Supervisor Nursing Shift RN

MyMichigan Health•Alma, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor Nursing Shift RN manages and directs employees assigned to afternoon, night, weekend, and holiday shifts in collaboration with department managers. The role ensures cost-effective, high-quality patient care and facilitates care coordination among nursing staff on the assigned shift. The supervisor supports staff development and coordinates staff education in cooperation with Nurse Managers and the Education Department. The position helps determine safe staffing levels, makes appropriate staff assignments, develops staff competency, and maintains clinical expertise. It collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to follow evidence-based practices and support positive patient experiences, participates in direct patient care when appropriate, and provides patient-status and shift reports to leadership. Additional responsibilities include promoting coordination among departments, contributing to budget management and quality improvement, supporting learning opportunities, maintaining professional relationships, and following infection prevention and control practices.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) credential; essential.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the AHA within 3 months of hire or transfer; essential.
Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM ADVANCED) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer. Employees in the position on or before 12/31/2023 have 24 months to complete it; essential.
Associate degree; essential.
Three years of clinical experience in acute care.
Interpersonal skills to communicate successfully with individuals and groups at all levels and explain ideas and concepts clearly.
Competency in Microsoft Windows.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, work independently, get along with others, maintain regular and predictable attendance, and stay awake.
Ability to meet the physical and mental requirements of the position, including mobility, vision and hearing, dexterity, and lifting and carrying demands.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including latex materials or an appropriate substitute if required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing at the time of hire or transfer.
One year of supervision or management experience.

Responsibilities

Determine staffing requirements and participate in staff assignment selection, staff reductions, and recruitment to safely staff departments.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and patients to support quality care and positive patient experiences through evidence-based practices.
Assess and develop staff competency and make appropriate employee assignments to support continuity of care.
Maintain clinical expertise, serve as a role model, participate in direct patient care when appropriate, consult with staff, and recommend changes when appropriate.
Provide current status reports on select patients to managers or shift supervisors and provide shift summaries to administration as appropriate.
Foster cooperation and coordination of services among employees and departments.
Collaborate to maintain departments within volume-adjusted budgets and explain or report budget variances.
Communicate openly with hospital employees and providers, and promptly address unsafe conditions.
Collaborate on the development, implementation, and expansion of staff learning and skill-development opportunities, including new employee orientation, job-specific education, and education for new services.
Assist with maintaining an effective quality management and improvement program to measure, assess, and improve departmental services.
Develop and maintain relationships with physicians, surrounding hospitals, health care agencies, and community service agencies to support continuity of care, communication, and service awareness.
Participate actively in regular leadership meetings to communicate and influence the direction of nursing services.
Demonstrate professionalism and courtesy toward employees, physicians, associated staff, and medical center customers and potential customers.
Demonstrate competency in infection prevention and control practices and policies.
Perform other duties as assigned.