Registered Nurse House Supervisor Nights

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Minimum of 5 years in acute care hospital services
• House supervisory or charge nurse experience required
• Critical care experience preferred
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification

Responsibilities

• Monitors and maintains unit compliance with regulatory, accrediting and hospital policy for patient services, and environmental and personnel safety.
• Maintains current license and knowledge of nursing care requirements for patients in the hospital.
• Assesses need for personal growth and development and takes the initiative in seeking opportunities to meet need.
• Fosters a service which is consistent with the patient care beliefs and shared management philosophy of the hospital.
• Consults with patients/families through primary nurse request, direct family request, and/or direct assessment of patient/family response to hospitalization.
• Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information to staff.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
• Provides leadership, direction, mentorship, and support to the patient care team.
• Acts as point of contact for all transfers and admissions.
• Demonstrates an expert level of clinical competency to serve as a clinical resource and acts as a competency validator as outlined in unit specific competency assessment plan.
• Ensures appropriate staffing levels to provide safe patient care are maintained.
• Assists in providing effective distribution and utilization of personnel with particular emphasis on staffing for nursing areas.
• Manages the resolution of issues that arise during the course of the shift.
• Executes decisions in the absence of the hospital administration.
• Determines need to contact Administrator on Call.
• Coordinates with Chief Nursing Officer and unit managers as indicated.
• Evaluates issues and identifies trends.
• Communicates trends to hospital leadership and collaborates on problem solving to address trended issues.
• Serves as the leader of the hospital safety plan in the absence of hospital administrators and other leaders. Includes coordinating the response to reported incidents including employee injuries.
• Monitors and evaluates clinical standards within the Hospital.
• Serves as clinical support for Emergency Department, Inpatient and ICU as needed (may require direct patient care assignment).
• Ensures that age and culturally appropriate care is given.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and to reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.
• Must be able to stand and/or walk at least five hours per day.