Nurse Supervisor

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans and directs activities with the Clinical Manager, Assistant Clinical Manager, and/or Charge Nurse to provide optimal nursing care on assigned nursing units.
• Responds to administrative problems, defines and resolves problems as they arise, or requests assistance as required.
• Plans and directs patient flow and patient placement to provide optimal patient care services through the institution.
• Works collaboratively with all departments and Brown University Health affiliates.
• Responds to patient flow problems on units and in individual points of entry, resolving issues as they arise.
• Maintains a global perspective of hospital operations.
• In collaboration with unit/department leadership and/or charge RNs, adjusts shift staffing in accordance with the ANA staffing standards to ensure adequate patient care on assigned units and subsequent shifts.
• Makes rounds to evaluate nursing care and ensure maximum utilization of personnel.
• Monitors cost-effectiveness by assessing adequacy of staffing and reporting variances in the staffing complement.
• Initiates corrective measures, as indicated.
• Provides guidance and education to staff on patient care delivery as needed; provides leadership coaching and feedback to Charge RNs.
• Responds appropriately to assess and evaluate internal and external customer needs.
• Ensures conformance with established policies and procedures.
• Conducts Charge RN Leadership huddles for providing frontline leaders with current hospital capacity, patient needs, and staffing resource information.
• Responds to Code Blue, Rapid Response Team, and similar hospital emergencies.
• Conducts audits for universal protocol procedures in the medical-surgical areas as needed.
• Acts as Incident Commander during Code Triage until relief is provided.
• Completes occurrence reports as required.
• Initiates follow-up or corrective interventions as indicated.
• Consults with the Clinical Manager or Charge Nurse regarding unit routines or problems.
• Prepares and submits reports as required.
• SUBMITS SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATION OF NURSING UNITS TO THE NURSING ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
• Participates on various nursing or hospital committees/nursing councils, as assigned.
• DIRECTS AND/OR PARTICIPATES IN STUDIES, ANALYSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RESEARCH.
• ACTS AS A LIASON WITH NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT MANAGERS ON VARIOUS NURSING MATTERS.
• Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection control in accordance with established hospital department policies, procedures, and objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
• Three years of progressively responsible clinical experience with one year as Charge Nurse and/or Assistant Clinical Manager level preferred.

INDEPENDENT ACTION

• Performs independently within department and hospital policies and procedures referring unusual problems to Director.

QUALIFICATIONS-EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university with current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Rhode Island.
• ACLS and BLS certification.
• Understanding of the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Rhode Island required.
• Maintains a current knowledge of contemporary professional nursing practice within the legal framework of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke certification is required.
• Current certification in related specialty or certification within two years.

QUALIFICATIONS-EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university with current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Rhode Island.

PAY RANGE

$90,334.40 - $180,689.60

LOCATION

The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

WORK TYPE

11pm - 7am every third weekend, 7pm - 7am

WORK SHIFT

Night

DAILY HOURS

8 hours

DRIVING REQUIRED

No