RN, House Supervisor, Per Diem, Night Shift
About The Position
The RN, House Supervisor provides overall supervision of the organization in collaboration with and in the absence of the administrative and executive team. The role makes administrative decisions, collaborates with Nursing Directors and other departments, ensures patient and staff safety, and oversees organizational operations. It also assists with or facilitates clinical functions and supervises and directs assigned personnel using professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment. The supervisor oversees nursing personnel and operations, responds to acute unit codes and inpatient medical emergencies, supports interdisciplinary patient care planning, and helps manage hospital throughput, bed placement, transfers, and discharges. The role supervises professional and ancillary personnel, supports staff orientation and training, monitors the quality and effectiveness of patient care, maintains unit-based staffing, and addresses employee, patient, family, and physician complaints within delegated authority.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per AH policy.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per AH policy, except for Behavioral Health facilities.
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety (HLFS) certification.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Five years of technical experience.
- One year of experience working in a critical care setting.
- Clinical specialty and/or nursing administration certification.
Responsibilities
- Supervise nursing personnel and operations by making regular rounds and assessing routine and non-routine patient conditions.
- Work with staff on unusual cases to develop prioritized interdisciplinary plans of care and help revise plans as patient needs change.
- Make appropriate patient-care referrals and respond to acute unit codes and inpatient medical emergencies.
- Work with other area supervisors to provide advice or assistance as needed.
- Facilitate hospital throughput by providing resources, managing bed placement and patient transfers and discharges, and coordinating bed huddles as needed.
- Participate in discharge planning with patients, physicians, social workers, patient education, utilization review, and other personnel.
- Supervise professional and ancillary personnel and assist with orientation and training for registry/traveler staff and new and existing employees.
- Monitor the quality and effectiveness of patient care through observation, rounds, report review, medical-record documentation checks, and direction to employees.
- Ensure the team complies with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
- Maintain and adjust unit-based staffing to meet patient needs while observing regulatory mandates, budget guidelines, and hospital needs.
- Evaluate employee, patient, family, and physician complaints; respond courteously and promptly and resolve issues within delegated authority, consulting administration as required.
- Work with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team members to maintain acceptable standards of care.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
