House Supervisor Registered Nurse Night Shift

Full-time, 36 hours per week; weekend and holiday rotation per department requirements.

About the role

The House Supervisor is a Registered Nurse responsible for the provision of quality nursing care during assigned shifts. This position facilitates patient throughput throughout the entire system, serves as a nursing clinical resource person, provides guidance, interprets and enforces established policies and procedures, and intervenes in difficult situations or medical crises. The House Supervisor assumes overall responsibility for adequate staffing for next shifts and, in the absence of department leadership, assumes the duties of that department until relieved.

Responsibilities

• Oversee activities and operation of nursing units during assigned shift.
• Conduct regular nursing rounds to assess quality of patient care, ensure patients and family needs are met, and verify documentation meets established standards of nursing practice.
• Coordinate inter- and intra-departmental activities related to delivery of patient care, including resolving patient admission and transfer problems, securing medication, supplies, equipment, and obtaining needed records and reports.
• Serve as a professional resource person to nursing and other clinical personnel, assisting in administering medications and treatments, performing complex procedures, or responding to emergency situations.
• Inform on-coming supervisor and/or appropriate department head of unusually complex or sensitive situations.
• Provide written documentation and reports as required (e.g., Supervisors Log Book).
• Coordinate and adjust staffing of all nursing units for the current shift and following shifts using patient acuity and staff skill levels to achieve desirable staffing levels.
• Train, schedule, assign work, evaluate, and when necessary, recommend discipline and discharge of subordinate personnel.
• Investigate patient, staff, or employee incidents and concerns; document findings, take necessary immediate corrective actions, and assist in planning and implementing procedures to avoid future occurrences.
• Initiate counseling and/or corrective actions in response to employee violations of policies and procedures regarding patient care, public and staff relations, or work rules; report incidents to appropriate leadership for follow-up.
• Assist in the formulation and implementation of hospital policies for the nursing division and confer with other departments to develop policies and procedures ensuring efficient delivery of nursing services.
• Interpret and enforce hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and objectives for employees, contractors, physicians, visitors, and patients.
• Triage and/or assess patients to determine priority of care based on physical, psychological, and social needs, educational safety, discharge planning, and factors influencing patient flow through the emergency care system.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate degree from an accredited school of nursing (minimum).
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing (preferred).
• Minimum of 3 years progressive related work experience.
• BLS (American Heart Association).
• ACLS (American Heart Association).
• Registered Nurse licensed to practice in the state of Indiana.

Schedule

Full-time, 36 hours per week; includes weekend and holiday rotation per department requirements.