Registered Nurse Supervisor - MICU

About the Role

14-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) specializing in high-acuity adult patients, including sepsis, respiratory failure, ARDS, post–cardiac arrest (post-code), drug overdose, DKA with severe acidosis, post-surgical complications, necrotizing fasciitis, post-thrombolytic stroke care, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal. Fast-paced, high-volume unit with consistently full bed capacity.

Responsibilities

• Supports the manager utilizing systematic approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, nursing service administration and delivery of care in the department
• Assists with interview, selection, and supervision of nursing personnel in the department
• Assists with coordination of communication at regular intervals throughout shifts via staff meetings/huddles to exchange information / promote dialogue with teammates
• Collaborates 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
• Rounds 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
• Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with applicable legal or policy parameters or principles
• Assists in identifying expected outcomes to provide direction for continuity of care/department operations
• Assists in evaluating progress towards goal attainment/achievement of expected outcomes and disseminates information to teammates involved with the care or the situation
• Performs nursing care, assists with treatments, therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary
• Coordinates 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

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current RN licensure in appropriate state
• 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
• BLS required per policy guidelines
• Appropriate professional certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1 year of eligibility for professional certification exam
• Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader

Experience

• Minimum two years nursing experience preferred
• Previous management experience preferred

Physical Requirements

• Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies
• Must speak and understand English fluently
• Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch
• Finger dexterity
• Critical thinking and ability to concentrate