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- Leadership and Supervision
- Patient Throughput Management
- Clinical Practice and Care Management
- Code Blue Event Management
- Rapid response team calls, disaster situations
- IV Therapy Assistance *Minimum and Moderate Sedation Analgesia
- Communication and Collaboration
- Quality
- Professional Development
- Other Duties
House Supervisor - Lafayette, United States - Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Description
Job Description
At Our Lady of Lourdes we offer you much more than just a job in the healthcare industry.
We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry.
As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit.
In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day.
Job Summary:
The House Supervisor directly supports the Senior Executive Team and provides oversight for multiple hospital departments in the absence of unit management. Networks with the Delegate on-call and addresses patient care, staffing, and any other issues that may arise. Supervises nurses and staff and takes administrative responsibilities. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to accomplish responsibilities. Creativity is expected to perform the job. Leads and directs the work of others.
Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years acute care experience and 1 year charge/supervisory nurse experience
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Associate Degree in Nursing (ASD)
Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skill. Proficient IV Therapy skills. Critical
Current State RN license. Current BLS certification. ACLS within 6 months.
Responsibilities
b. Maintains appropriate data on employee attendance for payroll/ATM
c. Maintains appropriate data on employee performance for counseling and performance review
d. Address any behavioral issues timely and effectively
e. Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor staff
f. Serves as a clinical resource for staff
g. Coordinates and communicates critical information related to risk issues, guest service issues or other need to know information with administration, risk management, medical management, medical staff, and patient advocates
h. Responsible for daily staffing verification to assure appropriate number, skill mix and competency
i. Effectively responds to administrative issues and notifies administrator on call as appropriate
j. Networks with physicians to facilitate patient care services.
k. Directly represents and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in the delivery of patient care services after hours.
b. Triages incoming calls from external sites and manages patient placement appropriately.
c. Receives requests for transfers from other facilities, coordinates transfer and initiates transport team if necessary.
d. Coordinates bed assignments for inpatients, outpatients, pre/post operative surgical patients. Monitors patient levels of care for appropriateness and facilitates changes with appropriate provider as necessary.
e. Facilitates as appropriate the scheduling of surgical and specialty procedures and timely notification of appropriate teams as necessary
Responds effectively and efficiently to the needs of the nursing team for treatments, procedures and equipment such as but not limited to:
b.
Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivity.
b. Incorporates evidence based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes. 10%
b. Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals.
c.
Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management.
d. Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.e. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving.