Nursing House Supervisor
Company: University of New Mexico - Hospitals
Location: Rio Rancho
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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Job Description:
Receive 17% weekday nights, 26% weekend nights, or 15% weekend
day shift differentials! Department: Nursing Services Administratio
- SRMC FTE: 0.60 Part Time Shift: Nights Position Summary:
Responsible for the overall operations, and implementation and
evaluation of activities for inpatient and emergency care at SRMC.
Devotes a majority of work time to supervisory duties and regularly
directs the work of two or more other employees. Role
accountabilities will ensure the delivery of optimal and safe
patient care which includes fiscal management, standards
compliance, clinical practice, staff development, oversight and
active participation in clinical practice, and performance
improvement activities that evaluate program effectiveness. Role
includes frequent new and varied work situations. The role involves
a high degree of complexity. Role operates independently with
minimal supervision. Role works to determine own practices and
procedures and also contribute to the development of new concepts.
Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and
procedures. Patient care may include Neonate, Adolescent, Adult,
and Geriatric age groups. Detailed responsibilities: * PATIENT
SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and
protocols * PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to
patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety
through questioning of current policies and processes * PATIENT
SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions
and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk * PATIENT
SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns,
medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner * PATIENT
SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own
care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that
they don't understand or may "not seem right" * COORDINATION -
Collaborate with Admitting Office, physicians, and patient care
areas when needed as consultant to facilitate appropriate patient
placement based on admitting service, diagnosis, acuity, census,
and staffing considerations * DECISION MAKING - Participate in key
decision making regarding overall planning, work redesign, and
staff development associated with implementing changes in patient
care delivery * MISCELLANEOUS - Perform miscellaneous job-related
duties as assigned * UTILIZATION - Facilitate between
hospital/system administration, departments, and medical staff
ensuring cost-effective utilization of products, services,
processes and resources * COMPLIANCE - Ensure compliance with all
regulatory agencies, governing health care delivery and the rules
of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring Hospital operations
and programs and physical properties; initiate changes as required
* EVALUATION - Administers or makes recommendations regarding
performance evaluations, promotions, administration of personnel
policies with staff, hiring or discipline * POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures,
objectives, and quality assurance programs * PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through
participation in educational programs, reading current literature,
attending in-services, meetings and workshops * GUIDELINES AND
STANDARDS - Organize and direct clinical practice in collaboration
with the program medical director through development,
implementation and maintenance of practice guidelines/standards *
QUALITY - Actively participate in nursing strategic initiatives
such as quality improvement and monitoring, regulatory compliance,
recruitment and retention of staff and patient and employee
satisfaction * LIAISON - Act as a resource & liaison among the
hospital, department, health system entities, other institutions
and agencies * TRANSFERS - Participate and authorize transfers to
and from other facilities with appropriate physicians, and
reviewing all paperwork prior to ensure EMTLA guidelines are met *
REPORTING - Reports any incidents, and convey staff concerns and
identified problems to Administration * PATIENT CARE - Assign
duties in accordance in conjunction with the unit director or
designee with the plan of care, patient needs, and within the scope
of staff qualifications and licensure/certification/registry, being
able to reallocate staff via floating, implementing census
management as necessary to balance patient care needs with
decisions that reflect concern for the quality of care and cost
effective use of resources * SUPERVISION - Supervise and direct
staff providing patient care; accountable for care provided to
patients on assigned shifts. Round on all departments on
responsible shifts, meeting with Charge Nurse to evaluate unit
needs * PATIENT CARE - Assist with or institute emergency measures
for sudden, adverse developments in patients as Lead Rapid Response
nurse; respond to all Code Blue events and initiate ACLS protocols
as necessary * LIAISON - Act as liaison as necessary between
physicians, staff, patients, families, and other departments to
promote and facilitate communication, problem solving,
decision-making, crisis intervention, resource utilization, and
conflict management * PATIENT SAFETY - Report potential and actual
patient safety, concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a
timely manner thru the chain of command and document within the PSN
system * PATIENT CARE - Establish a compassionate environment by
providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient,
friends and families Qualifications Education: Essential: * Program
Graduate Nonessential: * Bachelor's Degree Education
specialization: Essential: * Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate
Nonessential: * BSN or MSN Experience: Essential: 4 years directly
related experience Nonessential: Credentials: Essential: * Basic
Arrhythmia Cert w/in 1 year * PALS w/in 6 months of position * RN
in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM * CPR for
Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days * Advanced
Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months * Trauma Nursing
Core Course (TNCC) w/in 6 months of hire Nonessential: * Instructor
in BLS, ACLS, PALS and/or TNCC * National Certification Physical
Conditions: Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force
occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or
greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move
objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for
Light Work. Working conditions: Essential: * Med Haz: Dirt, dust,
fumes, odors, bad weather, noise Department: Registered Nurse
Keywords: University of New Mexico - Hospitals, Albuquerque , Nursing House Supervisor, Healthcare , Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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