Supervisor Nursing

RN Supervisor

The Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital has been helping patients recover from complex medical conditions and injuries since 2000. The first long-term acute-care hospital (LTACH) in the region, we help patients who are too medically fragile to transfer to a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation hospital or their home after a hospital stay. In addition to general rehabilitation, our team is renowned for their expertise in ventilator weaning and respiratory care.

Job Summary

Plan, direct, or coordinate the daily patient/resident care activities in the clinical environment. The Nurse Supervisor is accountable for the delivery of nursing and patient/resident care services. Acts as the highest-ranking on-site leader in the absence of other administrative/clinical leader for the service/location. The position reports to the Director of Nursing of the site. The Nurse Supervisor will foster the mission and core values of the GSRN in their daily practice.

Essential Functions

• Supervisor Skills
• Oversees site operations; strives to achieve organizational and departmental goals and objectives in the area of responsibility.
• Acts as a clinical and administrative resource while on duty.
• Participates in leading nursing staff including participation in hiring, participates in transitioning and encouraging professional development of each member within their scope of practice.
• Supports and assists in scheduling the nursing staffing requirements based upon acuity, specialty, volumes including budgeted NHPPD.
• Facilitates staff growth and development.
• Communicates through effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Assists in implementing plans and strategies to maximize delivery of safe patient/resident care.
• Assists in leading actions to achieve departmental goals and objectives in area of responsibility.
• Routinely communicates GSRN, site specific information to associates.
• Facilitates Patient/Resident Care
• Acts as a clinical resource to multidisciplinary team.
• Participates in development and implementation of nursing policies and procedures utilizing evidence-based practice to standardize care.
• Contributes Towards Achieving Departmental Strategic Goals
• Gathers pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information in coordination with other nursing leaders.
• Assists with identifying trends.
• Collaborate with Nursing Leadership to review and implement best practices for the unit, and evaluate outcomes.
• Contributes and Works Towards Financial Objectives
• Utilizes NHPPD and Acuity as a guide to assign staff to meet the needs of patients/residents.
• Assist staff in obtaining supplies, equipment, medication, and transport services for patients/residents as needed to assist in controlling expenses.
• Identifying and providing input to Nursing Leaders on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient/resident care.
• Exercises fiscal responsibility for expenditures and understands trends and variances in collaboration with Nurse Managers.
• Delivers Quality Care
• Ensures competency-based care is provided through ongoing supervision and evaluation of staff.
• Recognizes and responds to actual or potential events to ensure patient/resident safety.
• Recommends systems improvements.
• Demonstrates evidence-based decision making when addressing practice changes.
• Assisting the Nurse Managers and Directors in effective communication among team members.
• Providing handoff clinical report at the end of each shift.
• Analyzes, reviews and provides feedback for event reporting during the shift.
• Assists with orienting and evaluating the competency of agency, float, and/or per diem associates or delegating the responsibility to an appropriate individual.
• Develops and Enhances Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn, grow and seek new and innovative opportunities.
• Coordinates and/or provides learning experiences for professional development of staff.
• Reviews professional publications.
• Participates in professional societies/organizations.
• Promotes Healthy Working Environment By
• Promotes Patient/Resident safety through a Just Culture in the workplace.
• Complies with policies and procedures, rules and regulations governing environment of care and patient safety.
• Applying quality improvement techniques to improve deficiencies.
• Reviewing and revising policies, procedures and standards of care including appropriate references.
• Demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation and conducting drills (Code Blue, Fire, Internal Disaster, Bomb Threat, Priority Alert).
• Contributes to Team Effort By
• Developing channels of communication which will enhance working relations and service delivery between nursing shifts, units and hospitals.
• Establishing cooperative, collaborative relationships among disciplines and departments.
• Complies With Federal, State, and Local Requirements
• Ensures that all regulations, and standards are followed at the federal, state and local levels.
• Maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
• Maintains HIPAA Compliance.
• Demonstrates Professional Development By
• Remaining current in nursing and management knowledge and skills. Develops leadership skills in areas of responsibility.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Work Experience
• 2-4 years nursing experience required. Experience from related area of care preferred (Long Term Care, Rehabilitation, etc.)
• 1-2 years Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Licenses / Certifications
• Must have an active registered nurse (RN) license in PA.
• Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
• For SPECIALTY (LTACH) and Rehabilitation Supervisors - Must obtain ACLS within six (6) months of employment and then maintain certification throughout employment.
• For PEDIATRICS (PEDS) - PALS certification preferred (must be acquired within first 6 months of employment).
• Certification in Rehabilitation Nursing preferred (must be acquired within 2-3 years of hire into Supervisor role for rehabilitation hospital).
• For SPECIALTY - Certification in Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) preferred (must be acquired within 2 years of employment, 1750 hours in direct care of acutely/ critically ill patients, with 875 of those hours accrued in the most recent year preceding application).