Supervisor RN - Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic, Full-Time Day Shift

Cape Fear Valley Health•Lillington, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor RN facilitates quality patient care by using resources effectively and maintaining systems and procedures that enable staff to provide high-quality care and services as a unified team. This role oversees patient care quality and department operations in an outpatient Ear, Nose & Throat clinic.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in North Carolina or a compact state license.
Three years of healthcare experience.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Effective organizational leadership characteristics and skills.
Working knowledge of budgets, staffing, Performance Improvement, and regulatory requirements.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of age-specific physiological, psychosocial, developmental, and spiritual needs of the patients served.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct patient, client, and employee care activities in each department in a clinically appropriate manner.
Maintain mechanisms to monitor continuing compliance with standards and guidelines established by JCAHO, OSHA, CDC, the State Health Department, DFS, Worker Compensation Program, ADA, FMLA, and other regulatory or accrediting agencies.
Ensure the department operates within its established annual budget.
Collaborate with department physicians and staff to monitor patient care and service quality, and use results to implement ongoing improvement measures.
Perform daily quality-control and equipment checks on the unit.
Evaluate daily patient acuity.
Focus on patient flow and expedite patient flow.
Maintain required licensure and credentials, participate in professional organizations and continuing education, apply new knowledge and skills, and share new information with staff and peers.
Ensure HIPAA compliance in health-record handling, retrieval, and storage, and coach the team on HIPAA guidelines.
Manage and implement programs for employee exposure to infectious diseases or blood and body fluids, coordinating with Infection Control, Pharmacy, Laboratory, hospital management, and medical staff as appropriate.
Oversee the quality of patient care.
Assist with staff clinical education in the absence of a Clinical Educator or Preceptor.
Take a patient assignment when other staffing options have been exhausted.
Expedite testing, wait times, and clearances.
Perform other duties as assigned.