RN House Supervisor PRN Nights
About the role
The Supervisor, House - RN provides critical leadership during assigned shifts to oversee hospital operations and ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. This role acts as the administrative point of contact during non-business hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The Supervisor coordinates patient flow, manages staffing, addresses emergencies, and ensures compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards, serving as a resource for clinical and non-clinical staff.
Navarro Regional Hospital is a 162-bed licensed acute care facility offering inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging, emergency department, medical and surgical care, cardiac rehab, physical therapy, outpatient surgery center, 3D mammography, 64-slice CT scanner, special procedures room for interventional radiology, bronchoscopy suite, and is a primary stroke accredited facility.
Responsibilities
- Oversees hospital operations during assigned shifts, ensuring appropriate staffing levels across departments to meet patient care needs.
- Monitors hospital census, coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfers, and ensures optimal bed utilization.
- Acts as the administrative point of contact for staff, patients, and families during non-business hours, addressing inquiries, resolving conflicts, and providing support.
- Responds to emergencies, crises, and critical patient care issues, coordinating resources and personnel to ensure safety and quality care.
- Serves as the incident commander in disaster situations until relieved by a senior leader, ensuring effective communication and resource allocation.
- Supervises nursing staff, providing clinical guidance, oversight, and support to ensure proper delegation and care delivery.
- Promotes efficient use of organizational resources to deliver cost-effective and safe patient care services.
- Ensures compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory standards, identifying and addressing deviations.
- Handles patient and family complaints and inquiries with professionalism, empathy, and appropriate resolution strategies.
- Completes and validates the midnight census, ensuring accurate patient counts and bed status are reported.
- Conducts hospital rounds to assess staff and patient needs, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.
- Facilitates communication between staff, physicians, and administration to resolve issues and maintain operational efficiency.
- Provides administrative decision-making support in the