Nursing Supervisor, per diem - Spaulding

Provides administrative, operational, and clinical responsibilities for all services in the facility on evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays. Serves as the clinical resource person on patient care and services; acts as the patient care representative; collaborates with medical staff, ancillary support, and clinical services in order to ensure optimal patient care services and environmental conditions at all times. Responsible for notifying Administrator-On-Call of serious issues, incidents, and internal and external disasters.
Does this position require Patient Care? Yes
-Supervise patient care through verification of the use of the nursing process according to established nursing practices and patient care standards and provide direction and guidance to facilitate the nursing process.
-Ensure appropriate intervention is demonstrated in all situations, e.g., deterioration of patient condition, disruptive behavior, equipment malfunctions, etc.
-Serve as off-shift patient care representative, listen to patient or patient family members' issues, documents, and complaints, and investigate if required.
-Conduct rounds of all patient care areas and define expectations for accurate reporting with emphasis on high-acuity patients.
-Collaborate throughout off-shift with support services, emergency, admitting, and clinical services to coordinate clinical patient care or environmental needs.
-Follow through to ensure patient's needs, as well as environmental and safety-related issues, are resolved.

Education
Associate's Degree Nursing required and

Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred and

Master's Degree Nursing preferred

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No

Licenses and Credentials
Registered Nurse [RN - Massachusetts License] - required

Basic Life Support [BLS Certification] - preferred

Experience
Clinical nursing experience 5-7 years required and

Lead nursing experience 2-3 years required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong organizational and problem-solving/issue-resolution skills.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, working with a broad patient population.
- Ability to anticipate challenges and develop and implement strategies for addressing them.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all professional and support staff.
- Proven ability to work independently.
- Strong leadership abilities to provide guidance, mentorship, and education to others. Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.