Registered Nurse Supervisor - Levine Children's Hospital - PICU

About the role

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital is a newly expanded, state-of-the-art 24-bed unit designed to provide the highest level of critical care for our most complex pediatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Direct provision of patient care
• Aid in daily operations including coordination of patient care/outcomes, allocation of human and fiscal resources, communications, patient throughput, program development and oversight
• Support manager in enhancing quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing service administration and delivery of care in the department
• Interview, select, and supervise nursing personnel in the department
• Coordinate communication at regular intervals throughout shifts via staff meetings/huddles to exchange information/promote dialogue with teammates
• Collaborate with manager to ensure understanding and compliance with federal and state laws, to include healthcare services and practice, while complying with all required regulations and policies
• Round on patients, teammates, and physicians at prescribed frequencies to gain insight into patient care, employee, and physician satisfaction and appropriateness of patient care and/or department operations
• Delegate elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with applicable legal or policy parameters or principles
• Identify expected outcomes to provide direction for continuity of care/department operations
• Evaluate progress towards goal attainment/achievement of expected outcomes and disseminate information to teammates involved with the care or the situation
• Perform nursing care, assist with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administer medications as necessary
• Coordinate management of patient flow/throughput and staffing through continuous assessment of volume/acuity needs, utilizing resources available to assist in provision of appropriate staffing resources

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state
• Minimum two years nursing experience preferred
• Previous management experience preferred
• BSN required
• RN candidates for external hire or internal promotion without BSN must be enrolled in a BSN program within 1 year of Hire/Transfer date and must complete program within 3 years of enrollment in the program

Qualifications

• BLS required per policy guidelines
• Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam

Skills

• Systematic approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, physicians, and staff
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Effective delegation and supervision abilities

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education Assistance Program

Pay

$44.15 - $66.25

Schedule

Variable shift (6 weeks on days, 6 weeks on nights), weekend and holiday requirements.