House Supervisor - Southside Regional Medical Center

House Supervisor - Southside Regional Medical Center

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With a legacy that spans over 150 years, Bon Secours is a network that is dedicated to providing excellent care through exceptional people. At every level, everyone on our teams has embraced the call to provide compassionate care. Here, you can work with others who share common values and use your skills to help extend care to all of our communities.

• Part‑time, 12‑hour shifts

• 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 3-5 years recent 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).

• Performs hospital rounds to assess and evaluate the quality of patient care and to identify problems and needs in all areas of the facility; implements appropriate follow‑up action.
• 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 and assistance when necessary. Provides assistance to staff in the use of monitoring equipment, IV pumps and other such equipment used in patient treatment.
• Acts as a resource person if the unit/division is unable to solve a staffing dilemma. Assists staff in utilizing staff to improve productivity and reduce agency usage.
• Assigns bed placement for emergency admissions, direct admissions and transfers, considering patient comfort and need, unit staffing and workload. Obtains patient status from attending physician on direct admits.
• Initiates appropriate counseling and disciplinary action of employees in the Nurse Manager’s absence in accordance with Human Resources and the Department of Nursing policies; this includes following policy regarding substance abuse.
• Coordinates and performs patient transport from one area to another to expedite patient movement when needed. Utilizes resources to maintain patient flow and avoid diversion.
• Responds immediately to all codes, Code Atlas and Code Red to assess needs and take appropriate actions according to policy. Initiates snow and disaster plans when necessary.
• Reviews and signs EMTALA forms to assure transfers are documented correctly.
• Resource for Care Management. Assists with resolving issues of nursing home placement, transportation, adoption and DME on evenings, nights and weekends. Assists staff with accurately reflecting discharge disposition in computer.
• Communicates with and assists supervisors in Housekeeping with patient flow and housekeeping issues. Priorities bed cleaning in a coordinated effort with the EVS supervisor.
• Assists as 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 Agility tracking for equipment needs. Transports remains to morgue and replaces the code cart.
• Resolves complaints as expediently as possible, communicating incident and resolution to appropriate management and/or notifying the administrator on‑call. Acts as Patient Advocate on off shifts.
• Utilizes Risk Management as resource in resolving patient care issues.
• Provides review of protocols for Blood, TB and Flu exposure. Functions in place of Employee Wellness and Infection Control RN on off shifts.
• Utilizes a problem‑solving approach when dealing with conflict resolution between staff members, medical staff, visitors or other hospital employees.
• Serves as administrative resource 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.
• Notifies appropriate person of unusual hospital occurrence; e.g., patient’s concerns, personnel conflict and any…