Nurse Supervisor PD

Leadership Role in Hospital Operations

Provide leadership and coordination of all hospital departments during evening and night hours in order to facilitate the functioning of the hospital as a synergistic, harmonious, and integrated environment in which the mission, vision and values of Newport Hospital will be fulfilled. In the absence of hospital department managers and administrators, oversee the operation of all hospital departments and interpret and enforce hospital policies.

Assist the nursing staff through clinical consultation, coordination of the particular nursing resources available and assists in the provision of nursing care to patients of all ages, including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients as needed. Case management when needed.

Responsibilities include maintaining current BLS and ACLS certification, coordination of patient care, ensuring the utilization of the nursing process by all staff members, demonstrating an understanding of nursing's mission, vision, and values, and making rounds to review work activity on nursing units and serve as a resource to staff. Assists in the provision of nursing care to patients of all ages, including neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients as needed.

Foresees potential problems and intervenes to offset adverse impact. Consults with admitting regarding placement of patients. Functions in the absence of case management when needed. Provides for services not available during night hours, e.g., medical records, pharmacy, and SSPD notifies unit/department leadership of all critical events.

Leadership includes collaborating with nursing management to ensure that the department's scope of services strives to meet the needs and expectations of internal and external customers. Creates a shared vision by developing and continuously communicating the nursing division's goals in alignment with the hospital's mission. Demonstrates flexibility and innovation to facilitate the changes required to improve operations or to enhance revenue, effectiveness, productivity, responsiveness, and other quality factors.

Demonstrates ability to respond to and provide direction on changing workload during crises and emergency situations. Demonstrates a confident and positive attitude with functional competency and technical credibility.

Exhibits effective decision-making skills. Develops strategic alliances that are mutually beneficial both inside and outside the organization. Networks toward new partnerships within the community. Serves as a role model in relation to customer service. Assists nursing management to ensure that department functions are in compliance with applicable regulatory, licensure and accreditation standards. Practices and promotes a philosophy of acquiring and imparting knowledge on a continuous basis.

Enhances professional knowledge and skills by such activities as participation in professional organizations or in local, regional, or national programs. Serves as an advocate of the hospital.

Human resource management and development includes demonstrating knowledge of employee relations policies and procedures, and implementing policies in a fair, equitable, and consistent manner. Assesses manpower needs, including number of staff, skill mix, and authorizes reassignment and replacement of staff and overtime to meet needs. Assists nursing management to assess the competence of employees upon hire, transfer, and on an annual basis.

Communicates clear performance expectations.

Key functions include providing input to department directors for ongoing performance assessment, providing recognition of staff's achievements, counseling employees in a proactive fashion to sustain or improve job performance, providing or recommending disciplinary action that is fair, objective, timely, and developmental. Promotes opportunities for teamwork among all staff. Promotes employees' participation in problem-solving and decision-making in matters affecting them. Collaborates with department directors to assess and analyze competency patterns and learning/educational needs of staff, based on supporting data.

Facilitates the orientation and education of nursing staff on the evening/night shifts and orients new employees to divisional policies and procedures. Develops and participates in inservice education programs for the nursing division. Serves as instructor (as qualified) and provides training to clinical staff for certification classes such as BLS and ACLS. Develops an ongoing department education and training plan which encompasses safety issues, competency, and continual improvement processes which can be linked to department goals.

Financial management includes monitoring staffing to ensure the optimal use of scheduled time and overtime for maximum productivity. Assists with cost containment by encouraging use of benefit time during periods of low census and/or low workload. Information management ensures the…