Hospital Nursing Supervisor

Principal Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and administering activities of a nursing unit or floor.
• Makes patient assignments for the next shift.
• Auxiliaries in the implementation of appropriate infection control measures.
• Auxiliaries in the coordination of overall continuity of patient care.
• Ensures daily tasks such as bedside shift report, crash cart checks, counting of narcotics, patient rounding, fall alarms are being utilized appropriately, etc. are completed.
• Allocates and directs staffing needs to meet patient, unit/department and organizational needs.
• Serves as a liaison between provider and patient care team.
• Supports, interacts, and serves as a clinical resource to patient care staff.
• Functions as a resource for policy and procedure interpretation.
• Utilizes appropriate patient care interventions.
• Provides formal and informal in-service to nursing staff about new policies, procedures, and technologies necessary for patient care.
• Identifies and responds to risk/emergency situations to decrease risk exposure to patients, family members, staff, and organization.
• Assumes administrative responsibilities in the absence of administration.
• Assures appropriate level of understanding, awareness and compliance with all applicable federal, state and local agency laws, internal/external regulations, guidelines, policies, procedures and professional standards.
• Assumes responsibility for personal and professional growth through participation in meetings, in-service programs, continuing education programs, and fulfills yearly requirements as stated by policy.
• Participates in achieving nursing division goals.
• Participates in achieving nursing department goals.
• Appropriately delegates nursing procedures which do not require the skill/knowledge or judgment of a licensed professional and which may be safely delegated in accordance with nursing policies and procedures.
• Supervises the provision of care by non-licensed personnel as necessary.
• Utilizes current evidence-based practice when providing direct patient care.
• Participates in organizational leadership development opportunities.

Performance Standards

• Recognized and has a commitment to meet the ethical, moral and legal obligations of nursing.
• Maintains and promotes good health practices.
• Conforms to TCHS policies and procedures.
• Performs all duties as described by the job description within the scope of licensure.
• Maintains current professional license/certifications in accordance with state law.
• Provides leadership in medical concerns in the absence of the physician.
• Does not discuss patient matters such as medical treatment, diagnosis or history outside of the clinical setting in, maintains HIPAA compliance.
• Maintains the TCHS Behavior Standards.
• Willingly accepts new responsibilities and cooperates with implementation of change.
• Dresses in a neat, clean uniform for patient care; maintain high personal hygiene standards.
• Demonstrates respect, integrity, compassion, and excellence through a “We Care” philosophy with all patients, visitors, and TCHS staff.