House Supervisor

About the role

Embark on a rewarding career with Abrazo Arrowhead Campus hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch. At Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, We Understand That Our Greatest Asset Is Our Dedicated Team Of Professionals. That’s Why We Offer More Than a Job – We Provide a Comprehensive Benefit Package That Prioritizes Your Health, Professional Development, And Work-life Balance.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and implements organizational goals.
• Identifies and prioritizes what needs to be done in terms of patient care and unit tasks.
• Estimates patient workloads and ensures staffing reflects workloads.
• Interprets and ensures compliance with policies & procedures, standards of practice and standards of care necessary and relevant to the department.
• Assists with ensuring quality, customer service focused care is delivered from pre-admission to post-discharge of patients.
• Provides data, information and reports in a timely manner.
• Captures and coordinates all patient admissions to include transfers to and from other facilities, bed assignments, and physician orders; obtains clinical, demographic and third party payor information and authorization as necessary.
• Manages Acuity Management.
• Resolves team conflict by helping staff focus on what is best for the patient and the unit.
• Applies team-building skills and develops self-directed teams.
• Assists in new employee orientation teaching customer service goals, efficiency, accountability, clinical skills and conflict resolution.
• Identifies poor and positive performance and acts as first line coach providing feedback and counseling.
• Keeps staff informed by frequent communication of policy changes, organizational goals, customer service issues, and department performance issues.
• Assists in maintaining productivity guidelines.
• Assists case managers and staff in discharge planning (from a resource consumption perspective).
• Provides an adequate number of competent staff to meet patient care needs in a fiscally responsible manner.
• Ensures staff compliance with regulatory agency requirements.
• Mentors staff on the day-to-day resolution of issues and concerns.
• Interacts with admitting physician, provides alternatives to inpatient admission when appropriate.
• Assists physicians in matters relative to the admission process, discharge planning and utilization management.
• Identifies opportunities and implements strategies to decrease waste in supplies, equipment and linen use.
• Assists staff in identifying patient problems and making good patient care decisions.
• Directs staff in maintaining a safe environment and customer satisfaction when staffing or resources need to be stretched.
• Analyzes a complex problem or project and is able to identify the consequences of various solutions.
• Participates in hospital wide process improvement activities.
• Reviews patient admissions, including observation charts for medical necessity and appropriateness.
• Provides education to staff and physicians pertaining to utilization management.

Qualifications

• Special Skills: Demonstrated professional development over time. Effective interpersonal and communication skills. Computer skills preferred. Ability to effectively implement change and manage departmental budgets. Must be able to independently make decisions in high-stress situations. Minimal degree of supervision required.
• Minimum Requirements: Education: Graduate from a Nursing School. Experience: Three years of relevant clinical nursing experience. Licensure/Certifications: Must have License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona. CPR required and ACLS required or must obtain within six months of hire.
• Preferred Requirements: Education: BSN. Experience: Management experience and one year supervisory experience. Licensure/Certifications: PALS certification/registration also preferred.