RN Clinical Supervisor L&D Days Full time

Pay

Hourly salary range (depending on experience): $55.63 – $86.23

Position Summary

The Clinical Unit Supervisor is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of patient care. Reporting to the Nurse Manager of the LDRP, the Clinical Unit Supervisor has 12‑hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high‑quality, individualized patient/family‑centered care based on the Watson Model of Care, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of age and population‑specific awareness. The role promotes employee growth and development, assures patient advocacy, and supports the mission, core values, strategic plan, and quality/performance improvement processes of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships while acting as the primary liaison to medical staff and other personnel.
• Demonstrates proficiency in caring for laboring patients and postpartum couplet care (mother and baby).
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration with all parties when facilitating admissions and transfers.
• Collaborates with Care Management in planning for discharge and/or transfer of patients.
• Anticipates staffing needs and moves proactively to respond to them.
• Assumes shift accountability by setting measurable goals and objectives to deliver sensitive, caring, optimum quality, and cost‑effective care in an environment of compassion and respect through effective teamwork and rounding.
• Assigns patient beds based upon patient condition, physician orders, unit capacity, and available staffing.
• Determines appropriate assignments of unit personnel on each shift, considering each employee’s skills, abilities, competencies, experience, staffing ratio, patient census, acuity level, treatment complexity, and language needs.
• Assigns break times for each employee and relieves licensed personnel for breaks in compliance with Title 22 regulations.
• Delivers direct patient care as needed in accordance with the duties and responsibilities of a staff Registered Nurse.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment that complies with regulatory standards, including Patient Safety Goals.
• Maintains a positive work environment, acts as a role model for staff, and promotes service excellence to improve customer satisfaction.
• Actively resolves complaints and/or conflicts involving patients, visitors/families, and physicians.
• Assists in the interview process of applicants for unit positions and makes recommendations to the Nurse Manager.
• Ensures all new hires complete competency and orientation packets within 90 days of start date.
• Contributes to the counseling process as directed by the Nurse Manager.
• Assists with performance evaluations of employees and makes recommendations as needed.
• Notifies administration, Nurse Manager, House Supervisor, and Risk Manager of risk events and follows up appropriately.
• Participates in implementing the unit‑specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, completes monitoring forms, and reports findings to the Nurse Manager.
• Maintains intimate knowledge of Maternal Child Health policies and procedures and serves as a resource for RN staff.
• Assists in Care Collaborative System training for new employees.
• Assists with unit orientation of new employees.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (individuals hired without a BSN must complete a degree program within five years of hire). Current California nursing license. Certification in Maternal Child Health Nursing preferred.

Qualifications

Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience in LDRP nursing, adhering to regulatory guidelines and standards of practice, and at least one (1) year of Clinical Unit Supervisor experience. Internal candidates will be considered at management’s discretion.

Special Skills and Knowledge

• Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish).
• Basic computer skills.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Advanced fetal monitoring required (AWHONN or NCC preferred).
• Current Managing Aggressive Behavior (MAB) certification within 90 days of hire or notification of requirement.
• Experience with an Electronic Medical Record preferred.