Supervisor, Patient Care NICU; Rotating Shifts

Supervisor, Patient Care NICU (Rotating Shifts) page is loaded## Supervisor, Patient Care NICU (Rotating Shifts) locations:
Milwaukee, WItime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition :
R12598
* At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.
** Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.
** We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.
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* ** Job Summary
** Responsible for shift supervision of nurses and technicians who provide direct patient care. Acts as an active member of the management team to support care management model, standards of nursing practice, legal regulations, and hospital policies.  The schedule for this role may fluctuate and will be based on department and staffing needs. One weekend shift every other week.

** Essential Functions
*** Supervises patient care activities on assigned shift and assigns the care of patients to staff nurses and nursing assistants.
* Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, terminations, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.
* Functions as an active member of the unit management team, assisting in making unit decisions. Communicates and explains management decisions to the staff.
* Acts as clinical resource to unit staff members and nurses on other units. Communicates and escalates significant clinical issues to leadership.
* Participates in unit, hospital, medical or nursing committees. Supports staff educational activities on the unit and works with educational services regarding staff development needs. Assists and supports staff members in their pursuit of professional goals.
* Communicates with peers to keep apprised of hospital wide activities. Plans for staffing needs of upcoming shifts and changes scheduling if necessary. Assumes all principle duties and responsibilities of a Pediatric Nurse as workload demands.
* Assists in making patient placement decisions on unit and works with other charge nurses, physicians Patient Care Manager, Patient Care Manager on-call and the Admitting Department to problem solve regarding patient placement issues. Assures patients are correctly classified on the assigned shift. Verifies and changes activity classification as necessary.
* Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development
** People Management Responsibility
*** Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development
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* Education:

*** Bachelor's Degree BSN required
* Master's Degree MSN preferred
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* Experience:

*** 2+ years technical experience necessary in order to gain knowledge of professional nursing practice and procedures, and proficiency in the care of complex pediatric patients, as well as experience in advance supervision in order to oversee unit staffing and activities of subordinate staff required
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* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

*** Analytical skills that are necessary to assess complex patient conditions effectively and to develop comprehensive plans of care. Synthesizes multiple sources of information to assist in the resolution of human responses to complex problems.
* Interpersonal and communication…