Supervising Registered Nurse

County of Sacramento•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

Supervising Registered Nurse is the first level supervisory class in this series. Incumbents work under general administrative supervision of a higher level health program manager or facility manager, and receive medical direction as needed from a physician or higher level professional nurse such as a nurse practitioner. The focus of duties is on supervising, planning, organizing and reviewing the operations, program, and personnel of a medical care unit staffed by registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and other support staff. Positions are typically limited to facilities where the organizational structure, work shifts, and large number of staff necessitate a first-line nursing supervisor.

Requirements

Possession of a current valid Registered Nurse license issued by the State of California.
One year of experience in Sacramento County service as a Registered Nurse or any class requiring registered nurse licensure.
OR Two years of experience as a registered nurse.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Basic principles and practices of supervision and personnel management.
Knowledge of Professional registered nursing principles, procedures and techniques.
Knowledge of State of California laws and regulations on nursing practices.
Knowledge of Normal course of illnesses and disabilities, and their treatment.
Knowledge of Family planning methods.
Knowledge of Pre-natal, pregnancy and post-natal medical care, infant and child care, growth, and development, including common illnesses.
Knowledge of Substance abuse symptoms and medical intervention techniques.
Knowledge of Mental illness symptoms and intervention techniques.
Knowledge of Symptoms, prevention, reporting requirements and treatment of child and adult abuse and neglect.
Knowledge of Techniques of planning and conducting classes and training sessions on a variety of health subjects.
Knowledge of Individual and group counseling techniques.
Knowledge of Common public and community health care resources.
Knowledge of Social and economic factors influencing individual and community health.
Knowledge of Differing cultural, religious and social attitudes about hygiene, family planning, child care, and health treatment.
Knowledge of Proper handling and administering of biologicals.
Knowledge of Detection and treatment of common communicable diseases, environmentally based illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, and food and water-borne illnesses.
Knowledge of Standard medical record-keeping.
Knowledge of Common drugs and medications used for birth control, communicable diseases, immunizations, allergies, cardio-vascular conditions, and substance overdoses, including their contra-indications and normal and abnormal results.
Ability to Supervise and train employees.
Ability to Effectively recommend employee selections, promotions, status changes and other personnel actions.
Ability to Plan, organize and control work of staff.
Ability to Develop and implement policies and procedures for work unit in accordance with department goals, policies and procedures.
Ability to Learn, comply with, and ensure staff compliance with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit.
Ability to Effectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of patients of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
Ability to Work cooperatively with other health and social service providers, and staff of other work units and departments.
Ability to Effectively plan, conduct, and participate in in-service education and training programs.
Ability to Maintain patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Supervising, planning, organizing and reviewing the operations, program, and personnel of a medical care unit.
Supervise and train employees.
Effectively recommend employee selections, promotions, status changes and other personnel actions.
Plan, organize and control work of staff.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for work unit in accordance with department goals, policies and procedures.
Learn, comply with, and ensure staff compliance with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit.
Effectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of patients of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
Work cooperatively with other health and social service providers, and staff of other work units and departments.
Effectively plan, conduct, and participate in in-service education and training programs.
Maintain patient confidentiality.