Supv Nursing | Nursing Admin | FT Nights

University of Florida Health•Jacksonville, FL

52d

About The Position

The Nursing Supervisor manages bed requests, maintaining primary responsibility for facilitating patient progression throughout the continuum of care and ensuring efficient and cost-effective placement of all patients into the appropriate bed. The Nursing Supervisor works directly with the medical directors, attendings, nurses and ancillary support services; maintains awareness for unit staffing and has the authority to make adjustments to inpatient bed assignments and staffing allocations 24/7 to optimize throughput; and may provide administrative oversight for patient, physician and nursing concerns and must exhibit critical leadership behaviors at all times, including effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and decision making.

Requirements

Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups
Bachelor's degree in Nursing. BSN or higher degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing
Demonstrated leadership and management ability
Demonstrated critical thinking skills and independent decision making
Knowledge of JCAHO / AHCA standards and the Florida Nurse Practice Act
Effective written and verbal interpersonal communication skills
Possesses a working knowledge of hospital policies and procedures
Demonstrates competent conflict resolution and negotiation techniques
Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida
BLS from the American Heart Association is required for all areas
ACLS from the American Heart Association is required for the ICU, Emergency Department, and Specialty areas
Effective January 1, 2015, all new hires or transfers must have a professional certification within two years of hire or transfer. For certifications that require a specified number of cases or hours worked within the specialty, the certification must be applied for once the case/time requirement has been met, and the certification must be obtained within one year of the requirement having been met (e.g. oncology, chemotherapy, diabetes education)
1-2 years - Management or demonstrated leadership experience -AND- 3-5 years - Medical Surgical clinical experience