Registered Nurse Unit Supervisor (RN) - Observation (Alexandria)

Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor

The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Supervisor serves as a front line leader who is accountable for delivering highly reliable results related to quality and best practices to improve the clinical operations of the unit. Embraces, uses and understands the research behind nursing practice and quality tools. Supports unit based shared governance and decentralized decision making structures and processes. Acts as a role model who leads by example in delivering Service Always and in making patient experience a priority on units of responsibility. Seeks every opportunity to meet the unique needs of each person Inova Health System is privileged to serve every time, every touch. Serves as an engaged team member who is empowered to support Inova's People Priority by providing genuine acts of care, appreciation, recognition, coaching, mentoring and encouragement to all members of the healthcare team, in order to further enculturate Inova's care delivery model and results for all of Inova's strategic priorities.

Job Responsibilities

Conducts high quality shift huddles by communicating strategic priorities related to target, actual and gap barriers in addition to small tests of change, results of rounding, challenges, celebrations and other matters

Conducts effective safety huddles and conducts or appropriately delegates all environmental and safety rounding and conducts and ensures that Patient, Medical Director and RN rounding is completed for areas of responsibility

Rounds on staff continually and serves to remove or escalate barriers to providing quality care while enhancing staff engagement

Reviews core measures, key performance indicators and other metrics relevant to unit / patient populations and participates in the analysis of unit based service outcomes as well as development of action plans that lead to systematic improvements in outcomes

Participates in emergency and safety preparedness drills / trainings as required

Participates in simulation labs and Operating Room safety stand-downs

Ensures adherence to The Joint Commission standards that are relevant to areas of responsibility and ensures that team members are knowledgeable of related standards

Contributes to professional decision making to support and / or implement unit based quality improvement work and strategic outcomes

Serves as role model to others in communication to patients, identifying concerns, diffusing potentially difficult situations and facilitating resolution

Serves as a Physician Liaison and primary information resource / contact for unit(s) of responsibility

Collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure that discharge needs are in place to provide smooth transition of patient flow

Accurately assesses current state while forecasting staffing / supply needs and working to proactively resolve staffing discrepancies

Contributes to the completion of annual evaluations as delegated by unit leadership, participates in the disciplinary process for team members, when applicable, by providing necessary input to performance deficiencies and participates in the interview and hiring process for new team members

Provides individual coaching and counseling to clinical staff on critical processes, standards and problem solving, communicates expectations effectively and advocates for and supports the clinical staff and promotes an environment of mutual trust

May perform additional duties as assigned

Additional Requirements

Certification - Basic Life Support; Completion of a revised Charge Nurse workshop within 3 months of hire

Licensure - Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Experience - 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse

Education - Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or Associate's Degree RN within 1 year of completing their BSN)