AK - REGISTERED NURSE MED/SURG SHIFT SUP -

MUST HAVE ACTIVE ALASKA LICENSE AT TIME OF SUBMISSION TO BE CONSIDERED

MUST BE ABLE TO OBTAIN FLU VACCINAITON

Job Profile Summary

The Shift Supervisor (SS) oversees the clinical operations of Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center on an assigned shift basis. The SS is a Registered Nurse (RN) who has been hired as a Staff Nurse in a department within MEMC and has shown by experience, knowledge, behavior, and job performance ability to fulfill the duties of the SS.

RNs are selected for participation in this role by the members of the nursing leadership team and are scheduled to act in the SS role on a rotating shift-by-shift basis.

Job Description

Accountabilities

Oversight of Clinical Operations

Responsible for planning and coordinating patient care activities in partnership with MEMC leadership

Coordinates placement of patients based on established criteria and current process

Serves as the first point of contact for providers, ancillary departments, patients, visitors, staff, and outside agencies to coordinate services, resolve issues, and promote service recovery as needed.

Escalates unresolved needs or issues to the correct manager / director / administrator for assistance with resolution.

Makes staffing decisions for nursing departments based on patient care needs and competence of scheduled nursing staff. This includes type and numbers of staff needed in specific departments, moving staff to departments other than their home department, and assigning additional tasks.

Adheres to staffing established staffing guidelines and recommends changes to the guidelines to nursing leadership.

Compliance with Standards of Care and Regulatory Requirements

Maintains standards for professional nursing practice in all care settings

Advocates for compliance with regulatory requirements and performance improvement initiatives

Assists with implementation, and supports compliance with MEMC policies and standards

Participates in creating or revising nursing policies, procedures, or standards as requested

Support of Clinical Leadership Strategies

Collaborates with nursing leaders, Inpatient Care Coordinator and Nurse Educator to support and participate in the following programs :

New employee orientation

Ongoing Competency validation

Utilization Management, Case Management, Care Planning

Required training and educational programs

Contributes information and observations to the appropriate manager or director for performance evaluations

Attends and participates in at least 80% of nursing leadership meetings, and supports decisions and outcomes from those meetings

Support of Organizational Strategies

Promotes the SEARHC seven standards of excellence

Promotes SEARHC Mission and Values the shift interactions with all

Resource for Clinical Care Needs

Steps into direct patient care role as needed to provide for changing patient care needs

Identifies needs for personnel, supplies, equipment or other resources and acts to supply the need and communicate ongoing deficits to the correct leaders.

Behavioral Standards

Performs duties independently, exercising professional judgment in the correct course of action for any given event

Able to remain calm, react in a constructive manner, and make sound judgments in emergency and high stress situations

Addresses performance, behavioral or quality of care issues at the time they are identified and escalates the issue to the appropriate manager, director or administrator as need to reach resolution.

Provides positive feedback as appropriate for staff who meet or exceed performance standards. Makes recommendations to leadership for additional recognition of outstanding performance as appropriate.

Additional Job Description

Education :

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with Associate Degree

Bachelor s or Master s degree in Nursing preferred

Commission Corp Officers meet billet description requirements for 0-4 / 03CC063 Nurse Manager or 0-5 / 03CC067 Senior Nurse Manager

Experience :

5 years professional nursing experience preferred; of that minimum 2 years as staff RN in Obstetrics (OB), Emergency medicine (ED), or Critical Care (CCU) specialty preferred

1 year with supervisory responsibilities preferred

License / Certifications :

A valid, current, full and unrestricted Alaska RN license.

Must have American Heart Association (AHA) Heartcode Basic Life Support (BLS). ACLS and PALS at hire

NRP and TNCC preferred

Knowledge :

Knowledge of nursing care principles, practices, diagnosis, and processes (including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to provide professional nursing care to patients

Knowledge of Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures in order to fully comply with, and advocate compliance with on proper application of these measures

Demonstrated competencies in OB, ED, CCUNursing Standards

Skills :

Knowledge and skills in computer systems including Microsoft Excel, Access, Word

Knowledge and skills as a super user in EHR

Proficient in nursing procedures and basic nursing care

Analytical skills to apply scientific principles in operating and monitoring of basic and specialize medical equipment (ex : defibrillator, gastric and thoracic suction, EKG machines, ect.)

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong, sound decision-making and critical thinking skills

Ability to :

Enter and retrieve patient data accurately.

Verbally communicate findings with healthcare team.

Use assertive patient management techniques to defuse any patient / visitor / peer volatile situations.

Provide guidance, leadership, and work cooperatively with others by establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and other healthcare team members.

Anticipate patient care needs and provide resources proactively

Use critical thinking abilities to make sound nursing judgments.

Implement appropriate nursing therapeutic interventions based on the knowledge of a wide variety of nursing diagnosis, medical and psychosocial disorders, including the normal course of disease and anticipated complications.