RN - House Supervisor

About the role

To facilitate and coordinate patient care services on the evening and night shifts, responding supportively to the needs of internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 1 year - American Heart Association (AHA); Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR); Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months - American Heart Association (AHA); Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Education: Bachelor's Degree: Nursing; College Diploma: Nursing
• Work Experience: Assists staff, both directly and indirectly, by providing support, guidance and effective problem solving in a variety of crises, including personnel and staffing issues, code blue, and others.
• Promptly accessible, throughout shift, to staff and Switchboard via phone or beeper.
• Affords support to line managers by providing, clarifying and/or reinforcing information regarding values, policies, procedures, and current organizational events, practices, or issues.
• Ensures effective deployment and/or reallocation of available staff based on patient care needs and unit staffing plans.
• Maintains current knowledge of clinical issues, policies and procedures.
• Completes any needed reallocation in a timely manner.
• Acts as on-site “administrator,” maintains current knowledge of clinical issues, policies and procedures.
• Maintains required certifications, CPR, ACLS and house competencies.

Responsibilities

• Assists staff, both directly and indirectly, by providing support, guidance and effective problem solving in a variety of crises, including personnel and staffing issues, code blue, and others.
• Promptly accessible, throughout shift, to staff and Switchboard via phone or beeper.
• Assists staff in problem resolution, developing their problem-solving skills in the process.
• Affords support to line managers by providing, clarifying and/or reinforcing information regarding values, policies, procedures, and current organizational events, practices, or issues.
• Communicates significant issues/concerns regarding patient care delivery or unit personnel to Nurse Manager and Director.
• Supports strategies in unit development or system changes.
• Evaluates affected units for results/impact.
• Completes any needed reallocation in a timely manner.
• Collaborates as appropriate with lead nurses to understand patient care needs.
• Ensures effective deployment and/or reallocation of available staff based on patient care needs and unit staffing plans.
• Maintains required certifications, CPR, ACLS and house competencies.

Requirements

• Provides expertise in a consultative role.
• Supports line managers by providing, clarifying and/or reinforcing information regarding values, policies, procedures, and current organizational events, practices, or issues.
• Completes any needed reallocation in a timely manner.
• Staffing decisions are congruent with unit staffing plans/targets and patient care needs.
• Staffing variances are identified by fact.
• Communicates complex staffing decisions and rationale to Nurse Manager and Director.
• Maintains required certifications, CPR, ACLS and house competencies.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to handle crisis situations.
• Knowledge of clinical issues, policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain certifications.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits details are provided in the 'Compensation and Benefits' section.

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $45.98 per hour - $74.83 per hour.

Schedule

Evening and night shifts.