Clinical Nurse Supervisor Neuropsych

Job Overview

The Clinical Nurse Supervisor, or Associate Clinical Manager, manages a unit/department by implementing and maintaining specific policies, procedures, and guidelines; leading team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge; ensuring compliance with quality and safety initiatives and practices; and partnering with a multidisciplinary team in meeting the clinical needs of patients and families.

About the Role

Serves as a charge nurse by preparing schedules and assigning team members to patients; overseeing the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients; and monitoring and ordering medicines and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Manages the implementation and maintenance of unit/department specific policies, procedures, and guidelines while ensuring consistency with evidence-based practice and organizational policies, standards, and procedures.
• Leads unit/department team members in providing direct patient care by demonstrating expert clinical knowledge and promoting the application of the Professional Practice Model and Professional Standards in daily work.
• Serves as a charge nurse by preparing schedules and assigning team members to patients; overseeing the admission, discharge, and general flow of patients; and monitoring and ordering medicines and supplies.
• Works with team members to create individualized plans of care to meet a patient's needs.
• Interprets and explains regulatory standards and hospital policies, procedures, and rules to employees and ensures compliance with applicable quality and safety initiatives and practices.
• Ensures staffing resources are utilized appropriately and shifts resources to meet both patient and unit needs.
• PARTNERS WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN MEETING THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.
• Rounds with patients, families and team members to promote patient family experience and quality patient care.
• RESOLVES OPERATIONAL AND PATIENT/FAMILY ISSUES, MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE OF MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND SOLVES UNDERLYING PROBLEMS.
• ASSISTS TEAM MEMBERS IN ACHIEVING UNIT OUTCOMES, PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
• CHAMPIONS CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH BY WORKING WITH THE CNE/CNS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE UNIT/DEPARTMENT AND BY MONITORING AND EVALUATING STAFF COMPETENCIES.
• DEVELOPS, COACHES, AND EVALUATES TEAM MEMBERS.
• MENTORS TEAM MEMBERS IN CREATING/EVALUATING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING CLINICAL PRACTICE.
• PROVIDES ADVICE TO CLINICAL MANAGER ON DECISIONS INVOLVING HIRING, TERMINATIONS, PROMOTIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AS REQUIRED.
• MONITORS EXPENDITURES FOR UNIT/DEPARTMENT AND PARTICIPATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.

  Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Master’s degree in Nursing or a directly related health care field is preferred.
  • Experience: Three years of clinical experience.
  • Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN). BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire. ANCC recognized certification in clinical specialty. Depending on the unit/department, employees may also be required to have a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Adult Advanced Life Support (ACLS), and/or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC).

  Qualifications

  • Salary Information: Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $108,198.40 to $162,297.60.
  • Benefits Information: Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
  • EEO Statement: It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.