Nurse Supervisor, Per Diem

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Manager of Hospital Supervisors and CNO is responsible for supervision, staffing, and scheduling of all Nursing and Behavioral Health Staff during their shift. Serves as first-line administrator in consultation with the Nursing Administrator on Call and D.O.C. as needed. Provides clinical support for decision making as well as direct patient care. Ensures that policies and procedures are observed.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence, as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition, our leaders will demonstrate an aptitude for:
Ensure Accountability and Build Effective Teams Drive Vision and Purpose and Optimize Work Processes By applying core and leadership competencies, leaders help Brown University Health achieve its strategic goals.

Is accountable for the creation and support of a workplace culture of safety, including team approaches to patient safety, an atmosphere which promotes reporting of safety incidents, and which places focus on staffing, communication, and prevention of adverse outcomes. Accountable to support the Hospital-wide patient safety program in all areas. Rounds on all units throughout the shift; obtaining report from all charge RNs at the start and end of the shift.

Serves as a member of the code team, leading as necessary. Ensures adequate staff response and facilitating debriefing process. Provides clinical support and guidance as needed. Acts as immediate Incident Commander when situation warrants. Identifies and manages risk; checks in with Charge RN on a regular basis throughout the shift. Ensures compliance with Brown University Health/Bradley policies. Ensures adequate Nursing/Milieu staffing.

Serves as first line nursing administrator during evening, night, weekends and holiday shifts. Coordinates admissions including registration of patients when Patient Registration Department is closed. Off hours liaison for Pharmacy, Laboratory and Medical Supply services. Regularly reads email and responds to pager alerts and requests in a timely manner. Observes and enforce all general hospital policies, rules and regulations. Compliance with Net Learning assignments and certifications without lapse, independent of reminders.

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:
Graduate of a school of nursing with current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island. Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. Maintain current Safety Care, AHA BLS certification and Lead RN training.

Three to five years of recent acute psychiatric nursing experience. Two years of hospital supervisory experience preferred.

All Nursing staff

Pay Range: $43.43-$86.87

EEO Statement:
Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Bradley Hospital - 1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy East Providence, Rhode Island 02915

Work Type:
Cover shifts as needed, required to work 1 major and 1 minor holiday

Work Shift:

Variable

Daily

Hours:

Per Diem - As required

Driving

Required:

No

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University:
Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's;
The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children;
Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services;
Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful,…