Description
*36 hours per week, Rotating shifts*
The Clinical Nursing Supervisor is a key administrative and support role in Patient Care Services. This position provides leadership and guidance while promoting competence and excellence in care for patients/families across the continuum. The position will assume hospital wide oversight and serve as onsite administrative resource after hours.
*PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES*
Responsible for the clinical and operational oversight of patient care units during evenings, nights, weekends and holidays in the absence of Nurse Managers and Directors. Key areas of responsibility: triage, resource, patient care management, administration and case management.
*Triage Role -*Acts as the central contact person in coordinating critical and intermediate patient placement and collaborates with charge nurses to triage patient to appropriate care unit.
* Facilitates admission to medical/surgical unit, and provides overview of capacity to nursing, physician, and administrative leadership.
* Facilitates the transport of critically ill patients to off-island medical centers.
* Anticipates/proactively responds to capacity demands, as necessary.
*Resource Role -*Facilitates access across all units.
* Deploys clinical resources, coordinating staffing resources to respond to demand.
* Collaborates with Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical Unit and LDRP to expedite patient admissions.
* Coordinates patient sitters on evening, nights, weekends and holidays.
*Patient Care Management -*Serves as a clinical resource in the management of patient care.
* Performs the role of code blue team nurse, is a member of the Rapid Response Team and responds to patient care emergency situations.
* Provides clinical consultation to staff.
* Assists staff in managing unit activity.
* Collaborates with other departments to facilitate/support patient care utilizing current policies and procedures.
* Acts as a patient advocate, performing service recovery.
* Acts as a direct care provider in clinical situations, as warranted.
* Initiates huddles with staff at beginning and end of shift to improve inter-departmental communication.
*Administration -*Provides nursing administrative support on evenings, nights, and weekends and holidays.
* Serves as the onsite administrative resource.
* Adheres to and demonstrates behavioral standards in all interactions.
* Acts as a liaison for administration, patients, nursing staff, medical staff and various other hospital departments, facilitating interdepartmental communication and adhering to hospital and department policies.
* Initiates Emergency Preparedness Plan as necessary coordinating evaluations, internal and external disaster operations and reallocating personnel.
* Assists managers in staffing schedules and Kronos timekeeping.
* Reviews and revises Nursing/Patient Care Services policies and procedures as directed.
* Communicates with the CEO, Chief Nurse, Nursing Manager, other department heads and/or administrator on call as deemed necessary.
* Collaborates with external agencies, ie. Police, Fire, Medical Examiner, as necessary.
*Case Management -*Assumes responsibility for the utilization of the InterQual Criteria.
* Under the direction of Case Management, provides Case management for the ED, MS and OB departments.
* Completes competencies in the use of InterQual Criteria to serve as the onsite clinical resource.
* Consults with Case Management as necessary to assure the appropriateness of the assignment of patient status.
* Collaborates with clinical nursing staff in the appropriate assignment of patient status.
*Professional Development -*Assumes responsibility for own professional development.
* Assists with Skills Days.
* Assists in the completion of the Nursing Competencies and HealthStream.
* Participates in Committee membership.
* Identifies own learning needs and develops/designs a plan to meet them. Seeks opportunities for professional growth and development.
* Completes annual training requirements in a timely manner.
* Uses and shares skills gained at continuing education classes.
* Attends staff meetings as identified by department managers.**
* In collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Educator, Nurse Managers and the CNO, develops and provides in-service educational opportunities, oversees clinical orientation activities, and aids in the completion of competency assessment for staff during off-shifts.
*Occupational Health -*Assumes responsibility for the Occupational Health Unit
* Performs duties as assigned.
*QUALIFICATIONS:*
* Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
* Baccalaureate degree in nursing.
* Three to five years clinical nursing experience and demonstrated leadership ability required.
* Previous supervisory experience preferred.
* Critical Care experience preferred.
* BLS/CPR certification required within one week of hire. AHA & ARC accepted.
* ACLS and PALS required upon hire.
* TNCC preferred.
**Job:** **Nursing-Management*
**Organization:** **Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH)*
**Title:** *RN, Nursing Supervisor*
**Location:** *MA-Nantucket-NCH Nantucket Cottage Hospital*
**Requisition ID:** *3300284*
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