House Supervisor - Nursing

About the role

Facilitates the flow of patients 24/7 by monitoring the status of and coordinating bed assignments. Manages staff to ensure efficient operations.

Responsibilities

• Using available data, make appropriate administrative decisions regarding complex, predictable and unpredictable situations affecting the hospital, such as public relations, patient care, medical-legal, financial issues, bed coordination, etc.
• Validate decisions, when necessary, with the House Supervisor.
• Initiates appropriate actions in emergency situations such as: power failure, disaster, fires, etc.
• Keeps House Supervisor informed of status.
• Manages public relations matters regarding media inquiries concerning patients and unusual events.
• Assists staff in nursing and other departments to resolve problems that impact the delivery of patient care.
• Collaborates with the department director as necessary.
• Keeps management informed regarding the situation and its outcomes as appropriate.
• Consistently provides current bed status of all units and patients to the Emergency Department physician, Med-Com, and MARS so that patients can be accepted for transfer as expeditiously as possible.
• Assessment of bed availability and/or direct admissions to determine transfer status, Coordinates transfers from outside facilities and Emergency Department using clinical expertise for patient placement.
• Assesses the unit’s activity level during rounds.
• Confers with the unit Charge Nurse regarding unusual patient care situations or other concerns voiced.
• Assists the Charge Nurse in resolving complex problems related to staff performance, inappropriate behaviors or other problems involving patients, visitors, or staff.
• Receives report defining the unit activities that may impact house wide staffing needs and makes preliminary staffing plans as appropriate.
• Assigns Resource Pool and Per Diem staff to best meet staffing needs.
• Assists the Manager or designee in arranging appropriate staffing, such as calling in additional unit staff or enforcing Staffing Adjustment Guidelines.
• Assesses the need for re-assignment of staff and makes those re-assignments.
• Collaborates with operational support departments (housekeeping, transport, etc.) to maximize patient throughput.
• Displays expertise when assisting with clinical nursing issues and consults with other professionals as the need arises.
• Negotiates decisions with physician, visitors, staff and others in a