Nursing Supervisor - Gouverneur Hospital
About The Position
The Nurse Supervisor is a nursing leader who serves as a resource in coordinating and overseeing patient care delivery. The Nurse Supervisor provides leadership, direction, facilitates patient flow, assures appropriate staffing, and consults with nursing, medical and administration as necessary. Maintains standards of professional nursing practice and supports both RRH and nursing philosophies and objectives, as well as initiatives. The night shift, weekend, and holiday supervisors are also the leading management person in the institution itself.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- 3 years’ experience in an acute care faciality or related specialty area.
- Current NYS RN Licensure.
- AHA BLS certification.
- ACLS within 3 months of hire.
- PALS within 3 months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Basic computer skills (Outlook, Word required; and EPIC strongly preferred).
- Experience as a Nursing Supervisor, Director/Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Provides on site management of the hospital during the off shift, normally when the hospital management is not on site.
- Manages the delivery of patient care and manages any issues that arise.
- Manages occurrences during the shift ensuring appropriate documentation.
- Facilitates professional collaboration with all staff and providers.
- Provides Respiratory Therapy support when needed.
- Assists staff in clinical problem solving.
- Rounds on patients and families with concerns or complaints.
- Rounds on admitted patients in the Emergency Department.
- Mentors and coaches staff in clinical and behavioral events.
- Facilitates patient flow.
- Collaborates with staff to provide considerate care that respects patient’s personal values, beliefs, taking spiritual and cultural needs into account.
- Supports patients and families participation in making informed decisions.
- Reinforces Patients’ Rights, collaborates with staff to assess patient’s physical, psychological, and social status needs.
- Reinforces policies and procedures.
- Prioritizes multiple emergent situations and responds to codes.
- Facilitates quality care through knowledge of and reinforcement with the staff, pertinent to regulatory issues.
- Participates in the quality assessment/performance improvement programs.
- Contributes to staff performance evaluations.
- Seeks assistance appropriately from Directors of Nursing and/or Administrator on call.
- Interfaces with all departments and communicates with the appropriate leader in a timely collegial manner.
- Maintains a safe environment for patients, visitors, staff, physicians.
- Collaborates with staff to identify safety risks and takes appropriate action.
- Acts as patient and staff advocate in Infection Control.
- Allocates and reallocates human resources appropriately.
- Maintains staffing patterns.
- Maintains all mandatory educational requirements.
- Performs others duties as indicated.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
