RN Administrative Supervisor Patient Placement

Allina Health • Slaton, TX

25d • $52 - $72 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its mission is to provide exceptional care by preventing illness, restoring health, and providing comfort. The organization emphasizes whole-person care, employee well-being, and career development.

The RN Administrative Supervisor coordinates and facilitates patient-care functions within the hospital. The role applies advanced knowledge to manage patient-care operations when Vice Presidents, Directors, and Department Managers are absent. It establishes effective communication and resource-management practices and coordinates patient placement and care processes across departments. This is a casual position with 0.0 FTE and variable day, evening, and night hours, with an occasional weekend rotation.

The position requires an associate's or vocational degree in nursing and at least two years of acute-care experience, including one year as a charge nurse or in a similar role. A bachelor's degree in nursing and at least two years of management or leadership experience are preferred. Required licensure and life-support training vary by state and work location. The listed pay range is $52.24 to $72.28 per hour; starting pay may vary based on factors including experience, education, and applicable union agreements, and shift or weekend differentials may be available.

Allina Health describes its benefits as supporting employees' overall well-being. Benefit eligibility and offerings depend on FTE and union representation.

Requirements

• Associate's or vocational degree in nursing.
• At least two years of experience in an acute-care setting, including one year as a charge nurse or in a similar role.
• Minnesota Board of Nursing RN license if working in Minnesota, or Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services RN license if working in Wisconsin, required upon hire.
• For Mercy Hospital, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and St. Francis Regional Medical Center: meet at least one BLS requirement—American Heart Association BLS certification, American Red Cross BLS certification, or Allina in-house BLS training within 30 days of hire.
• For all other locations: meet at least one advanced life-support requirement—current American Heart Association ACLS certification, current American Red Cross ALS certification, or Allina in-house ACLS training within 60 days.
• PALS certification within the first three months is required at Cambridge, Faribault, Owatonna, United – Regina Campus, and River Falls.
• NRP/TNCC must be completed within the first year of employment at Cambridge, Faribault, Owatonna, United – Regina Campus, and River Falls.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• At least two years of management or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Represent hospital administration and management when they are absent.
• Maintain an environment that supports patient and family safety, comfort, education, and support.
• Refer situations to the Patient Representative, Risk Management, Employee Health, or Nursing Leaders as appropriate.
• Coordinate patient admissions and transfers with unit charge nurses and physicians.
• Inform the on-call Administrator or Department Manager about resolved or pending problems and actions taken.
• Direct other hospital departments in the absence of their managers to support delivery of patient care.
• Enforce high standards for quality of patient care and incorporate patient, staff, and physician needs and concerns into decisions and actions.
• Serve as a resource and coach to hospital employees.
• Interpret and provide information about policies and procedures, including personnel processes.
• Direct staff to appropriate resource or equipment sources within the hospital or community.
• Intervene in employee situational issues and take action in accordance with hospital policy.
• Serve as a resource and mentor for charge nurses on off shifts and weekends.
• Identify issues affecting patient care throughout the hospital.
• Participate in resolving system issues, taking immediate action when appropriate or referring issues to operational managers.
• Analyze problems systematically, logically, and promptly.
• Respond to physician and staff concerns and communicate information to operational staff.
• Manage situations consistently with hospital policies and nursing practice standards.
• Respond to emergency calls, including emergency codes, and act as a resource to team members.
• Manage media and external communications according to established policy.
• Address patient and family concerns in the absence of the Patient Representative using service-recovery skills, and model a customer-service focus.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, the public, and staff.
• Allocate daily staffing resources.
• Determine staffing resource needs with unit charge nurses, considering staffing numbers, skill mix, and competency requirements.
• Direct Staffing Office personnel in allocating resources.
• Assess staffing needs continuously and adjust staffing to meet patient-care needs.
• Facilitate patient placement using established guidelines to select the primary or secondary unit, or the most appropriate placement for patient needs.
• Integrate staffing and bed-availability information into placement decisions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support benefits to help navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree