Registered Nurse House Supervisor

Cayuga Medical Center

2d•$48 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

The House Supervisor provides clinical leadership and operational oversight across nursing units during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays to ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. The position serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff, coordinates patient care and staffing needs, promotes compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards, and escalates significant clinical or operational concerns to nursing leadership or the executive on-call. The role also supports emergency and disaster procedures, quality improvement, customer-centered care, and age-appropriate patient care guidance.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or completion within a negotiated timeframe.
Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience demonstrating effective clinical communication, collaboration, and coordination of patient care.
Certification in a nursing specialty or nursing administration.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical guidance, direction, and support to nursing staff during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays in the absence of the Unit Director.
Make rounds on all nursing units at least once per shift, address unusual clinical situations, identify safety hazards, and initiate corrective actions or escalation.
Serve as a clinical resource in applying the nursing process, clinical judgment, nursing standards, and evidence-based practices.
Promote compliance with Division of Nursing and organizational policies, Joint Commission standards, and New York State Department of Health requirements.
Coordinate and delegate nursing activities to support safe, effective, and efficient operations.
Assess staff educational needs and promote professional growth and leadership development.
Collaborate with Unit Directors on performance concerns and appraisals for designated permanent weekend and off-shift employees.
Maintain effective working relationships with nursing staff, physicians, Unit Directors, nursing leadership, patients, families, visitors, and other departments.
Address significant issues promptly and escalate concerns to the Vice President of Nursing and/or executive on-call as appropriate.
Support organizational emergency, fire, evacuation, and disaster procedures.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and applicable committees.
Promote customer-centered care and provide age-appropriate patient care guidance.
Maintain awareness of current nursing research and opportunities to improve practice.