Med​/Surg Rn Supervisor

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the CNO, incumbent accomplishes the MSU Department’s strategic objectives by providing leadership for all nursing clinical staff through being a team leader, preceptorship, mentor, and active team membership. The Med/Surg RN Supervisor is expected to uphold and set the example of professional conduct of the profession and consistently display planning and organizing the assigned functions required to operate and maintain departmental activities and services.

Incumbent will support and provide strong leadership in improving the quality of care with evidence-based practice and best practices. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Functions as the RN Supervisor, with 24-hour responsibility for nursing services on the Med-Surg Unit.
• Plans the work for the unit, adjusting work schedules as needed to meet staffing and patient care needs.
• Implement personnel management procedures, training and career development plans, grievance procedures, safety practices as well as specific orientation and training of each employee.
• Recommends, initiates various personnel actions, performance awards, and disciplinary actions for employees at level of authority and works collaboratively with other Nursing leaders to meet Division of Nursing, hospital and federal initiatives and goals.
• Perform the full range of patient care duties, as a working supervisor when needed.
• Participate in and support efforts of various nursing and hospital-wide committees for hospital improvement and quality initiatives at Sage Memorial.
• Maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances including Joint Commission Accreditation.
• Oversee patient care and delegated functions based upon the nursing process and in compliance with policy and procedure and standards of care.
• Responsible for daily assessment of the overall quality of nursing care being provided.
• Responsible for motivating, teaching, coordinating orientation, and assisting nursing department staff members in providing skilled nursing care.
• Ensure confidentiality of all employee information.
• Complete employee evaluations accordingly and within the required time frame.
• Display a professional spirit that fosters positive working relationships.
• Provide written monthly and quarterly reports as required to the CNO.
• Will uphold and be responsible for identifying and participating in quality improvement projects/QAPI in departmental, division, and hospital-wide initiatives.
• Responsible for monitoring and tracking all Med/Surg national metrics and works with Medical and Nursing clinical leadership to address issues to ensure Sage Memorial is in compliance with regulations and good standing with quality metrics.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating all required logs (e.g. Restraints, Transfusion, Code Blue Critiques, etc.)
• Create and maintain MSU nursing budget annually to ensure appropriate funds for staffing, supplies, equipment, and programs.
• Provide and support activities regarding implementation or hospital policy on Patient’s Rights and Responsibilities.
• Provide evidence-based education and programs to support the MSU nurses in providing up to date patient educational materials.
• Responsible for ensuring all nursing staff have completed and are in compliance with required competencies of the unit.
• Ensure translation services are available for Navajo patients.
• Will serve as a superuser of different programs and equipment and act as a resource person for staff in training and competencies.
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