Supv UC

Children's Wisconsin•New Berlin, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/

Requirements

A license to practice professional nursing in the State of Wisconsin.
Ability to work flexible hours (evenings and weekends) to meet patient care needs.
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of pediatric growth and development and child/family responses to fear, illness, injury and hospitalization.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to effectively deal with intra and interdepartmental problems and communicate with other staff, physicians, health team members, visitors and consumers.
Requires good analytical skills necessary to prioritize work, problem solve and develop systems to improve accuracy and efficiency, assess complex patient conditions effectively and to develop comprehensive plans of care.
Synthesizes multiple sources of information to assist in the resolution of human responses to complex problems.
An understanding of CHW health care delivery system and the impact of other health care delivery systems on the patient and family.
The ability to represent the organization and serve consumers in a professional manner and promote a positive image of the organization and its services.
Must be able to walk, stand for long periods, over 80 percent, of the assigned work period.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required
License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin required

Nice To Haves

Minimum 12 months of supervisory experience preferred
Prior experience in a leadership role preferred
Specific skills, experience or accreditation in pediatric clinics preferred.
This knowledge is usually acquired through a minimum of three years experience in pediatric nursing.

Responsibilities

Supervises day-to-day operations of all Children’s Urgent Care sites and works collaboratively with all staff to assure appropriate levels of care are being met and resources are allocated appropriately.
Develops staffing schedules, assuring appropriate coverage, consistent with processes outlined by CUC scheduling policies and procedures.
Collaborates with Manager to provide staffing, recruitment, performance management, educational/personal staff development, training, orientation and competency verification.
Assists in the development/revision of procedures for inter/intra-departmental communication systems.
Participates in quality improvement activities.
Assists in the development, management and maintenance of the Patient Satisfaction Database.
Provides monthly performance and quality improvement feedback to staff that will be utilized in the annual performance evaluations.
Works collaboratively with Radiology, Laboratory and other departments to ensure efficient patient flow with accurate and thorough use of the order entry and charge capture system.
Provides resource support to staff related to department responsibilities and operations as well as nursing procedures.
Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development
Assists with staff meetings.
Ensures medical and office supplies and equipment are ordered and maintained in an appropriate quantity and condition in a cost-effective manner.
Provides direct patient care services at assigned CUC locations as necessary.
Shares on-call responsibility with the other CUC Supervisor and/or Manager as scheduled.
Acts as a liaison to Information Services to ensure appropriate system development and implementation of system enhancements.
Assists in the development and encourages the adoption of process improvement changes that enhance customer service.
Reports problems and/or questions from parents, physicians and other hospital departments relating to aforementioned area(s) of responsibility to Manager.
Function as the POCT coordinator for the department. Train and verify staff POCT competency and ensure compliance of appropriate CLIA and Joint Commission documentation requirements.