Supervisor Nursing - Specialty Hospital LTACH

RN LTACH - Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital

The Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital has been helping patients recover from complex medical conditions and injuries since 2000. The first long-term acute-care hospital (LTACH) in the region, we help patients who are too medically fragile to transfer to a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation hospital or their home after a hospital stay. In addition to general rehabilitation, our team is renowned for their expertise in ventilator weaning and respiratory care.

Plan, direct, or coordinate the daily patient/resident care activities in the clinical environment. The Nurse Supervisor is accountable for the delivery of nursing and patient/resident care services. Acts as the highest-ranking on-site leader in the absence of other administrative/clinical leader for the service/location. The position reports to the Director of Nursing of the site. The Nurse Supervisor will foster the mission and core values of the GSRN in their daily practice.

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.

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