Supervisor, Nursing Ambulatory - Specialty Clinic

About the role

Supervises the day to day operations for nursing staff and nursing activities. Functions in a structured care setting and adheres to the policies and procedures established by Sanford.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of nursing principles for the clinic patient.
• Oversees care for clinic patients of all ages following established standards and practices.
• Expertly skilled in the functions of the applicable technical software setting and process/utilization improvement.
• Improves clinical patient care processes for quality patient outcomes.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, clinical support staff and the public.
• Assists and supports human resources administrative processing and procedures with staff management.
• May assist with providing feedback in the collection and preparation of required budget information.
• Maintains current certifications in specialty and continues education when necessary as well as tracks and maintains for staff as needed.
• Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Three years’ experience as a registered nurse (RN) in a clinical role preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of the nursing practice act and standards of nursing care, and a working knowledge of administrative and management techniques.
• Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• For Rural Health Network facilities only, employees hired after January, 2025, who do not possess a Bachelor’s degree in the required field, leadership may consider an educational plan with proven continuous action toward achieving a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing within five years of hire into position.
• Approval from the Nursing Executive for the market is required in order to waive the bachelor degree requirement at time of hire.

Skills

• Skilled in principles of employee and patient education and change management.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Skilled in maintaining records and writing reports.
• Participates in reviewing results of clinical performance assessments and recommends process improvements.
• Implements established performance improvement policies and trains employees on these policies.
• Assists in conducting new staff training and orientation regarding operating rules and working standards.
• May fill in for clinical support staff when staffing gaps exist.
• Dependent on staffing needs, may fill in as a point of contact for technical training and troubleshooting for staff.
• Responsible for utilizing and ensuring staff follow the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to patients.
• Responsible for the coordination of care, patient assessment, patient education, triage, and various other nursing interventions.
• Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including providers to plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Learns new concepts, processes and tools related to own personal development and education.
• Demonstrates competency and practices within the full scope of nursing expertise/knowledge and utilizes appropriate age and population specific standards as designated in their assigned clinical setting.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit here.

Pay

$34.00 - $51.00 per hour

Schedule

Full time