RN House Supervisor
Whidbey General Hospital
JOB SUMMARY
A House Supervisor is a registered nurse within the WSNA bargaining unit who coordinates among departments at WhidbeyHealth to perform administrative tasks; report any issues that may arise during shifts to managers and administrators-on call; and liaise with patients, patients’ families, medical professionals, and other WhidbeyHealth staff to ensure quality patient care.
A House Supervisor should have extensive experience coordinating and supporting nursing staff throughout a hospital environment and be able to lead a team performing high-level patient care across hospital departments. They are responsible for ensuring nursing staff has adequate rest and meal breaks and, in the absence of a manager or supervisor, serve as the primary point of contact for WhidbeyHealth’s nursing staff and oversee overnight and weekend patient flow in both clinical and non-clinical departments, including: Emergency Department, Patient Access, Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgical Services, Whidbey Family Birthplace, Medical/Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Therapy. A House Supervisor also registers and discharges patients and provides patient care and clinical support within departments as needed.
PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS includes the following, other duties may be assigned:
+ Liaising with patients and family members and coordinating with senior management, and healthcare professionals to ensure quality care.
+ Performing administrative duties, including shift-to-shift nurse staffing.
+ Ensuring nursing staff has adequate support to take rest and meal breaks.
+ Providing nursing staff with clinical instruction, advice, or guidance, when required.
+ Implement safe action plans, assigns appropriate staff according to licensed scope of practice to maximize patient and / or stewardship outcomes.
+ Responds to administration calls and situations in the absence of Manager I Department Leader in a timely manner.
o Expediting issues of concern to senior administrators on call.
+ Updating records and communicating information to relevant departments.
+ Performing quality audits, documenting and reporting findings.
+ Coordinating the flow of patients through acute care settings nights and weekends.
+ Leading and serving on Task Forces, Process Improvement Teams and Committees as assigned.
+ Having knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
+ Acting confidently during emergent threats to the organization (i.e., fire, infant abduction, earthquake, power outage, water outage, etc.)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN).
Training and Experience
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+ + Minimum of three (3) years Full-time post-licensure clinical experience in an acute setting.
+ One (1) year prior experience at the unit based charge nurse level or department level for non- nursing managers preferred.
+ Completion of National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) training program.
+ Proficiency in clinical documentation systems.
+ In-depth knowledge of best practices in healthcare.
+ Having knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
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+ + Registered Nurse in the State of Washington.
+ Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) verification.
+ Current Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) verification.
+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Trauma Nursing Core Course required.
Benefit Information and Wage Transparency:
WhidbeyHealth Employees who work a 0.5 FTE or higher are categorized as, “benefit eligible”.
Click here for benefit information. (https://whidbeyhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WhidbeyHealth-Benefit-Information.pdf)
Wage Scale: $37.450 - $70.012 (House Supervisor Assignment = additional $5/hour)
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