Nurse Supervisor - RN Nights

Assesses patient care requirements on each unit by making rounds throughout all areas of the hospital (according to departmental need/activity)

Ensure the departmental staffing plans are implemented appropriately.

Serve as a resource to staff for solving clinical problems.

Assist staff to efficiently utilize staffing and other resources to meet patient care requirements and other professional responsibilities.

Provide for immediate follow-up, documentation and communication of incidents to the appropriate manager and director.

Respond to emergency situations and assists as necessary.

Act as a resource in identifying and/or solving administrative/operational problems.

Contact representatives of departments not presently in the hospital for assistance with problem solving, timely and appropriately.

Act as a resource, interpret and ensure adherence to hospital and nursing philosophy, policies and procedures.

Report to the administrator-on-call or DON/Nurse Manager any significant incidents and problems such as unusual patient/family problems or concerns, physician concerns, major damage or utility outages, security problems, public relations or media events, fire, disaster, matters of legal importance, calls received from regulatory bodies, or safety issues.

Provide on-going timely feedback, verbal and written, to staff on performance in collaboration with DON/Nurse Manager. Assist with providing information necessary for conducting nursing personnel performance evaluations.

Identify and communicate staff needs for continuing education to the DON/Nurse Manager.

Provide education, remediation, and assessment of skills competencies as directed by the DON/Nurse Manager.

Monitor documentation for adherence to rules and regulations.

Ensure environment of care requirements are met (ie: quality logs, infection control practices, etc)

Utilizes the nursing process: assessing, planning, and formulating nursing interventions directed towards development of an individualized plan of care and treatment modalities.