Supervisor NICU - Sharp Mary Birch - Full Time - Variable Shift
Hours: Variable shift start and end times. 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week. Weekend requirements as needed. On-call not required.
Hourly pay range: $77.910 – $112.590 (minimum to maximum). The stated pay scale reflects the range Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual pay rate and pay grade will depend on factors such as years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, and employer business practices.
About the Role
Provide direct supervision of and 24-hour responsibility for personnel and assure the quality of clinical nursing care of NICU patients. This position is responsible for the coordination of care for patients and families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, including planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating staff and care activities to ensure the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective patient care. The role includes accountability for scheduling, coordinating, and maintaining the resources necessary on a specific shift daily, weekly, and monthly.
Responsibilities
- Data management:
- Contribute to meeting budgeted salary expense per unit of service.
- Identify and/or participate in implementation of cost-reducing or revenue-enhancing ideas.
- Contribute to utilization of supplies in a cost-effective manner that supports delivery of care within budgeted supply expense per unit of service.
- Seek to improve systems and processes that ultimately improve staff performance and assist in reducing the overall cost of care.
- Human resource management:
- Oversee clinical competencies, patient care, and family issues.
- Ensure documentation quality, content, and compliance.
- Support staff and leadership development.
- Foster teamwork and communication.
- Participate in meeting attendance and engagement.
- Supervise employees and provide feedback according to the established Sharp HealthCare Employee Performance Management Process.
- Participate in the interview, selection, and hiring process.
- Leadership:
- Actively contribute to the leadership team by bringing creative thinking and innovation to enhance overall patient care and operational efficiencies.
- Participate in a leadership position on an internal quality improvement committee or task force and contribute positively.
- Lead specialty services by lending clinical expertise and assisting in the growth, development, and quality measurement of the specific service.
- Process improvement:
- Collaborate with other disciplines/departments to resolve identified issues.
- Assist staff in problem-solving and prioritization of patient care.
- Collaborate with physicians to resolve identified issues.
- Demonstrate resolution of operational issues as negotiated with manager.
- Identify bio-ethical dilemmas and initiate appropriate responses.
- Quality:
- Identify and develop action plans to resolve quality issues in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist and other interdisciplinary care team members.
- Identify clinical learning needs and implement plans to ensure learning is achieved.
- Implement systems to inform and monitor staff compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Achieve and maintain specialty certification in the clinical area of practice.
- Participate in the evaluation of data pertinent to patient care outcomes, including quality variance reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
- 3 years of clinical nursing experience, with at least one year in a facility with a NICU equivalent to a Regional or Community NICU.
- California Registered Nurse (RN) license – required.
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) – required.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification – required (employee provides certificate).
Skills
- Exceptional ability to effectively communicate, problem-solve, and seek creative and innovative methods to enhance patient care and staff performance.
- Strong leadership and team-building skills.