RN House Supervisor – Nursing Administration

At Powell Valley Healthcare, providing quality healthcare to our community is our top priority. We are located in the heart of Powell, Wyoming; just 25 miles outside of Cody. We believe in creating positive and safe environments for both our patients and our staff. Being part of our organization means becoming a cornerstone in the patient experience and their care.

Here at PVHC, we offer a wide array of benefits in a way that allows you to choose options and build a package that works best for you. Some of the benefits we offer include:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term disability coverage
• PTO – New employees accrue the equivalent of up to twenty daysof PTO withing their first calendar year
• EIB (Extended Illness Bank) – Our version of accrued sick leave
• Nine paid holidays which includes two personal holidays
• Tuition Savings Plan
• Opportunities to cash out PTO for personal use, student loan payments, and in-house medical bills
• Tuition reimbursement – up to $5,000 per year
• Fun to be Fit program and Club Dauntless Membership Discount
• HRA – Flex spending accounts

POSITION SUMMARY:

Delivery of safe, efficient, quality patient/resident care through the use of the nursing process which consists of assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation. Initiates, plans and participates in patient/resident and family education. Supervises and guides staff in the absence of the department leader and accepts responsibility for care given. Maintains the standards for professional nursing. Serves as the point person for the staff, Physician, patients, families and visitors.

Works in collaboration with all members of the healthcare team, as well as with the patients/residents, families and visitors.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Staff the oncoming shift and addresses changes in staffing needs as they occur as well as census fluctuation. Will document on the House Supervisor report sheet every shift and justify staffing decision to the department leader and CNO as requested.
• Represents administrative leadership and acts according to leadership standards, including but not limited to the safeguarding of confidential, privileged, or sensitive information.
• Assist with patient care in all areas, as required.
• Serve as administrative resource person to staff.
• Communicate pertinent information to on-coming house supervisor. Read and document in Supervisor’s Communication Book to assure passage of accurate and current information to all supervisors. “the Book of Knowledge.”
• Document details of potential disciplinary/behavior problems, staff sick calls, tardiness, absenteeism, and any other patient/resident/visitor unusual events or safety concerns in the Occurrence Reporting System.
• Assist nursing leadership with employee evaluations through input and anecdotal note documentation of both positive and negative observations.
• Act as nursing staff representative to physicians.
• Respond to all emergencies and resuscitation. Assume team leader responsibility during resuscitation unless primary nurse is already performing in that role. The house supervisor will function as leader during a Rapid Response Call.
• Evaluate quality of nursing care in all areas. LTC will be rounded on by the House supervisor 3 times per shift and documented on the shift report. Inpatients will be rounded on one time per shift prior to noon and Midnight, ensuring patient goals are updated on the patient white boards. House supervisor will round on the ED two times per shift.
• Oversee and coordinate admissions, transfers and discharges during the shift.
• Supervise staff in maintaining adequate drug records; initiate action to correct errors in the narcotic count. Perform narcotic count on Inpatient Services Unit each shift.
• Assume responsibility for staff performance during the shift. Will participate in simulation and any education drills. This will include but is not be limited to Mock Code Blue Drills, fire drills, and emergency preparedness drills.
• Serve as clinical resource person to staff. Be available and willing to teach as the need arises. Maintain current knowledge and adhere to PVHC Policies, Procedures, and behavior standards.
• Support administrative…