RN, Registered Nurse House Supervisor - Nursing Administration - PRN in Texarkana, TX

Summary:

Manages and coordinates activities of nursing personnel on evening and night shift to maintain continuity for around the clock patient care.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating and monitoring the flow of patients between units; overseeing inter­facility transfers, emergencies, and on call systems.
• Providing leadership, coaching, and mentoring to staff; providing supervision for assigned staff, including performance evaluations and problem solving
• Maintaining ongoing communications with patients, families and physicians concerning patient care and ensuring compliance with patient rights policies.
• Overseeing the performance and development of the nursing team and key staff.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Nursing Assessment and Care- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Shares experiences with developing and implementing nursing care plans within a nursing specialty.
  • Describes the tools and procedures used for initial assessment and progress assessment.
  • Builds rapport with the patient and explains the condition and course of action effectively.
  • Discusses common care approaches and typical responses and adjustments to the care plan.
  • Monitors pain levels; communicates with patients and family on pain management alternatives.
• Clinical Risk Management- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Shares experiences with cases where a patient is judged to be more vulnerable because of risk factors.
  • Reviews specific preventive measures in own area.
  • Identifies key steps of a unit-specific clinical risk management process and associated procedures.
  • Makes use of organizational resources for risk avoidance and management.
  • Reviews and interprets risk assessments and clinical incident reports.
• Nursing Code of Ethics- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Describes experiences with situations involving ethical issues and associated resolutions.
  • Discusses the obligations, duties and responsibility of nurses to patients and society at large.
  • Identifies and communicates when medical or nursing ethics violations or unsafe conditions are observed.
  • Cites examples of unusual ethical concerns for patients, families and healthcare providers.
  • Reviews previous solutions and outcomes for ethical conflicts in own area or specialty. Health Teaching and Health Promotion- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Describes experiences working with patients on specific conditions, diseases and associated treatments.
  • Provides first-level response to patient and care giver questions and concerns.
  • Demonstrates self-care skills for patients and care givers to use once the patient is discharged.
  • Validates that patients and care givers understand treatments and medications.
  • Supplies the patient with tools and resources to improve health or prevent deterioration and disease.
• Clinical Decision Making and Judgment- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Shares experiences with own nursing judgement and lessons learned.
  • Identifies, obtains, and organizes clinical and patient information needed for assessment.
  • Reviews major tools, techniques and evidence used to identify alternatives.
  • Describes when and how to utilize the Emergency Severity Index to determine the urgency of care.
  • Discusses common patient's preferences and their impact on decision making.
• Nursing Resource Management- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Describes experiences with managing resources for own team and self.
  • Reviews common resource constraints and how they are dealt with.
  • Delegates, monitors and follows up on simple tasks.
  • Demonstrates the ability to apportion resources to different components of a task.
  • Seeks help if necessary; initiates requests or mobilizes the necessary resources.

FOUNDATIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
  • Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
  • Develops and uses checklists to insure that information goes out error-free.
  • Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
  • Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.

• Planning and Organizing- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.
  • Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
  • Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
  • Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
  • Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Clinical Policies and Standards- Level 2 - Working experience
  • Follows a specific set of standards and associated clinical procedures.
  • Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance.
  • Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.
  • Assists in the development and implementation of specific procedures.
  • Works with control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques.

Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program, Bachelor Degree required
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Excellent customer service, negotiation and communication skills

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
• Minimum of 1 years of healthcare management experience, preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• RN Licensure in state(s) of employment
• Registered Nurse (RN) required
• BLS and ACLS
• ENPC or PALS preferred

Work Schedule:

PRN

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed