RN House Supervisor TMC Rincon

About the Role

Organizes and directs hospital-wide patient care activities during assigned shift in the Patient Services Department, typically during evenings and weekends. Represents hospital administration in assuming delegated shift responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepares work schedules, assigns staff, observes performance to provide input to formal evaluations, and makes recommendations for personnel actions.
• Assists in staff selection and provides training and orientation for new employees.
• Monitors and controls expenses according to approved budget allocations; provides input for budget preparation and keeps management apprised of budget variances and unexpected expenses.
• Implements and maintains established department, unit, and hospital policies, procedures, and objectives, as well as quality assurance, environmental, and infection control policies.
• Inspects area each shift for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards; takes corrective action when violations occur.
• Investigates complaints from patients, nursing staff, and medical staff and takes appropriate action; follows up to ensure complaints are satisfactorily resolved.
• Uses independent judgment to contact the Administrator On Call when appropriate for resolution of serious or immediate problems.
• Provides available nursing personnel to departments requesting supplemental staff as needed in response to varying census conditions.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies, and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in nursing required.
• Four (4) years of nursing experience, preferably in a lead or supervisory role.
• Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required.

Skills

• Knowledge of best nursing practices, procedures, and principles.
• Knowledge of patient care procedures and policies.
• Skill in evaluating patients and determining care required.
• Skill in supervising, evaluating, and training staff to ensure maximum effectiveness.
• Ability to schedule work assignments to promote maximum efficiency.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to calculate figures and compute rates, ratios, and percentages; ability to draw and interpret bar graphs; ability to apply basic algebraic concepts.