Your job is more than a job

There’s no greater feeling at the end of your shift than knowing that you’ve aligned your experience and values to meaningful, life-saving work. As a Clinical Nurse Supervisor in the Emergency Room, you’re a tapestry of adaptability, resourcefulness, heart, soul, and yes, even a little grit.  Calm in the storm, you’re a reassuring presence that patients and colleagues can depend on. Patient care is your top priority and building an excellent team that delivers extraordinary care starts with you.  

  

It takes someone with the ability to balance the needs of the patient and with the resources of department to make the ER an efficient care hub. Easy? No. Long hours? Sometimes. Rewarding? Absolutely, and so much more. It’s one-of-a-kind nursing that can only be done by one-of-a-kind nurses. If you’re that person who runs towards the challenge, we’re ready to learn all about what makes you, you. Come shine with us.   

  

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this nursing supervisor role. 
 

Your Everyday 

Delegate work and provide supervision to professionals and other personnel involved in the delivery of patient care.   

Participate in the day-to-day operations of the department, under supervision of nursing manager/director.  

Act as a clinical and operations resource person maintaining current knowledge of clinical practice and departmental operations.  

Audit, report, and educate staff on nursing documentation and meeting professional and JCAHO requirements. 

Plan daily staffing coverage according to department needs and appropriate skill mix, monitor staffing level on a daily basis, and modify staffing based on patient acuity, current technology, and available resources. 

Recruit, interview, hire, orient, and evaluate employees as directed 

Maintain employee accountability with all hospital policies and procedures. 

Inspects department and completes routine environmental rounds, safety rounds as prescribed by organizational safety plan and regularly rounds on all patients to assure that needs are met and resolves any issues that are identified.  

Participate in performance improvement, monitor compliance of core measure initiatives, and review charts to evaluate compliance with quality standards. 

 
The Must-Haves 
 
Minimum:  
 

Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.   

Current American Heart Association BLS certification. 

2 years of nursing experience in relevant clinical area. 

Preferred: 

Supervisory/ management experience in a healthcare setting  

BSN   

Emergency nurse certification. 

WORK SHIFT:

Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About West Jefferson Medical Center

West Jefferson Medical Center, a cornerstone of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is regionally recognized and nationally accredited.  For over 60 years, we’ve been the hospital-of-choice on the west bank of Jefferson Parish for health, wellness, and family-centered care. Learn more about West Jefferson Medical Center and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion.  Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

Simple things make the difference. 

1.    To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. 

2.    To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.  

3.    To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. 

4.    To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.