Nursing Administration Supervisor

Conifer Health Solutions•West Palm Beach, FL

13h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse who oversees the patient care on each shift, weekends and holidays. Responsible for patient throughput and bed placement. Assists with Guest Relations Coordination. Helps facilitate staffing effectiveness, EBM, and Professional and Technical Staff restraint compliance.

Requirements

Registered Nurse
BLS
ACLS competent
CPI- Due within 90 days of hire
3 years with at least one year in a middle management experience

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred

Responsibilities

Provides administrative support to staff in the absence of the Manager and/or Director or designee
Collaborates with all disciplines in coordination of quality patient care
Facilitates patient placement and timely patient throughput to the appropriate care setting
Responds immediately to emergency situations (i.e. rapid responses and all code situations)
Works collaboratively with Unit Shift Managers providing guidance and direction in daily operations
Adheres to and supports hospital and department policies, and acts as a resource for staff
Identifies and intervenes with Human Resource issues
Communicates these issues to appropriate Director/AOC
Participates in disciplinary action of staff, as warranted
Assists at month’s end to assure all renewals of licensures/certifications are completed, and keeps current with all communications from CNO/Risk etc. sharing information amongst supervisor group
Staffing standards maintained as outlined by individual department staffing plans/matrix
Collaborates with staff to assure schedules meet unit needs and to minimize the use of agency personnel
Competent in the utilization of Optilink for scheduling and Patient Activity System
Reviews appropriateness of the use of specialty beds for prevention of falls, pressure ulcers, and reminds staff to be compliant with evidence based practice criteria, i.e. core measures, POA and Falls prevention
Immediately responds to any patient/visitor complaint as they are received, appropriately involved Department Directors to help mitigate guest relations issues, whenever possible re-visits patients providing follow up, notifies CNO/Risk Manager if situation escalates beyond scope of responsibility, and rounds in patient rooms assuring completion of white boards as a means to engage patients and improve inpatient satisfaction
Achieve annual specific departmental goals as applicable
Functions as clinical resource to the staffing coordinator ensuring activity of unit matches staffing levels
Works with medical and case management staff to ensure appropriate placement of patients, and improve relationships among supervised colleagues/Nursing Directors