Supervisor RN Clinic

CommonSpirit Health•Tacoma, WA

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About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Supervisor leads a clinical team of nurses and aides, setting expectations for high-quality patient care and clinical excellence. The role oversees regulatory compliance, staffing, and fiscal health; advocates for staff; and uses staff insights to improve employee and patient experiences. The supervisor coordinates with the Clinic Manager, Medical Director, and other staff to establish clinic goals, communicates those goals to employees, and ensures they have the tools needed to achieve them. The position coordinates nursing operations to support efficient, quality service and compliance with regulations, clinic quality standards, patient-care requirements, and confidentiality. It evaluates patient-care needs within the scope of licensure, helps address care crises and complaints, and performs or oversees clinical activities including vital-sign collection, patient preparation and instruction, medication administration, intravenous therapy when appropriately certified, communication of results and prescriptions under practitioner supervision, documentation, and assistance with diagnostic tests and procedures. The supervisor manages nursing staff, including selection, orientation, training, staffing, scheduling, timecard review and approval, and performance appraisals. The role also coordinates nursing activities with practitioners and ensures staff understand and follow infection-control and exposure plans.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Registered Nursing.
Registered Nurse license for Washington State.
Basic Life Support (CPR) certification recognized by the American Heart Association.
Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Preferred: Previous supervisory or lead experience.
Preferred: Within the last five years, three years of nursing experience in a clinic setting or five years of acute hospital nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Previous supervisory or lead experience.
Within the last five years, three years of nursing experience in a clinic setting or five years of acute hospital nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with the Clinic Manager, Medical Director, and other staff to set appropriate clinic goals.
Communicate clinic goals to employees and ensure they have the tools and means to achieve them.
Coordinate nursing operations and activities to ensure efficient, quality service and compliance with regulations, clinic quality standards, patient-care requirements, and confidentiality.
Ensure staff understand and follow Infection Control/Exposure Plans.
Evaluate patient-care needs within scope of licensure and suggest solutions to patient-care crises and complaints.
Obtain and record vital signs and other appropriate information, including height, weight, drug allergies, current medications, and presenting problem.
Anticipate patient and practitioner needs during exams; ensure patient privacy and comfort; and instruct patients in sample collection and other tests.
Administer ordered medications by oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intradermal routes.
Start intravenous lines and administer intravenous fluids with appropriate certification.
Under practitioner supervision, inform patients of lab results, call prescriptions in to pharmacies, and return practitioner phone messages.
Document procedures and interactions in the patient’s medical record.
Assist with diagnostic tests and procedures according to training and established procedures.
Supervise employee management, including selection, orientation, training, and staffing of nursing staff, and support effective development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
Coordinate nursing activities with practitioners.
Prepare clinical staff schedules.
Monitor, edit, and sign off on staff timecards each pay period.
Conduct performance appraisals for supervised staff, set individual goals, and follow up according to policies and procedures.