Shift Supervisor (RN) - IP Rehab (IRU) (0.9 Nights)

Mercy Cedar Rapids•Baltimore, MD

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Expand your nursing skills in a supportive, team-based environment by joining the Inpatient Rehab Unit at Mercy Cedar Rapids. This rehab unit serves adult patients age 18 and older. The focus is to provide comprehensive rehabilitation care for patients who have experienced a loss of function in mobility, actives of daily living, cognition, or communication due to illness, injury, or surgery. Many patients are being treated for stroke, neurological conditions traumatic injuries, orthopedic conditions, and other complex medical events. Patients require 24-hour nursing care but are medically stable enough to participate in rehabilitation therapies. It’s a close-knit team that is driven by people who bring integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence to every interaction – the values that drive The Mercy Touch®. Nurses collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary rehab team including: Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapies, Dieticians, Case Managers. The position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing support to customers, physicians and staff of Mercy Medical Center. The Shift Supervisor will serve as a patient care nurse and charge nurse. The Shift Supervisor will help guide staff through their Mercy Medical Center journey and help demonstrate leadership skills by being a clinical expert and successful role model of the unit.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.
Current certification in Basic Life Support, in accordance with the American Heart Association required.
Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse/Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required.
Demonstrated leadership skills required.
Two years clinical experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Certification in clinical specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed.
Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
Provides and ensures high quality and safe patient care using evidence-based practice, performance improvement, and service excellence.
Manages customer complaints in a timely and caring manner in the absence of the Director or ANM.
Assists with department staffing to meet daily census needs and modifies staffing to meet departmental needs as necessary.
Participates in regular department meetings as applicable.
Assists with recognizing outstanding individuals or teams in their department.
Collaborates with others to implement key initiatives and demonstrate performance improvement within the department based on quality metrics.
Practices cost containment efforts on a shift to shift basis by efficient use of time and resources, i.e., man-hours, patient charges, equipment, supplies.
Fosters interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships within the department and organization.
Serves as a positive role model and mentor for department and hospital staff, establishing and reinforcing expectations of cooperation, collaboration, and respect.
Participates in the orientation and mentoring of new employees.
Observes and evaluates staff performance, providing regular performance feedback, and completing annual performance appraisals as delegated.
Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.
Serves as a role model for staff by demonstrating clinical expertise when providing direct patient care.
Displays support for and awareness of Department Business Plan and assists with implementation of Action Plans toward meeting goals.
Participates in holding unit staff accountable by comprehensively investigating and then providing feedback when there are opportunities for performance improvement; followed by written details to Nurse Manager, which includes employee response.
Provides consultation, upon request, within area of clinical expertise to nursing staff or other health professionals throughout the organization.
Participates in monitoring and maintaining unit compliance with regulatory, accrediting and policy standards/expectations, as evidenced in both mock and actual surveys.
Demonstrates skills and assists others in computer navigation to access essential information effectively and efficiently.
Understands DIA rules and regulations.
Initiates specific DIA regulations and hold staff accountable to DIA regulations.
Assists Nurse Manager when DIA is present as requested.