SCH-NURSING SUPERVISOR

General Purpose of Job:

The Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership throughout the organization, maintaining a positive attitude and good communication skills with patients, professional and non-professional staff, physicians, affiliates and community. The Supervisor assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates individual patient care in a nursing department according to Nursing Services policies, procedures and standards of care. Accepts responsibility for the supervision and direction of co-workers in the implementation of the nursing care plan. The Supervisor is in charge of the Hospital in the absence of the Administrative Staff.

*This job description also applies to Relief Supervisors.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Provides and documents patient care and administration of medications, performs diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures and treatments in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Reviews and adjusts staffing patterns for present shift based on patient census and acuity.
• Reviews on-coming shift for appropriate staffing, at least 2 hours prior to start of shift.
• Coordinates patient placement based on admission, discharges and patient acuity.
• Promotes communication and conflict resolution with all patient units, departments & Medical Staff.
• Maintains familiarity with Emergency Procedures to supervise hospital codes in the absence of the Incident Commander. (See yellow emergency code book)
• Defers questions of grievance/discipline to Nursing Management as soon as possible.
• Responsible for patient care & safety in the Emergency Department, Medical/Surgical unit, Special Care Unit and Outpatient Nursing areas in the absence of their perspective Nursing Managers.
• All essential duties as listed in the RN-Clinical job description.