RN - House Supervisor

Job Summary

The House Supervisor is responsible for promoting and maintaining quality patient care through effective management of clinical departmental operations for the assigned shift. Support the organization’s mission, vision and values by adhering to the behavioral standards of Curry Health Network. Complies with all laws and regulations affecting Curry Health Network. Be familiar with and adhere to the Code of Conduct and support the Curry Health Network mission, vision, and values.

Effective communication skills and the ability to work effectively with people from various backgrounds is critical. Must exercise good judgment, demonstrate effective critical thinking skills, be flexible, able to prioritize and address multiple responsibilities concurrently, work effectively under stress and frequently changing job requirements/situations, demonstrate effective response to patient crisis/ emergency situations, and maintain regular, consistent and punctual attendance.

Essential Functions

• Affords assessments of the numbers and levels of personnel required to provide quality care.
• Coordinates daily staffing of patient care units for delivery of optimal patient care in a cost-effective manner.
• Evaluates and analyzes utilization of personnel, materials, and equipment during each shift worked and ongoing, to ensure effective and efficient use of hospital resources.
• Effectively manages patient, family, staff, and physician complaints/concerns/issues.
• Ensures proper patient placement, including infection control precautions/isolation.
• Responds to all Code situations; delegates to appropriate staff in the case of multiple, simultaneous events.
• Thoroughly familiar with patient confidentiality laws and policies, protects patient rights and privacy, releases information only as appropriate.
• Oversees, implements, and/or is a resource for operational procedures & processes which include, but are not limited to: Call-back for Surgical Services and other on-call personnel, postmortem protocols and mortuary needs, Employee exposure/accident investigations, Interpretation and translation services, providing a Safe Place for Newborns, Difficult IV starts.
• Other duties as assigned to support the overall effectiveness of the department and organizational performance in accordance with Curry Health Network's Mission, Vision, and Shared Values.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing is required; BSN strongly preferred.
• Current unencumbered Oregon state Registered Nurse license.
• Current AHA BLS, NIHSS and ACLS certification is required.
• TNCC or ATCN, and NRP Advanced within 6 months of hire.
• STABLE certification is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Acute Care Hospital setting is required.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership, managerial ability, application of good interpersonal communication skills and principles of supervision and administration in a manner which enhances communication, promotes conflict resolution & facilitates staff development.
• Ability to exercise good judgment & demonstrate effective critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated effective response to patient crisis/ emergency situations.
• Prior effective utilization of Electronic Health Record.

Physical Requirements

• On-the-job Time Is Spent In The Following Physical Activities:
• None of the time: taste or smell
• Up to 1/3 of the time: Sit, Push/Pull, Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl
• From 1/3 to 1/2 of the time: Walk, reach with hands and arms
• Up to 2/3 of the time and more: Stand, Talk or Hear, Use Hands to finger, handle or feel

Work Environment

• This Job Requires Exposure To The Following Environmental Conditions:
• None of the time: Extreme heat/cold; Wet/humid; fumes/airborne particles; work with explosives; vibration; outdoor weather conditions, vibration
• Up to 1/3 of the time: Toxic or caustic chemicals, Risk of electrical shock, Risk of Radiation
• From 1/3 to 1/2 of the time: no requirement
• The typical noise level for the work environment is: very quiet to moderate noise.
• Hearing requirements: ability to hear alarms on equipment, patient call and instructions.

Special Vision Requirements

• This Job Requires The Following Repetitive Motion Actions From 1 – 2 hours per day:
• Repetitive use of foot control(both)
• From 3 – 4 hours per day:
• Grasping firm/heavy(both)
• Fine Dexterity (both)
• From 5 – 6 hours per day:
• Grasping simple/light (both)
• From 7+ hours per day:
• Repetitive use of hands (both)