Supervisor, Nurse Administrative / RN

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

16h

About The Position

The Supervisor, Nurse Administrative / RN provides clinical and operational leadership across assigned units, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care and effective staffing during assigned shifts. This role serves as a key clinical resource, supporting nursing staff, coordinating patient flow, and addressing operational or patient care concerns in real time. The Nurse Administrative Supervisor collaborates closely with unit leadership, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to resolve issues related to staffing, patient placement, acuity, and throughput. The role also supports hospital policies, regulatory standards, and organizational goals while promoting a culture of safety, professionalism, and accountability. Responsibilities include staffing oversight, escalation management, staff support, clinical decision-making, and acting as a liaison between departments during off-shifts, weekends, or designated coverage periods. The Supervisor functions as a visible leader and role model, ensuring continuity of operations and patient-centered care across the organization.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Bachelor's degree required.
Must have a valid, active unencumbered Nursing license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
Five years of Registered Nursing experience of which two years must have been in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
BLS and Healthcare Provider certifications required.
ACLS may be required for some locations

Responsibilities

Provides administrative and clinical supervision to nursing personnel on all shifts, 24/7 within their operating unit.
Assesses the overall status of the hospital and plans a course of action for the current shift and the shift immediately to follow.
Coordinates nursing activities with the activities of other hospital departments.
Provides input into goals and objectives of nursing services.
Periodically meets with other staff members to discuss progress towards their achievement and to develop future courses of action.
Clarifies and interprets hospital and nursing policies and procedures to nursing staff, physicians, patients, visitors, and personnel in various hospital departments.
Maintains current manuals on hospital policies and procedures; ensures they are readily available.
Assists the Charge Nurse in determining required staff based on patient census and acuity.
Assists in reviewing alternative patient assignments when staffing is limited; reassigns staff as necessary to meet changing patient care needs.
Assigns float personnel to areas of greatest acuity.
Records staffing changes on required forms and schedules.
Initiates disciplinary process, as appropriate, during shift.
Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs, activities, and procedures which ensure the highest quality of patient care outcomes.
Reports and investigates significant events such as patient complaints or issues which have legal implications to the appropriate management.
Meets personally with family, patients and staff to resolve concerns or difficult situations.
Provides appropriate procedural information to patients/families who request living wills, designated power of attorney or donation of anatomical gifts.
Provides support and direction in resolving challenges, assists non-nursing operations with personnel needs such as OIM, conflict resolution, and works to escalate those needs to appropriate leadership.
Coordinates and assists in providing care to patients or visitors in emergency situations in non-patient care areas.
Initiates nursing rounds at regular intervals to determine changes in patient acuity and nursing unit status.
Prepares written documentation of bed placement, acceptance of patients and intervening factors.
Supports the documentation of incident reports and patient codes.
Furnishes a written and verbal report to oncoming supervisory personnel.
Posts and reports changes in the operating room schedule.
Facilitates the placement of patients on admission, transfer and discharge.
Reviews daily shift staffing reports for patient census and acuity.
Develops plans for the arrival of patients requiring telemetry or intensive care placement.
Assists in coordinating the opening or closing of patient care areas.
Reports significant patient information, staff performance, and unit activities directly to the appropriate AOC, or Executive Backup.
Responds to patient codes and coordinates the notification of resource personnel.
Provides crisis intervention as needed.
Coordinates the direction and physical assistance of all staff involved in heliport operations.
Notifies personnel when a disaster plan is to be initiated and provides appropriate direction.
Procures emergency medication, equipment, supplies, and services when urgent situations require them.
Reports to appropriate management and public relations representatives any newsworthy items that may impact the hospital.
Assists nursing staff in priority setting, organizing care, and developing leadership skills.
Counsels the Charge Nurse regarding difficult or unusual patient/employee situations and assists in determining possible courses of action.
Functions as a resource person for new staff and orienting staff to the Charge Nurse role.
Identifies staff and patient educational needs based on clinical situations.
Assists in developing, conducting and evaluating staff in-services.
Uses specific bedside situations to teach staff.
Provides instruction to staff on nursing research principles.
Assists in implementing and evaluating practice modifications based on research.
May contribute to the core of nursing knowledge through publication and formal presentations.