SUPERVISOR, NURSING

Job Summary/Overall Objectives

This position is responsible for supporting the inpatient nursing units at Frick Hospital with day-to-day operations, staff engagement, and patient experience. Functions may include processing payroll, mentoring and supporting newly hired staff,  scheduling of staff, ensuring that all staff meeting yearly training requirements, monitoring of quality metrics, , facilitating staff meetings,  This role complies with and oversees nursing unit compliance with practices that adhere to infection control policies and promote a safe environment of care as identified by the organization, state, Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulatory agencies. Additionally, the supervisor collaborates with other departments for process improvement and patient flow. 

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Align department with strategy maps and continually work to implement drivers in support of Independence Health System’s mission and vision.
• Act promptly to resolve problems and initiate better ways of doing things by acting as a catalyst for change.
• Establish and maintain a safe working environment and assure staff complies with safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines.
• Equitably apply policies and procedures by issuing corrective action in a fair and consistent manner.
• Assess customer’s needs, exceed customer expectations, and consider customers in decision making to improve customer satisfaction.
• Act on most urgent tasks, leverage available resources, review own workload, implement workable systems, and provide clear direction.
• This position has direct supervisory responsibilities and serves as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
• Management responsibilities include hiring, coaching, skills development, recognition and rewards, staff productivity and performance management.
• Articulate compelling program direction and translate direction into goals.
• Model and exemplify leadership in a consistent and proactive manner.
• Lead change in a complex healthcare environment.
• Support the system’s mission, vision, and values
• Act promptly to resolve problems and initiate better ways of doing things by acting as a catalyst for change.
• Implement at least one process improvement initiative for department on an annual basis.
• Investigate root case analysis of recurring problems and take appropriate action.
• Tie contributions to bigger goals while influencing and persuading others by building commitment among diverse groups.
• Demonstrate ability to eliminate silos by modeling actions and setting examples and influence others to think and act as a unified health system.
• Challenge oneself to a higher level of performance by taking responsibility for professional growth and development.
• Hold self and others accountable and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Establish and maintain a safe working environment and ensure staff comply with safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines.
• Equitably apply policies and procedures by issuing corrective action in a fair and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate expectation of confidentiality by continually encouraging staff to follow HIPPA guidelines
• Assess customers’ needs, exceed customer expectations, and consider customers in decision making to improve customer satisfaction.
• Actively and positively promote the Respect and Recognition initiatives by supporting staff participation in committee membership, activities, and projects.
• Analyze issues before acting, generate creative ideas, detect patterns and connections, and break down complex problems.
• Practice participatory leadership by involving staff in decision-making and problem solving.
• Act on most urgent tasks, leverage available resources, review own workload, implement workable systems, and provide clear direction.
• Provide constructive feedback to help others improve performance and articulate areas of deficiency.
• Provide opportunities for staff to actively provide input into decision-making process.
• Update stakeholders on project progress.
• Facilitate open communication, diffuse sources of conflict, demonstrate respect for others, and diplomatically negotiate solutions.
• Facilitate teamwork through coaching and mentoring staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]

Required Qualifications/Experience

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program and two plus (2+) years of Nursing experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required at time of hire or obtain within two (2) years of hire or transfer.
• Zero (0) to Two (2) years supervisory/management experience in functional area.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of functional area.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Supervisor experience in nursing.

License, Certification & Clearances

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
• Current ACLS or completion within one (1) year of hire/transfer date into department.
• NIH Stroke Scale – current or within six (6) months of hire/transfer into department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

Essential – Absolute Necessity.

Marginal – Minimal Necessity.

Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.

Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.

Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.

 

Physical Condition

Essential

Marginal

Constantly

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Extreme Heat

Extreme Cold

Heights

Confined Spaces

Extreme Noise(>85dB)

Mechanical Hazards

Use of Vibrating Tools

Operates Vehicle (Company)

Operates Heavy Equipment

Use of Lifting/Transfer Devices

Rotates All Shifts

8 Hours Shifts

10-12 Hours Shifts

On-Call

Overtime(+8/hrs/shift; 40/hrs/wk)

Travel Between Sites

Direct Patient Care

Respirator Protective Equipment

Eye Protection

Head Protection (hard hat)

Hearing Protection

Hand Protection

Feet, Toe Protection

Body Protection

Latex Exposure

Solvent Exposure

Paint (direct use) Exposure

Dust (sanding) Exposure

Ethylene Oxide Exposure

Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure

Blood/Body Fluid Exposure

Chemicals (direct use) Exposure

Mist Exposure

Wax Stripper (direct use)

Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure

Ionizing Radiation Exposure

Laser Exposure

Physical Demands

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

Essential – Absolute Necessity.

Marginal – Minimal Necessity.

Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.

Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.

Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.

Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.

Physical Condition

Essential

Marginal

Constantly

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Bending (Stooping)

Sitting

Walking

Climbing Stairs

Climbing Ladders

Standing

Kneeling

Squatting (Crouching)

Twisting/Turning

Keyboard/Computer Operation

Gross Grasp

Fine Finger Manipulation

Hand/Arm Coordination

Pushing/Pulling(lbs. of force)

Carry

Transfer/Push/Pull Patients

Seeing Near w/Acuity

Feeling (Sensation)

Color Vision

Hearing Clearly

Pulling/Pushing Objects Overhead

Reaching Above Shoulder Level

Reaching Forward

Lifting Floor to Knuckle

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Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle

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Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder

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Lifting Shoulder to Overhead

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When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

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