Nursing Supervisor

• Keeps Medical Center and Nursing Administrator-on-call apprised of administrative and emergent issues.

• Participates in planning and allocating the resources of the division and assists in the distribution of resources within each unit.

• Participates in contract compliance and ongoing labor relations.

• Participates in hospital and nursing committees.

• Makes administrative decisions within budgetary requirements.

• Implements disciplinary actions within the Medical Center guidelines.

• Participates in strategic planning, goal setting and evaluation.

• Participates in performance improvement activities.

• Documents and communicates to administrator issues involving other hospital departments during one's tour of duty.

• Facilitates conflict resolution of staff and patients to appropriate parties and documents when and if necessary.

• Coordinates incoming transfers and referrals for the Medical Center.

• Works with referring MD to facilitate appropriate patient triage and placement.

• Works to reduce transfer delays, balance patient flow and helps to standardize patient pathways.

• Ensures adequate levels of staffing throughout all shifts.

• Responsible for maintaining 5000 line.

• Maintains transfer database.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required)

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

BSN and at least 5 years of nursing/ICU experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

Registration and current RN licensure in the state of MA in good standing required.

BLS/ACLS