Promotive Only - Nurse Supervisor (2324) - Department of Public Health (PR0001)

City and County of San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

5d • $220,584 - $321,100

About The Position

Under general supervision, directs the professional nursing and auxiliary staff of a number of patient-care units; plans and directs activities to provide maximum care within the limits of budgetary provisions; participates in guidance, educational and in-service training; directs procurement of supplies and equipment; coordinates services with those of other departments; engages in research activities to improve nursing services and patient care; and performs related duties as required.
Requires responsibility for: carrying out, interpreting, coordinating and enforcing existing policies, methods and procedures pertaining to hospital nursing services; achieving considerable economies and preventing considerable losses through enforcement of proper use and handling of hospital equipment, materials and supplies; making regular contacts with professional nursing and auxiliary personnel, physicians and persons in other departments concerning general nursing matters, and with relatives and visitors of hospital patients; reviewing detailed reports and medical records of patients in assigned units/departments/divisions. Nature of duties requires sustained physical effort with occasional exposure to minor accident or health hazards or several disagreeable elements inherent in general hospital ward services and patient care.

Requirements

• Current Permanent Civil Service City Employee in class 2322 Nurse Manager, who passed probation
• LICENSE : Possession of a valid, including temporary or interim, California Registered Nurse License issued by the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
• EDUCATION: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and/or university in Nursing, Nursing Administration or a closely related field
• EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of experience, within the last five (5) years, in a designated nursing supervisory (e.g. nurse manager or charge nurse) or administrative leadership/support role.
• Substitution Three (3) years (equivalent to 6,000 hours) of additional nursing supervisory experience beyond the required may substitute for the education requirement.
• Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.
• One-year fulltime employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).
• Special Requirements: Special Qualifications including specialized knowledge, abilities, education, experience, or license may be established for individual positions.
• Prior to appointment, permanent civil service employees must have passed probation in class 2322 Nurse Manager .

Responsibilities

• Directs and supervises the professional nursing staff and auxiliary personnel engaged in rendering patient care in various assigned units/departments/divisions; prepares work schedules, makes assignments and supervises activities and evaluates work performance.
• Coordinates services rendered with those of other departments; checks each unit/department/division to assure compliance with instructions.
• Supervises assigned personnel in units/departments/divisions; prepares and reviews related time and work performance reports and makes changes in personnel assignments as required or as directed by superior.
• Personally makes periodic routine unit/department/division visits; confers with nurse managers and staff nurses concerning all new patients; makes bedside visits to all seriously and critically ill patients; discusses specific problems with assigned nurses or physicians.
• Investigates complaints of patients and staff members; resolves difficulties or refers same to executive leadership; utilizes and makes interpretations of existing policies as related to nursing care in specific departments; reports unusual occurrences to superior; strives to establish and maintain good relations and good morale among all assigned personnel.
• Participates in planning and coordinating with other hospital department personnel in order to promote and provide maximum patient care; maintains high quality of in-service training and adequacy of training materials in order to insure continuous best performances.
• The Nursing Supervisor performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager