Nurse Supervisor (1783)

Job Code/Title: Nurse Supervisor

Department Name: Nursing

Reports To (Title): Director of Nursing

FLSA: Non-Exempt            

Summary: Nurse Supervisor is responsible for managing staff, overseeing patient care and ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Participates in hiring of nursing staff employees.
• Supervises nursing staff and makes daily physician and task assignments.
• Responsible for maintaining personnel operations including performance appraisals, time clock reporting and paid time off requests.
• Coordinates and maintains the required training and competencies of staff.
• Provides leadership and guidance to assigned staff. Identifies learning opportunities, provides effective coaching and feedback, and develops corrective action plans as appropriate.
• Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing services with physicians, to identify opportunities for improving services and patient outcomes.
• Evaluates staff competencies by direct observation, peer overview, orientation, and employee input, documenting this in the appropriate system.
• Responsible for ordering all clinical supplies for the facility. 
• Collaborates with nursing staff at all levels, interdisciplinary teams, executive staff, and other stakeholders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of program services.
• Delegates responsibilities appropriate to licensure, education, and experience of staff.
• Monitors and evaluates appropriate utilization of staff in collaboration with other stakeholders.
• Required to work 36 clinical hours a week.

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•    Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean and wears appropriate identification while on duty.
•    Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements.  Maintains professional growth and development.
•    Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected.
•    Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the patient population served.
•    Reports to work on time as scheduled; adheres to policies regarding notification of absence.
•    Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings.
•    Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
•    Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
•    Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
•    Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if applicable. 
•    Consistently demonstrates Guest Relation’s skills to patients, physicians, visitors, employees, and any other individuals with whom they may come in contact.
•    Consistently follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures.
•    HIPAA: Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with HIPAA privacy laws, follow hospital policy in provision of patient confidentiality. Able to identify patient confidentiality issues and reports to proper hospital personnel immediately.
•    Compliance: Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with standards set forth in Rise Community Hospital Code of Conduct, Rise Community Hospital policy and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable standards.
•    Employee must maintain a courteous and respectful attitude toward fellow employees, staff, contractors, vendors and the public at all times. Employee must avoid loud, profane, or unprofessional language at all times during the performance of duties. It is immediate grounds for termination if Employee engages in misconduct or is incompetent or negligent in the proper performance of duties or is disorderly, dishonest, intoxicated, or discourteous.

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
   

Disclaimer:

This description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work for this position.  It is not intended to describe minor duties or other responsibilities that may be periodically assigned.

            Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.  Additional state requirements as applicable. Graduate of an accredited nursing program