Lead House Supervisor RN

About the role

Under general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, the Lead House Supervisor is responsible for providing training and oversight to the House Supervisors. Responsible for the allocation and assignment of nursing staff during the shift to provide for safe patient care. Serves as a resource for staff, physicians, patients, families and visitors. Provides administrative continuity for information shared, actions taken and outcomes reported. Serves as a patient advocate and an administrative resource during the shift for directing, supervising, coordinating and evaluating activities within the hospital and the care provided within clinical areas. Serves in a consultative capacity to ensure that care meets legal, ethical, institutional and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily supervision to House Supervisors and Patient Sitters
• Establishes work schedules and assignments to ensure coverage as demonstrated by maintaining appropriate staff ratios within approved budgetary guidelines while ensuring safe, quality patient care
• Ensures completion of all employee records including but not limited to: payroll, performance evaluations, competencies, personnel action requests etc
• Serves as a liaison between Administrator-On-Call and external agencies; consulting with Nurse Manager/Director or other Administrative representative concerning matters that require immediate attention beyond their scope of authority
• Communicates pertinent information to on-coming house supervisor/nurse manager and Chief Nursing Officer/AOC as appropriate. Reads and documents in Supervisor's Communication Book to assure passage of accurate and current information to all supervisors
• Responds to patient/family complaints, physician complaints and employee conflicts and provide resolution. Initiate incident reports when indicated with follow-up with the nurse manager/director, and Chief Nursing Officer as appropriate
• Assists with patient care in all areas, as required. Assumes responsibility for ER when ER staff absent
• Evaluate quality of nursing care in all areas, making patient rounds as able. Assume responsibility for staff performance during the shift, participate in in-service planning and presentation during the shift as appropriate. Serve as nursing resource person to staff, available and willing to teach as need arises
• Assumes team leader responsibility during resuscitation unless ER, ICU, or OB charge nurse is already performing in that role
• Responds to all emergencies and resuscitation
• Serves as a nursing resource person to staff, available and willing to teach as need arises
• Assume responsibility for supply management; carry stock room keys
• Stock crash carts daily as appropriate
• Assumes responsibility for ER when ER staff absent
• Acts as the hospital incoming transfer center. Assigns hospital beds based upon bed availability balancing with direct admits, hospital procedures and ER admissions. Follows up in ER on admitted patients to ensure that they are moved swiftly onto the floors
• Maintains current knowledge of and adherence to HMH policies and procedures. Support administrative and nurse manager/director decisions and policies. Follows proper chain of command
• Oversees admissions, transfers and discharges during shift. Acts as the hospital incoming transfer center. Assigns hospital beds based upon bed availability balancing with direct admits, hospital procedures and ER admissions. Follows up in ER on admitted patients to ensure that they are moved swiftly onto the floors
• Consistently monitors Bed Watch in conjunction with EVS to efficiently place patients in beds
• Adheres to and ensures compliance with infection prevention protocols
• Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed consent and privacy
• Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement, and desired client-centered outcomes
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, competence validation; supports goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff
• Functions competently in the staff role as necessary. Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, provide, document and evaluate care
• Demonstrates adaptability, problem solving and professional behavior at all times

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of a school of professional nursing required, BSN preferred
• Experience: Three years of clinical nursing experience and one year of Charge RN experience preferred
• Licensure/Certification: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas, or immediately eligible. Basic Life Support certification required within 60 days of employment required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications within 90 days of employment required. TNCC and STABLE preferred