Jobs · Healthcare · Oregon

House Supervisor

Columbia Memorial Hospital · Astoria, OR · 3 wk ago
Healthcare$70.32–$78.5/hrFull-time

Non-Bargaining Wage Range: $70.32 to $78.50, dependent on experience. This is a temporary (90-day) position.

About the Role

The Nursing Supervisor is a leadership position that supports senior leadership, staff, and patients, fostering a safe and healing environment while ensuring high-quality care. Nursing Supervisors must model a passion for nursing, identify and communicate barriers to consistent, effective patient-centered care, and evaluate issues to identify trends. The ability to solve issues both independently and collaboratively with senior leadership is essential.

  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Advocacy
  • Integrity
  • Innovation
  • Fiscal responsibility
  • Compassion

Responsibilities

  • Support senior leadership, staff, and patients in delivering high-quality care.
  • Identify and constructively communicate barriers to patient-centered care.
  • Evaluate issues, identify trends, and solve problems independently or collaboratively.

Requirements

  • Thorough knowledge of nursing principles and procedures.
  • Proficiency in techniques of good patient care.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Qualifications

  • RN currently licensed with the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
  • BLS through American Heart Association, ACLS, PALS, and NRP required within six months of hire.
  • Trauma Certification required within one year.
  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
  • 5 years of experience in an acute care setting.
  • 2 years of supervisory experience required; Critical Care or Emergency Department preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

  • Ability to lift and transfer patients, usually with the assistance of co-workers.
  • Normal or corrected vision and hearing required to distinguish monitor alarms, heartbeats, and breathing.
  • Manual dexterity to operate equipment.
  • Subject to physical and emotional stress within a fast-paced environment.
  • Occasional exposure to infectious diseases.
  • Works primarily indoors.
  • Walking and standing for much of the shift.
  • Long shifts may be necessary at times.
  • Pushes/pulls loaded adult stretchers, beds, wheelchairs, crash carts, and equipment carts.
  • Transfers patients to/from cars, stretchers, beds, chairs, and ambulates as necessary.
  • Tolerates bending, sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling for up to 8 hours.
  • Lifts or carries up to 50 lbs.

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