RN Supervisor - Float Pool - Full Time

Sanford Health•Marshfield, WI

101d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role is responsible for and provides overall supervision of the assigned service area patients in concert with additional leadership and interacts with health system departments, medical staff and patient/families. The position oversees and assists with scheduling nursing staff to specific shifts, taking into account past utilization trends. The job description details the responsibility to implement the nursing process within Sanford and the continuum of care, which includes assessing, diagnosing, establishing a plan with outcome criteria, intervening, evaluating, and documenting human responses to actual or potential health problems. Collaboration with inter-professional colleagues, including providers, is essential for planning, implementing, and evaluating care. The role requires demonstrating competency and practicing within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge, utilizing appropriate age and population-specific standards. Care is provided for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Responsibilities include planning and coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions, all functioning within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules. The role is expected to demonstrate leadership, serve as a role model, and encourage vision and change projects. Understanding critical components for achieving intended results and assisting in hiring, selection, retaining, and leveraging talent across the unit are key. Collaboration and feedback in measuring employee performance, assisting in coaching, mentoring, and disciplinary situations, and assisting in the training and development of staff are also expected. Practicing positive collaboration and converting difficult interactions into productive ones is important. The role ensures the department meets all regulatory requirements and demonstrates knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques to create and support an environment that meets the organization's quality goals. This includes assisting in data monitoring, reports, and improvements, and assuring the delivery of safe patient care by ensuring supplies and equipment are readily available. Maintaining current certifications and continuing education is necessary. The role may serve and/or chair departmental/organization committees and task forces and may be asked to assist with other projects or work assignments. Duties may include serving as a liaison for accrediting or governing agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 60 days of employment into position.

Nice To Haves

Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Three years of clinical nursing experience preferred.
Thorough knowledge of the nursing practice act and standards of nursing care, and a working knowledge of administrative and management techniques.
Certification may be required depending on specialty or service area.

Responsibilities

Implement the nursing process within Sanford and the continuum of care.
Assess, diagnose, establish a plan with outcome criteria, intervene, evaluate, and document human responses to actual or potential health problems.
Collaborate with other inter-professional colleagues, including providers, to plan, implement and evaluate care.
Demonstrate competency and practice within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilize appropriate age and population specific standards.
Care for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
Function within the scope and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules.
Demonstrate leadership to employees, serving as a role model, and encouraging vision and change projects.
Understand the critical components associated and required to achieve intended results and ability to assist in hiring, selection, retaining, and leveraging talent across the unit.
Collaborate and provide feedback in measuring employee performance.
Assist in coaching, mentoring, and disciplinary situations as needed.
Assist in the training of new staff members and the development of existing staff members.
Practice positive collaboration and convert difficult interactions into productive ones.
Ensure department meets all regulatory requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
Assist in data monitoring, reports and improvements.
Assure delivery of safe patient care through ensuring supplies and equipment are readily available for each specialized area and procedure.
Maintain current certifications in specialty and continue education when necessary.
Serve and/or chair departmental/organization committees and task forces as needed.
Assist with other projects or work assignments as needed by organization, department or leadership.
May include duties as a liaison for accrediting or governing agencies for services such as sleep medicine.