Clinical Practice Supervisor

Summary Under the Direction of the VP of Nursing and in collaboration with the Nursing Supervisors, the Clinical Practice Supervisor is an experienced critical care or emergency department registered nurse who serves as an expert clinical resource throughout the hospital. The role focuses on early recognition and intervention for patients who are clinically deteriorating outside the ICU and Emergency Department, helping prevent cardiac arrest and other adverse events.

They are clinical experts in assessment, in depth chart analysis, and ensuring regulatory readiness by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing practice along with supervisory evaluation of RN’s during rounding and clinically significant events. The Clinical Practice Supervisor must possess strong problem-solving skills, incorporate organizational awareness, make effective use of team resources and be able to engage with staff, patients, families and clinical leadership in a professional, constructive and non-judgmental manner.

• Education/Licensure:
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Current New Hampshire Registered Nurse license
• Required Certifications BLS (American Heart Association) ACLS (American Heart Association)
• Preferred/Encouraged Certifications CCRN TNCC PALS CSU-ALS BD Fundamentals of Ultrasound for Vascular Access Placement
• Experience Minimum 3 years of Critical Care or Emergency Department RN experience
• Demonstrated leadership progression
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and staff education

• Identifies patients at risk for clinical deterioration through assessment of vital signs, labs, medications, history, and clinical status.
• Leads Rapid Response Teams (RRT), stroke activations, and Code Blue events.
• Provides expert bedside clinical support during emergencies.
• Serves as a hospital wide mentor and real time educator for bedside nursing staff.
• Coordinates communication among physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Delegates and supervises nursing care during emergencies.
• Supports patients and families during critical events.
• Ensures complete and accurate documentation.
• Conducts post-event debriefings to improve team performance.
• Participates in regulatory readiness, quality improvement, education, and organizational initiatives.

• Advanced critical care assessment skills
• Rapid clinical decision-making
• Leadership under pressure
• Excellent communication
• Strong critical thinking
• Team collaboration
• Coaching and mentoring abilities
• Professionalism and emotional intelligence
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Team management- real time feedback to staff, management of clinical situation
• In the moment education of staff in critical clinical situations.

• Rapid Response Team leadership
• Early recognition of patient deterioration
• Hospital-wide clinical consultation
• Staff education and mentorship
• Quality improvement and regulatory readiness
• Hands-on critical care expertise
• Supervision and evaluation of RN/LNA clinical competencies.

• Provides operational leadership during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, serving as a clinical and administrative resource to nursing staff and interdisciplinary teams.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Directors, Nursing Managers and Nursing Supervisors to oversee daily clinical operations, patient flow, staffing coordination, and resource allocation to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care.
• Assists in evaluating staffing needs based on patient acuity, census, and organizational priorities, making recommendations to optimize workforce utilization while maintaining quality and patient safety.
• Participates in interviewing, onboarding, orientation, and competency validation of new nursing staff, supporting successful integration into the organization.
• Manages, coaches, mentors, and develops nursing staff through performance feedback, clinical consultation, and professional development opportunities, fostering accountability, engagement, and continuous learning.
• Participates in performance management initiatives by identifying opportunities for…