Nursing Supervisor - Surgery Pediatrics

Owensboro Health•Owensboro, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Supervisor for Surgery Pediatrics provides nursing leadership and ensures 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 role promotes safe, efficient, and compassionate care by monitoring performance, reinforcing expectations, and promoting a just culture. The supervisor advances 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 is accountable for performance, resource management, problem solving, delegation, conflict resolution, and change management. It also contributes to hiring, training, corrective action and development planning, process improvement, performance reviews, budgeting, and operations. The supervisor must 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, 1.0 FTE position (80 hours per pay period), with work hours of 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Weekend work is required as needed. The department is Surgery Pediatrics at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.

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 license and eligibility to practice nursing in Kentucky required upon hire.
Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification required within 45 days of employment in the position.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification required within 12 months 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.
Must 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 compliance with department and organization policies, procedures, and protocols.
Respond to complaints about patient care and manage them through established channels.
Implement and monitor patient care plans.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
Coordinate across disciplines to support well-coordinated patient care.
Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
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 job duties in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
Supervise daily activities of team members 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 finding solutions.
Lead and adapt to organizational changes, communicate effectively during transitions, and engage the team in the process.
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 and wellbeing goals, promote safe staffing and 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; follow organizational policies and procedures and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.