House Supervisor Part-time

About the role

This position facilitates the flow of patients 24/7 by monitoring the status of and coordinating bed assignments. It also 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.
• Affords assistance to 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.
• Assesses the unit’s activity level during rounds.
• Confers with the unit Charge Nurse regarding unusual patient care situations or other concerns voiced.
• Affords assistance 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.
• Affords assistance in arranging appropriate staffing, such as calling in additional unit staff or enforcing Staffing Adjustment Guidelines.
• Affords assistance in assessing the need for re-assignment of staff and making 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 professional manner that staff can emulate.
• Conducts patient rounding and facilitates service recovery in a timely manner.
• Responds to emergency pages, assesses the need for additional help, coordinates plan for patient transfer, if necessary, and ensures family support.
• Works in conjunction with House Supervisor to complete fitness for duty requirements.
• Participates in Performance Improvement/Quality Improvement activities as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice Registered Professional Nursing in West Virginia.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• Five (5) years' nursing experience, preferably in a hospital setting.
• Specialty certification in nursing administration or specialty preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be self-motivated.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Part time, Scheduled Weekly Hours 24, Exempt/Non-Exempt Shift: United States of America.