RN House Supervisor Full Time Nights

Surgery Partners, Inc•McKinney, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time night position for an RN House Supervisor. The role involves monitoring and maintaining unit compliance with regulatory, accrediting, and hospital policies for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety. The supervisor will foster a patient-centered service, consult with patients and families, and effectively communicate departmental and organizational information. A key aspect of the role is demonstrating respect and regard for the dignity of all individuals, providing leadership, direction, mentorship, and support to the patient care team. The supervisor will act as the point of contact for all transfers and admissions, serve as a clinical resource, and validate competencies. Ensuring appropriate staffing levels for safe patient care, assisting in personnel utilization, and managing the resolution of issues during the shift are critical. The supervisor will execute decisions in the absence of hospital administration, determine the need to contact the Administrator on Call, and coordinate with the Chief Nursing Officer and unit managers. They will evaluate issues, identify trends, communicate them to hospital leadership, and collaborate on problem-solving. The RN House Supervisor also serves as the leader of the hospital safety plan in the absence of administrators, coordinating responses to incidents. They will monitor and evaluate clinical standards, provide clinical support to the Emergency Department, Inpatient, and ICU as needed (which may include direct patient care), and ensure age and culturally appropriate care is given. Adherence to Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment is also required.

Requirements

Licensure as a Registered Nurse
Minimum of 5 years in acute care hospital services
House supervisory or charge nurse experience required
BLS & ACLS & PALS

Nice To Haves

Critical care experience preferred

Responsibilities

Monitors and maintains unit compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety.
Maintains current license and knowledge of nursing care requirements for patients in the hospital.
Fosters a service which is consistent with the patient care beliefs and shared management philosophy of the hospital.
Consults with patients/families through primary nurse request, direct family request, and/or direct assessment of patient/family response to hospitalization.
Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information to staff.
Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
Provides leadership, direction, mentorship, and support to the patient care team.
Acts as point of contact for all transfers and admissions.
Demonstrates an expert level of clinical competency as to serve as a clinical resource and acts as a competency validator as outlined in unit specific competency assessment plan.
Ensures appropriate staffing levels to provide safe patient care are maintained.
Assists in providing effective distribution and utilization of personnel with particular emphasis on staffing for nursing areas.
Manages the resolution of issues that arise during the course of the shift.
Executes decisions in the absence of the hospital administration.
Determines need to contact Administrator on Call.
Coordinates with Chief Nursing Officer and unit managers as indicated.
Evaluates issues and identifies trends.
Communicates trends to hospital leadership and collaborates on problem solving to address trended issues.
Serves as the leader of the hospital safety plan in the absence of hospital administrators and other leaders.
Includes coordinating the response to reported incidents including employee injuries.
Monitors and evaluates clinical standards within the Hospital.
Serves as clinical support for Emergency Department, Inpatient and ICU as needed (may require direct patient care assignment).
Ensures that age and culturally appropriate care is given.
Follow Stand Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.