Registered Nurse Supervisor (RN) - Medical ICU

About the role

The Medical Intensive Care Unit-MICU is a 29-bed unit focusing on patients with respiratory distress, pneumonia, sepsis, multi-system organ failure, renal/hepatic failure, overdose, respiratory and cardiac arrest. The team utilizes ventilator support, ECMO, and XTRRT. There is a 1:2 ratio and the MICU has an AACN Beacon Gold Designation.

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
• Aids in interview, selection, and supervision of nursing personnel in the department
• Aids in 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
• Aids in identifying expected outcomes to provide direction for continuity of care/department operations
• Aids 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
• Captures and 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

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

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Experience: Minimum two years nursing experience preferred, previous management experience preferred, BSN required

Skills

• Systematic approaches to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
• Nursing service administration
• Communication at regular intervals throughout shifts
• Compliance with federal and state laws
• Identifying expected outcomes
• Evaluating progress towards goal attainment
• Delegating elements of care
• Managing patient flow/throughput and staffing

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards including compensation, benefits, retirement plans, and career development programs. Eligibility for these programs may depend on your FTE or status.

Pay

$44.15 - $66.25 based on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.

Schedule

Hours Per Week: 36
Schedule Details/Additional Information: 7p-7a