Supervisor, Patient Care (West 11 Night Shift)

Job Summary
Responsible for shift supervision of nurses and technicians who provide direct patient care. Acts as an active member of the management team to support care management model, standards of nursing practice, legal regulations, and hospital policies.

Essential Functions

• Supervises patient care activities on assigned shift and assigns the care of patients to staff nurses and nursing assistants.

• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale. Recommends hiring, terminations, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations.

• Functions as an active member of the unit management team, assisting in making unit decisions. Communicates and explains management decisions to the staff.

• Acts as clinical resource to unit staff members and nurses on other units. Communicates and escalates significant clinical issues to leadership.

• Participates in unit, hospital, medical or nursing committees. Supports staff educational activities on the unit and works with educational services regarding staff development needs. Assists and supports staff members in their pursuit of professional goals.

• Communicates with peers to keep self apprised of hospital wide activities. Plans for staffing needs of upcoming shifts and changes scheduling if necessary. Assumes all principle duties and responsibilities of a Pediatric Nurse as workload demands.

• Assists in making patient placement decisions on unit and works with other charge nurses, physicians Patient Care Manager, Patient Care Manager on-call and the Admitting Department to problem solve regarding patient placement issues. Assures patients are correctly classified on the assigned shift. Verifies and changes activity classification as necessary.

• Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development

People Management Responsibility

• Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development

Education

• Bachelor's Degree BSN required

• Master's Degree MSN preferred

Experience

• 2+ years technical experience necessary in order to gain knowledge of professional nursing practice and procedures, and proficiency in the care of complex pediatric patients, as well as experience in advance supervision in order to oversee unit staffing and activities of subordinate staff required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills necessary to assess complex patient conditions effectively and to develop comprehensive plans of care. Synthesizes multiple sources of information to assist in the resolution of human responses to complex problems.

• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with interdisciplinary health team members and consumers.

Licenses and Certifications

• License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin required

• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required

• PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required

Patient Care Responsibility

• Provides care appropriate to patient population and as described in applicable policies and procedures.

Required for All Jobs

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be requested in the performance of this job.

• Employment is at-will. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.