Nursing Supervisor

Nursing Supervisor

Provides 24/7 administrative and clinical leadership across the hospital during assigned shift. The Nursing Supervisor is responsible for ensuring safe, high-quality, and efficient patient care delivery through real-time coordination of staffing, patient flow, and resource allocation. Serves as the on-site representative of hospital leadership, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, supporting clinical decision-making, and responding to emergent situations.

Essential Functions

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
• Physical rounding and assessment of all patient care requirements and acuity across all
• Assess patient acuity and care requirements across all units to ensure appropriate staffing and resource allocation
• Develop and implement staffing plans based on acuity and census
• Ensure compliance with NJDOH, CMS, and Joint Commission standards
• Oversee patient flow, bed management, and throughput
• Respond to emergency situations and coordinate care
• Oversee infection prevention practices (CLABSI, CAUTI, sepsis)
• Ensure EMTALA compliance including screening and transfers
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations and RCA
• Support Just Culture and safe practice environment
• Facilitate patient/family conflict resolution
• Ensure HIPAA compliance and confidentiality
• Escalate unit specific issues to the assigned manager
• Escalate significant incidents and concerns to Administrator-On-Call, such as:
• Patient safety concerns
• Unusual patient/family issues
• Physician concerns
• Borrowing or lending of major equipment
• Major damage or utility outages
• Security related incidents
• Public relations or media events
• ED Transfers outside of the facility

Minimum Education/Certifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program; BSN preferred
• Current RN license in the State of New Jersey
• BLS – Basic Life Support (AHA)
• ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (AHA)
• PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA)

Minimum Work Experience

Minimum of 3–5 years of acute care nursing experience required, with demonstrated leadership or charge nurse experience. Prior supervisory, management and/or experience with ICU / high-acuity environments strongly preferred

Expected Hours of Work/Holiday Requirement

Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed

Full-Time Supervisors: Required to work 2 major and 1 minor holiday annually

Per Diem Supervisors: Required to work 1 major holiday annually and 1 minor holiday based on departmental need

Holiday assignments will be rotated equitably year-to-year

No employee will be scheduled for the same major holiday in consecutive years unless voluntarily requested and approved by the manager

A holiday tracking log will be maintained to ensure fairness

Staff may request trades, subject to approval

Final schedule determined based on patient care needs and staffing requirements

Decision-Making Authority

Authority to reassign staff and adjust staffing levels based on patient care needs

Authority to activate contingency staffing and escalation plans

Authority to initiate diversion in collaboration with leadership

Authority to escalate clinical and operational concerns to executive leadership

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.