Nurse House Supervisor

POSITION PURPOSE

Directly supervises one or more colleagues; assists manager with managerial responsibilities including scheduling, interviewing, hiring, coaching and counseling, evaluations; has multiple shift responsibilities. The RN Supervisor may also work as a RN who provides and directs safe, effective and culturally competent care for high risk, critically acute patients with actual or potential life-threatening conditions.

Essential Functions

• Develops and maintains departmental staffing plan for all departments supervised, detailing appropriate employee classifications and qualifications consistent with the department's operational plan, projected volumes, patient/acuity and other relevant indicators.
• Participates in human resource planning providing recommendations for staffing, proactive recruitment and long-term needs.
• Assures compliance with staffing plan.
• Manages daily unit/department operations, unit/department personnel, and interdepartmental activities.
• Provides orientation/education for staff and students to ensure assigned patients have a positive care experience.
• Maintains knowledge of documentation requirements needed for employees' files and patients' records.
• Administers nursing care to patients; includes assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the patient's care plan in coordination with the physician.
• Completes requisitions as needed for staff replacements, and other Workday maintenance tasks.
• Serves as a resource, mentor, and role model in delivering patient care using a team approach.
• Facilitates communication between patient/family, physicians and other caregivers to achieve consensus for the plan of care.
• Consults with the Ethics Committee as appropriate.
• Understands employee competency documentation requirements.
• Leads and promotes evidence-based practice and research among unit leaders and staff.
• Ensures evidence-based practices are in place.
• Leads quality improvement activities including performance improvement processes to facilitate clinical practice changes.
• Promotes best practice implementation on unit.
• Plans unit and nursing resource utilization based on established admission, discharge and transfer criteria, initiating appropriate intervention and collaboration to optimize patient care and unit/department operations.
• Identifies and communicates staff needs for continuing education to the Manager.
• Serves as a resource or “Super User” for documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Leads or participates in interdisciplinary patient rounds and care conferences, management rounding to patients and staff, and Rounding to Influence (Safety First).
• Reviews timecards.
• Leads or delegates daily huddles and maintains huddle boards.
• Affords assistance in patient/family education and discharge planning.
• Assumes 24-hour accountability during periods when the manager is on vacation or leave of absence.
• Adheres to all safety, infection control and colleague health policies and procedures.
• Maintains a safe working environment and practices safe working habits.

Leadership Competencies

As a MercyOne Trinity Health Leader, The Incumbent Is Expected To Demonstrate Leadership Traits Which Support Our Mission Statement And Core Values As Identified Below

• Reverence: We honor the sacredness and dignity of every person.
• Commitment to Those who are Poor: We stand with and serve those who are poor, especially those most vulnerable.
• Safety: We embrace a culture that prevents harm and nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.
• Justice: We foster right relationships to promote the common good, including sustainability of Earth.
• Stewardship: We honor our heritage and hold ourselves accountable for the human, financial and natural resources entrusted to our care.
• Integrity: We are faithful to those we say we are.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree required, BSN preferred.
• Minimum 3 years nursing experience; 1 year experience in critical care required.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred.
• Current Iowa RN license, (current IL license if working in IL).
• BLS.
• ACLS.
• Mandatory Reporter.
• NVCI within 6 months of hire
• High language, intermediate to high math, high critical thinking ability.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to work under pressure and with a large degree of independence and accountability.
• Ability to lead/direct others in a high stress situation/environment.