*Patient Care Supervisor-Registered Nurse* part-time

Responsibilities

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Assess patient care requirements on each unit, by making rounds in the Emergency Department (ED), and all other areas of the hospital (according to departmental need/activity).
• Assess the acuity of care required for the unit.
• Implement staffing plan for shift based on patient acuity, patient census and available resources.
• Serve as a resource to staff for solving clinical issues.
• Aid staff in efficient utilization of staffing resources to meet patient care requirements and other professional needs.
• Provide immediate follow-up, documentation, and communication of incidents to appropriate parties.
• Respond to emergency situations (RRT, Code Blue) and assist as needed.
• Act as a resource in identifying and/or solving administrative/operational problems.
• Anticipate actual/potential problems that may occur on their shift and set shift priorities.
• Work collaboratively with nursing and ancillary staff to solve problems in a fair, consistent manner.
• Contact representatives of departments not presently in the hospital for assistance with problem solving, timely and accurate communication.
• Act as a resource, interpret and ensure adherence to Hospital and nursing philosophy, policies, and procedures.
• Report to the administrator-on-call significant incidents and problems such as: unusual patient or family problems or concerns, physician concerns, borrowing or lending of major equipment, major damage or utility outages, security problems, public relations or media events, fire, bomb threats, matters of legal importance, calls received from the Health Department or any other regulatory agencies, safety issues.
• Obtain materials/supplies from Materials Processing and/or the Storeroom for patient care when these departments are not open.
• Support, guide, and provide feedback to staff: give ongoing timely feedback, verbal, and written anecdotes, to staff on performance.
• Facilitate staff attendance at staff development sessions offered during their shifts.
• Identify and communicate staff needs for continuing education to the appropriate parties.
• Assist staff in interpreting changes in a positive manner.
• Aid in maintaining a safe work environment for patients.
• Aid in the preparation and implementation of the annual goals for the Nursing Department.
• Keep professionally current by attending continuing education programs, seminars, workshops, and/or independent research reading.
• Consistently and independently follows established safety and infection control protocols.
• Intervene in unsafe situations.
• Comply with the standards of conduct and seek guidance when in doubt.
• Assist physicians and staff in admission criteria for assigning admission status to patients (observation/admission).
• Monitor documentation for adherence to Utilization rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge of hospital and nursing policies and procedures, allowing independent judgement in their interpretation.

Knowledge of Utilization Review rules and regulations.

Ability to promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

Ability to assess patient care requirements on each unit, by making rounds in the Emergency Department (ED), and all other areas of the hospital (according to departmental need/activity).

Ability to assess the acuity of care required for the unit.

Ability to implement staffing plan for shift based on patient acuity, patient census and available resources.

Ability to serve as a resource to staff for solving clinical issues.

Ability to aid staff in efficient utilization of staffing resources to meet patient care requirements and other professional needs.

Ability to provide immediate follow-up, documentation, and communication of incidents to appropriate parties.

Ability to respond to emergency situations (RRT, Code Blue) and assist as needed.

Ability to act as a resource, interpret and ensure adherence to Hospital and nursing philosophy, policies, and procedures.

Ability to report to the administrator-on-call significant incidents and problems such as: unusual patient or family problems or concerns, physician concerns, borrowing or lending of major equipment, major damage or utility outages, security problems, public relations or media events, fire, bomb threats, matters of legal importance, calls received from the Health Department or any other regulatory agencies, safety issues.

Ability to obtain materials/supplies from Materials Processing and/or the Storeroom for patient care when these departments are not open.

Ability to support, guide, and provide feedback to staff: give ongoing timely feedback, verbal, and written anecdotes, to staff on performance.

Ability to facilitate staff attendance at staff development sessions offered during their shifts.

Ability to identify and communicate staff needs for continuing education to the appropriate parties.

Ability to assist staff in interpreting changes in a positive manner.

Ability to aid in maintaining a safe work environment for patients.

Ability to aid in the preparation and implementation of the annual goals for the Nursing Department.

Ability to keep professionally current by attending continuing education programs, seminars, workshops, and/or independent research reading.

Ability to consistently and independently follows established safety and infection control protocols.

Ability to intervene in unsafe situations.

Ability to comply with the standards of conduct and seek guidance when in doubt.

Ability to assist physicians and staff in admission criteria for assigning admission status to patients (observation/admission).

Ability to monitor documentation for adherence to Utilization rules and regulations.

Ability to perform other duties as assigned.