Registered Nurse House Supervisor - Nursing Float Pool - Relocation Required

This job requires relocation.

Description\n
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Summary:

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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.

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Responsibilities:

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• 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
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• Screens incoming patients for appropriateness of admission/transfer and facilitates placement in proper level of care
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• 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
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• Consults with administrator on-call as appropriate
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• Arranges/facilitates emergency operations as needed
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• Performs clinical functions as needed
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• Intervenes in patient, family associated, and physician complaints and follows up with director/manager and patient advocate as appropriate
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• Provides staffing for oncoming shift; assigns staff utilizing appropriate mix of full time, PRN and agency staff to meet each unit’s needs
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• Makes changes in KRONOS scheduling to represent the most recent staffing plan
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• Monitors and utilizes competency/orientation check lists for temporary reassignment of hospital staff and assignment of agency staff
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• Performs PFT reviews on PRN Pool associates
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• Provides input to director on staff performance
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• Works collaboratively with other house supervisors and staffing personnel within the region to effectively utilize the PRN pool
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Requirements:

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• Associate's Degree in Nursing
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• RN License in state of employment or compact
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• BLS
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Work Schedule:

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7AM - 7PM

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Work Type:

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Full Time

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