Description

Summary: Assures appropriate staffing is maintained on all Nursing Units; responsible for the clinical and administrative supervision of overall hospital activities in the absence of Administration and Nursing Director/Managers. Responsibilities:

* Provides supervision and guidance to all areas by visiting units/departments throughout the shift to ascertain status of areas, interpreting policies and regulations to staff patients, and visitors, coordinating placement/transfer of patients, and responding to staffing issues * Screens incoming patients for appropriateness of admission/transfer and facilitates placement in proper level of care * Functions at all times as the hospital administrative representative by acting as hospital spokesperson, as appropriate, investigating incidents and events and taking appropriate action, interview to provide assistance in problem-solving, and conveying a positive image of the hospital * Consults with administrator on-call as appropriate * Arranges/facilitates emergency operations as needed * Performs clinical functions as needed * Intervenes in patient, family associated, and physician complaints and follows up with director/manager and patient advocate as appropriate * Provides staffing for oncoming shift; assigns staff utilizingappropriate mix of full time, PRN and agency staff to meet each unit's needs * Makes changes in KRONOS scheduling to represent the most recent staffing plan * Monitors and utilizes competency/orientation check lists for temporary reassignment of hospital staff and assignment of agency staff * Performs PFT reviews on PRN Pool associates * Provides input to director on staff performance * Works collaboratively with other house supervisors and staffing personnel within the region to effectively utilize the PRN pool

Requirements:

* Associate's Degree in Nursing * RN License in state of employment or compact * BLS

Work Schedule:

7AM - 7PM Work Type: Full Time