House Supervisor, Nursing

Job Summary

The House Supervisor at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing effective leadership, managing nursing units, and ensuring adequate staffing levels. This role acts as a clinical resource for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, responds to clinical emergencies, and collaborates with the Transfer Center to assign patients to nursing units. The supervisor oversees and guides a team of employees to ensure efficient task completion, promoting teamwork and effective coordination.

• Leadership:
  Demonstrates effective leadership skills and serves as a role model for staff and peers.
• Management:
  Organizes and manages nursing service activities within the main unit in compliance with the medical plan of care; coordinates with the Transfer Center regarding appropriate assignment of patients to nursing units.
• Supervision:
  Responsible for evaluating work performance of nursing service employees in terms of patient care, unit relations, and efficiency of service.
• Training:
  Assures adequately trained staff for safe and effective care working in conjunction with the staffing office and nurse managers.
• Budget:
  Considers budgetary staffing allowances when making staffing assignments.
• Clinical:
  Functions as a clinical resource person for pediatric and adolescent patients; provides a variety of clinical functions/nursing skills to adult and geriatric patients; responds to codes and other clinical emergencies.

• Associate’s Degree of Science in Nursing (Required)
• Bachelor’s Degree In Science in Nursing (Preferred)

• RN – Registered Nurse – State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure (Required)
• Must be licensed as an RN in the state of Mississippi (Required)
• Upon Hire – ACLS, PALS, CPR certifications required (Required)

• 4–6 years of experience; prior knowledge and experience in the area of supervision (3–5 years preferred).

• Maintain current knowledge of nursing standards of practice, regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Meet continuing education requirements.
• Provide age-appropriate care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Supervise staffing of nursing personnel on each unit for each tour of duty.
• Evaluate work performance and conduct yearly performance appraisals of assigned group of Resource Pool employees.
• Direct and implement nursing plan of care; collaborate with Transfer Center and unit charge nurses to determine appropriate bed assignments; direct bed assignments during high census and bed alerts.
• Attend nursing management meetings to discuss operation, need, and programs for improvement.
• Complete all required leadership classes.
• Serve on committees as appointed by Vice President or Director.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to all customers/co‑workers, and in all aspects of patient care and job performance.