Nursing Supervisor,Evenings,North Pavilion Job Worcester area,Massachusetts USA,Nursing

Position: Nursing Supervisor, 24 Hour Evenings, North Pavilion
Exemption Status

Exempt

Hiring Range

$ - $ (based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details

Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours

7a-7p weekend/holiday, 3p-11p weekday

Shift

2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours

Cost Center

10020 - 0116 Nursing Supervision

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Acts as a resource to the nursing staff throughout the hospital. Has full authority to make decisions regarding nursing practice as outlined in the Nursing Practice Acts of Massachusetts within the framework of established unit, department, and hospital policies. Has authority, in emergency situations, to make decisions of a broader scope within this framework as a member of hospital administration; can assume responsibility and utilize additional resources available on call as needed.

Major

Responsibilities

Facilitates implementation of the nursing process by providing support and direction and by acting as the clinical and administrative resource person . In emergency situations assumes operational administrative authority.

Oversees and coordinates the work of nursing personnel in the absence of the responsible nurse manager or clinical director/associate director of nursing . Assumes responsibility for incoming sick calls and notification of units as required . Assigns/reassigns nursing personnel including critical care and acute care float personnel according to patient acuity/staffing changes . Anticipates patient care needs on the following shifts and takes appropriate action to meet those needs .

Directs nursing staff to appropriate resource personnel for management of patient care problems.

Assigns one-on-one Observation Assistants and maintains an up - to - date list of patients requiring one-on-one observation (University Campus).

Utilizes non-nursing, on call, personnel as appropriate ( Memorial Campus).

Responsible for bed management/admission process in the absence of the admission controller and in conjunction with UMMHC, physicians, Life flight, outlying/affiliated health care systems and the admissions department.

Identifies intra/interdepartmental problems and works with appropriate managers to resolve them.

Identifies educational needs of personnel and channels them appropriately.

Upon request from the Department of Nursing Education, serves as a preceptor for individual professional nursing students.

May provide input to performance evaluations of shift nursing personnel.

Offers guidance and support to nursing staff for nursing practice.

Assesses clinical nursing practice and makes appropriate recommendations and communicates pertinent issues and need for follow up to managers and directors.

Supports team building concept within the Department of Nursing . Supports and facilitates the concept of Professional Nursing.

Functions as resource support person to individuals/families in crisis with collaboration of social, spiritual, legal and security staff, if necessary.

Provides support, guidance , and coordination of urgent treatment for hospital personnel related to health risk incidents in the absence of employee health.

Collaborates with Public Relations to provide accurate /current patient information during shift hours with adherence to blackout, law and Medical Examiner enforcement guidelines.

Ensures that a safe environment is maintained for all patients and for hospital personnel on duty.

Directs procurement of equipment/supplies/records or other items necessary for patient care.

Standard Management Level Responsibilities

Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling,…

Nursing Supervisor, Evenings, North Pavilion