to performance management, resource coordination, problem solving, delegation, conflict resolution, change management, hiring, training, performance reviews, process improvement, budgeting, and operations. The supervisor is expected to enroll in the Leadership Development Program within the first six months of employment and complete it within the first two years. This is a full-time position at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, with work hours of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and weekend work as needed. The role has frequent standing, walking, lifting or carrying lighter loads, pushing and pulling, bending, reaching, talking, hearing, hand and arm movements, keyboard data entry, and visual tasks. Hazardous drug risk exposure is classified as high-risk.

Requirements

A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience as determined by the organization.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing required upon hire.
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure and eligibility to practice nursing in Kentucky required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as a Healthcare Provider required within 45 days of employment in the position.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work under minimal supervision.
Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Meet department-specific competencies detailed in the unit or department scope of service.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, orientation, training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.
Ensure staff comply with department and organizational policies, procedures, and protocols.
Respond to patient-care complaints and manage them through established channels.
Implement and monitor patient care plans.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
Coordinate with all disciplines to support well-coordinated patient care.
Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge planning needs with healthcare team members.
Assess patient and family learning needs and provide education based on age, culture, and willingness to learn.
Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
Perform duties in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
Supervise daily team activities and remain accountable for performance.
Set team priorities and coordinate work activities to optimize productivity.
Identify and solve problems guided by policies and procedures, providing guidance with manager oversight.
Delegate tasks and responsibilities based on team members’ strengths; may perform subordinate duties at an advanced level, typically for less than 80% of the time.
Approve timecards; participate in hiring and training new hires; provide input into corrective action and development plans; assist with process improvement, performance reviews, budgeting, and operations.
Identify and address team conflicts by facilitating constructive dialogue and solutions.
Lead and adapt to organizational changes, communicating during transitions and engaging the team.
Enroll in the Leadership Development Program within the first six months of employment and complete it within the first two years.
Promote workforce physical and psychological safety, establish and monitor safety goals, report to improve safety and wellbeing, promote safe staffing, support resilience, and ensure team members have the tools, training, and environment needed to perform.
Support Owensboro Health’s mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; adhere to organizational policies and procedures and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.