RN Supervisor Emergency Department Nights
About the Role
Your role as Nursing Supervisor involves supervising healthcare professionals and ensuring high patient care levels. You will maintain a safe environment, nurture nursing practice to improve patient outcomes, and oversee operations, productivity, and resource distribution to meet department priorities.
Essential Functions
- Work closely with members from different professional fields to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Assess the effectiveness of nursing practices and integrate evidence‑based practices and research discoveries.
- Foster a caring, outcome‑promoting environment.
- Encourage development and open growth opportunities for staff members.
- Efficiently manage resources to promote safety within the healthcare system.
Key Success Factors
- A solid understanding of nursing standards and patient care procedures.
- Superb communication abilities and expertise in creating and assessing patient care plans.
- Familiarity with basic computer operations and diverse medical and office software applications.
Qualifications
- 2 years of Charge RN experience.
- 5 years of Emergency Department RN experience.
Certification / License
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or BLS within 30 days of hire/transfer.
Benefits
- Sign‑on bonus: $15,000 (external candidates).
Shift
Nights, 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.
Department Details
Emergency Department patient population includes adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients. Typical patient ratios are 4:1, increasing to 5:1 during surges. The department has 20 beds and operates as a Level 3 trauma center, chest‑pain accredited center, and stroke‑receiving center, averaging 100 patients per day with 20–30 EMS ambulances daily.
About the Facility
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe in Rowlett, TX is a community‑based hospital offering the benefits of an urban medical center. It features 176 licensed beds across three medical‑surgical units, an ICU, Labor & Delivery, a New Family Unit, Antepartum, a Level III NICU, Surgical Services, Cardiac Cath Lab, Endoscopy, Interventional Radiology, and the Emergency Department. The hospital holds multiple designations, including Level III Trauma, Chest Pain Accreditation, Primary Stroke Accreditation, and Maternal and Level III NICU. Outpatient services include physical medicine, wound care, sleep center, imaging, and two free‑standing Emergency Departments serving Rowlett, Forney, Wylie, and surrounding areas. Nursing is pursuing Pathways to Excellence and aims for Magnet designation.