Nursing Supervisor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists physicians and mid-levels in healthcare activities, performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures, and the administration of medications as necessary;
• Responsible for nursing activities in full supervisory capacity including the development and implementation of all training, disciplinary and personnel evaluations;
• Facilitates staff education and inservices in the areas of safety, infection control, OSHA, TB control and performance improvement. Conducts and reviews annual CPR verifications;
• Participates in long range planning for the medical center, independently plans and manages the nursing program and regularly reviews nursing activities, problems and functions with the Chief Medical Officer;
• Participates in the health center’s quality assessment/improvement activities and performs duties in accordance with applicable standards;
• Ensures an appropriate environment for the administration of healthcare by keeping exam rooms, nurse’s station, all equipment, and other work areas in a clean, safe, and orderly fashion;
• Plan and set work standards which leads to quality of care, to counsel and discipline staff per policy as needed, and to deal with sensitive or volatile situations involving staff, contracted employees, patient/families, physicians, or others;
• Tracks, analyzes, quantifies, and compares data relative to safety, infection, and quality. Oversees the surveillance for infections of staff, patients and caregivers;
• Maintains policies and procedures in compliance with state, federal, Medicare and credentialing standards and criteria;
• Performs appropriate credentialing activities for all permanent and temporary nursing employees as well as assurance of proper current licensure and continuing education. Initiates and participates in staff in-house, in-service education;
• Performs other necessary duties as required by the Chief Medical Officer to meet the goal of providing primary health care services.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Education and/or Experience: Certification of practice as a Registered Nurse. Possesses a minimum of three-years clinical experience with one-year of experience in quality improvement, safety management, or infection control. Minimum of three years supervisory experience.
• Languages Skills: Ability to read and comprehend written materials. Ability to write clearly and concisely. Ability to communicate effectively one-on-one or in small groups. Ability to make formal presentations to groups.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios and percents.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and utilize appropriate steps for problem resolution. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to exercise sound judgement.
• Competency/Skills Requirements: Competency required in the areas of interpersonal communications, excellent verbal and written skills, and knowledgeable of Medicare and regulatory and credentialing criteria and standards. Knowledge of safety standards, spread of organisms, and the adult learning process. CPR certified.
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: RN
• Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to operate all basic office machines and equipment. Ability to assess and visually present data using run charts, flow charts, scatter diagrams, control charts, histograms, decision matrices, etc. Ability to deal effectively with stress and to work under pressure. Ability to exercise flexibility in work schedule. Basic computer skills.
• Physical/Mental Demands: The physical/mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.