Supervisor Nursing

SUPERVISOR SKILLS

• Oversees site operations; strives to achieve organizational and departmental goals and objectives in the area of responsibility.
• Acts as a clinical and administrative resource while on duty.
• Participates in leading nursing staff including participation in hiring, participates in transitioning and encouraging professional development of each member within their scope of practice.
• Supports and assists in scheduling the nursing staffing requirements based upon acuity, specialty, volumes including budgeted NHPPD.
• Facilitates staff growth and development.
• Communicates through effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Assists in implementing plans and strategies to maximize delivery of safe patient/resident care.
• Assists in leading actions to achieve departmental goals and objectives in area of responsibility.
• Routinely communicates GSRN, site specific information to associates.

FACILITATES PATIENT /RESIDENT CARE

• Acts as a clinical resource to multidisciplinary team.
• Participates in development and implementation of nursing policies and procedures utilizing evidence-based practice to standardize care.

CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS ACHIEVING DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC GOALS

• Gathers pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information in coordination with other nursing leaders.
• Assists with identifying trends.
• Collaborate with Nursing Leadership to review and implement best practices for the unit, and evaluate outcomes.

CONTRIBUTES AND WORKS TOWARDS FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES

• Utilizes NHPPD and Acuity as a guide to assign staff to meet the needs of patients/residents.
• Assist staff in obtaining supplies, equipment, medication, and transport services for patients/residents as needed to assist in controlling expenses.
• Identifying and providing input to Nursing Leaders on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient/resident care.
• Exercises fiscal responsibility for expenditures and understands trends and variances in collaboration with Nurse Managers.

DELIVERS QUALITY CARE

• Ensures competency-based care is provided through ongoing supervision and evaluation of staff.
• Recognizes and responds to actual or potential events to ensure patient/resident safety.
• Recommends systems improvements.
• Demonstrates evidence-based decision making when addressing practice changes.
• Assisting the Nurse Managers and Directors in effective communication among team members.
• Providing handoff clinical report at the end of each shift.
• Analyzes, reviews and provides feedback for event reporting during the shift.
• Assists with orienting and evaluating the competency of agency, float, and/or per diem associates or delegating the responsibility to an appropriate individual.

DEVELOPS AND ENHANCES PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrates a willingness to learn, grow and seek new and innovative opportunities.
• Coordinates and/or provides learning experiences for professional development of staff.
• Reviews professional publications.
• Participates in professional societies/organizations.

PROMOTES HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT BY

• Promotes Patient/Resident safety through a Just Culture in the workplace.
• Complies with policies and procedures, rules and regulations governing environment of care and patient safety.
• Applying quality improvement techniques to improve deficiencies.
• Reviewing and revising policies, procedures and standards of care including appropriate references.
• Demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation and conducting drills (Code Blue, Fire, Internal Disaster, Bomb Threat, Priority Alert).

CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORT BY

• Developing channels of communication which will enhance working relations and service delivery between nursing shifts, units and hospitals.
• Establishing cooperative, collaborative relationships among disciplines and departments.

COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ensures that all regulations, and standards are followed at the federal, state and local levels.
• Maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
• Maintains HIPAA Compliance.

DEMONSTRATES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY

• Remaining current in nursing and management knowledge and skills. Develops leadership skills in areas of responsibility.

• Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Work Experience
  • 2-4 years nursing experience required. Experience from related area of care preferred (Long Term Care, Rehabilitation, etc.)
  • 1-2 years Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Licenses / Certifications
  • Must have an active registered nurse (RN) license in PA.
  • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
    • For SPECIALTY (LTACH) and Rehabilitation Supervisors - Must obtain ACLS within six (6) months of employment and then maintain certification throughout employment.

    • For PEDIATRICS (PEDS) - PALS certification preferred (must be acquired within first 6 months of employment).

  • Certification in Rehabilitation Nursing preferred (must be acquired within 2-3 years of hire into Supervisor role for rehabilitation hospital).
  • For SPECIALTY - Certification in Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) preferred (must be acquired within 2 years of employment, 1750 hours in direct care of acutely/ critically ill patients, with 875 of those hours accrued in the most recent year preceding application).