Registered Nurse; RN - Nursing Supervisor - Memorial Regional Medical Center

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Nursing Supervisor - Memorial Regional Medical Center
** Memorial Regional Medical Center*
* Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

Supervises the clinical and administrative functions of the Hospital through proven management skills during designated tour of duty.  Provides leadership and direction to nursing staff, collaborates with physicians and other departments throughout the Hospital, and the community in problem solving and resolution.  Combines clinical skills, and organizational and administrative abilities to provide quality patient care through innovation.

Employment Qualifications

+ Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a BSN preferred.

+ Must be licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the State of Virginia.

+ Should have 3-5yearsrecent clinical experience including work experience in a supervisory role.

+ Must be CPR certified and be able to perform both adult and child CPR in any setting throughout the hospital.

+ ACLS and PALS certifications (Can obtain during orientation)

Essential Job Functions

+ Performs hospital rounds to assess and evaluate the quality of patient care and toidentifyproblems and needs in all areas of the facility; implementsappropriate follow-upaction.

+ Serves as a clinical resource and support to nursing staff by performing patient assessment, inserting IV catheter, NG tube insertion and other patient related treatments andassistancewhen necessary. Provides assistance tostaff in the use of monitoring equipment, IVpumpsand other such equipment used in patient treatment. 

+ Acts as a resource person if the unit/division is unable to solve a staffing dilemma. Assistsstaff inutilizingstaff to improve productivity and reduce agency usage. 

+ Assigns bed placement for emergency admissions, directadmissionsand transfers, considering patient comfort and need, unit staffing and workload.  Obtains patient status from attending physician on direct admits

+ Initiates appropriate counselingand disciplinary action of employees in the Nurse Manager's absencein accordance with Human Resources and the Department of Nursing policies; this includes following policyregardingsubstance abuse.

+ Coordinates and performs patient transportformone area to another toexpeditepatient movement when needed.  Utilizes resources tomaintainpatient flow and avoid diversion

+ Respondsimmediatelyto all codes, Code Atlas and Code Red to assist assess needs and take appropriate actionsaccording to policy.

Initiates snow and disaster plans when necessary.

+ Reviews andsigns

EMTALAformsto assure transfers are documented correctly.

+ Resource for Care Management. Assists with resolving issues of nursing home placement, transportation, adoption and DME on evenings,nightsand weekends. Assistsstaff with accurately reflecting discharge disposition in computer.

+ Communicates with andassistssupervisors in Housekeeping with patient flow and housekeeping issues. Prioritiesbed cleaning in a coordinated effort with the EVS supervisor.

+ Assistsas needed to coordinate ancillary services to provide procedures for patients, i.e., Cath Lab, OR, CT, etc.

+ Procures equipment,supplies and patient nourishment in the absence of ancillary personnel.  Utilizes Agilitytrackingfor equipment needs. Transportsremainsto morgue and replaces the code cart.

+ Resolves complaints as expediently as possible, communicatingincidentandresolutiontoappropriate management and/or notifying the administrator on-call.  Acts as Patient Advocate on off shifts.

+ Utilizes Risk Management asresourcein resolving patient care issues.

+ Provides review of protocols for Blood,TBand Flu exposure.  Functions in place of Employee Wellness and Infection Control RN on off shifts.

+ Utilizes aproblem solvingapproach when dealing with conflict resolution between staff members, medical staff,visitorsor other hospital employees.

+ Serves asadministrativeresource for staff, physicians, patients, and families in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures.

+ Provides support to families in conjunction with Pastoral Care and Patient Advocates.

+ Notifiesappropriateperson of unusual hospitaloccurrence;e.g., patient's concerns, personnel conflict and any other emergency situations.

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