SD-Weekend Program

Ochsner Health•New Orleans, LA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This job acts as a supervisor and provider of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts of patients within a unit. The supervisor evaluates nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating, and supervising care provided by the healthcare team of licensed nurses, registered nurses, and patient care technicians. They serve as a resource to staff for patient care assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing interventions and facilitate problem resolution through collaboration with unit leadership and other supervisory staff. In collaboration with the immediate leader and other supervisory staff, the supervisor identifies staff strengths and weaknesses and evaluates staff performance for team members within their span of control. Ochsner Health is a leading not-for-profit healthcare provider in the Gulf South, committed to serving, healing, leading, educating, and innovating. They operate 46 hospitals and over 370 health and urgent care centers, with a workforce of more than 38,000 dedicated team members and over 4,700 employed and affiliated physicians.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Bachelor's Degree Science of Nursing (BSN) required for all Ochsner Magnet Facilities.
1 year of relevant experience as a registered nurse OR 2 years of experience as an LPN in an acute care setting.
Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
Problem-solving skills.
Ability to assess the medical needs of a patient and find a solution to ensure their health and wellbeing.
Ability to be self-directed.
Proficient in indicators of operational success such as unit productivity, expense management, regulatory requirements, and quality indicators.
Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to routinely manage priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies.
Excellent time management skills and ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
Ability to work in stressful situations and always remain objective and professional.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
2 years of relevant experience as a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

Acts as a supervisor and provider of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts of patients within a unit.
Evaluates nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating and supervising care provided by the healthcare team of licensed nurses, registered nurses, and patient care technicians.
Serves as a resource to staff for patient care assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing interventions.
Facilitates problem resolution through collaboration with unit leadership and other supervisory staff.
Identifies staff strengths and weaknesses and evaluating staff performance for team members within their span of control, in collaboration with the immediate leader and other supervisory staff.
Administers medications.
Starts IVs.
Discharges patients with their healthcare team.
Organizes, plans, supervises, and provides coordinated patient care within the unit.
Supervises, develops, and evaluates assigned departmental staff nurses and technicians.
Promotes the adoption of nursing protocols and clinical practice guidelines to support evidence-based practice.
Manages conflict on assigned shifts and collaborates with other supervisors and unit leadership if further action is needed.
Collaborates with patient quality, safety, and experience leadership and promotes patient quality, safety, and experience processes.
Supports daily clinical operations on the unit by ensuring effective scheduling, staffing, and appropriate clinical supplies and resources are available for patient care.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.
Maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.