RN House Supervisor Registered Nurse

Job Summary

The House Supervisor/Bed Management Coordinator provides clinical supervision, leadership, and support to staff. He/she is responsible for assignment of patient care beds within the hospital and resource management to ensure delivery of age-specific, direct patient care.

Essential Functions

• Functions as on-site administrator during off-hours and holidays providing leadership consistent with the hospital’s mission, vision, and values
• Anticipates and manages barriers to quality care
• Sets up and deploys staff as per unit-based metrics; provides supervision and clinical consultation to staff
• Collaborates with leadership and department directors to address issues of continuity and quality of care
• Facilitates patient throughput with an ongoing focus on quality and efficiency
• Utilizes approved Unit Specific Admission and Discharge Criteria to assure patient admissions and bed assignments are consistent with current policy and procedure
• Collaborates with multiple departments within the hospital and facilitates regularly scheduled bed management meetings with hospital staff to identify and communicate bed utilization issues
• With inpatient coordinators and clinical staff ensures timely and smooth discharges
• Escalates medical necessity issues, admission status issues, and bed assignment conflicts through the established chain of command
• Communicates bed placement issues to appropriate leadership, nurses, physicians, and ancillary staff
• Identifies, trends, and reports barriers to patient throughput. Oversight of Emergency Room Metrics around patient flow and responds appropriately to surge protocols regarding wait times and management of the Heat Map
• Responds to delays in ED Hold times and facilitates timely transfers of inpatients to the clinical units
• Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory and legal standards related to staff clinical performance, supervision, and standards of patient care
• Actively monitors patients with Core Measures diagnoses to ensure Core Measures remain at 100th percentile; completes independent check of all Core Measure discharges, reinforces compliance, and provides education to staff
• Manages conflict effectively and enhances communication between departments to facilitate safe, effective patient care
• Communicates effectively with physicians, other providers, patients, and families
• Promotes internal and external customer satisfaction
• Buils and promotes a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement

Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Nurse Licensure and American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification required; ACLS required within 6 months
• Bachelor’s Degree, minimum 3-5 years progressive management experience, acute care experience, PALS or ENPC preferred

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.

About Catholic Medical Center

Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Located in Manchester, NH, we are proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.