Patient Care Supervisor - NICU

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is looking for a Patient Care Supervisor in the NICU Unit at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This position is 64 hours per two weeks on the Day/Evening shift, working 8 hour shifts, and is eligible for benefits. St. John’s Hospital provides offers a warm, inviting atmosphere and caring, personal staff. State of the art technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and compassionate health care delivery. We are committed to providing superior health care to our growing community. Our 184 bed facility offers a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a 14 bed level 3 that cares for infants that are 28 weeks gestational age and older. St.John’s NICU offers nasal CPAP and ventilators.Our NICU is newly remodeled and have expanded our care to higher risk patients (28 weeks gestational age).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. If Master’s degree is in nursing or healthcare, Bachelor’s degree in other area of study will be accepted.
Two years of nursing experience, at least one of which in a formal or informal (charge, lead, preceptor) leadership role.
Knowledge of patient population served in area of responsibility.
Licensed Registered Nurse. Ability to obtain Minnesota nursing license at time of hire.
BLS certification
NRP Certification within 6 months of hire

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing, health care administration, business administration or related field.
ANCC or AONL Certification
Prior NICU experience

Responsibilities

Partners with manager to supervise/lead day-to-day or shift-to-shift operations to ensure support of the mission, vision, values and goals of the organization.
Assists manager to plan, lead, coordinate and evaluate patient care activities including staffing, resource management, quality and safety, regulatory compliance, and financial management.
Prioritizes assignments to assure timely, productive, and efficient use of resources.
Assists manager to lead equipment inventory and supply management within operational budget.
Collaborates with nursing, provider leadership and other partners to implement and evaluate standards of practice.
Collects and analyzes quality data and applies process improvement methodology to insure delivery of safe and quality patient care.
Assists with department change and acts a change agent in of system change, procedure change and process changes.
Demonstrates skills/abilities in provision of patient care.
Ensures unit protocols, benchmarks, and hospital procedures are initiated appropriately.
Assists the manager to develop, implement, supervise and evaluate the quality improvement initiatives.
Assists with human resources management to achieve quality service and positive employee relations.
Ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
Advocates for patient, family and staff needs.
Drives improvement activities that promote patient centered care and positive customer experience.
Assists manager to ensure staff compliance in areas of job requirements, education and clinical competency.
Promotes a culture of high employee engagement, professional development, nursing education and research.