RN House Supervisor

Spvr House RN

• Supports the mission and vision of McLaren Port Huron through behaviors that reflect and integrate our values, as evidenced by observation, peer and customer feedback.
• Ensures efficient administration of nursing services and quality of care.
• Coordinates, with other health team members, patient placement and delivery of patient care with final decision-making responsibility.
• Identifies and evaluates bed availability in patient care departments by super census review and continuous rounding.
• Communicates and coordinates with the managers, coordinators, contact nurses to ensure that all shifts have standardized admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
• Initiates new concepts, approaches, and procedures in the placement of patients to facilitate their admission process.
• Conducts rounds on patients and families waiting for beds in ER and PACU and communicates bed placement plan.
• Coordinates and facilitates morning report to Patient Care Services Manager of Nursing Support or Utilization Review/Patient Placement Coordinator.
• Initiates continuous communication with Scheduling Office staff.
• Communicates with ER and PACU frequently to prevent a back up of admissions and to put into place process that might stop a backlog.
• Participates in the evaluation of the metrics and communicates the information to the appropriate people.
• Acts as a resource person and provides support and direction to patient care units. Participates in delivery of patient care.
• Provides input into personnel issues including hiring, disciplining, appraising, and terminating employees.
• Seeks to improve quality of service by continuously developing individual competencies within scope of practice.
• Serves as administrative representative in the absence of administration.
• Coordinates weekend staffing for units.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continued self-growth and maintenance of competency.

• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

• BSN or enrolled in a BSN program with an approved education plan, or related degree and comparable experience
• Five (5) years comprehensive clinical experience in target care types and recent acute care experience
• ACRN experience
• Utilization Management knowledge in addition to health care regulatory and managed care environments
• Current RN license in the State of Michigan

• Thorough knowledge of Nursing Standards of Practice and Standards of Patient Care.
• Thorough knowledge of hospital and departmental operations, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate individualized patient care plans and standards of care for the patient population served.
• Enhances individual professional growth and development through evaluation of self and employee educational needs; participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, workshops, and by reading current literature concerning scope of practice.
• Demonstrates diverse clinical knowledge regarding patient care needs.
• Understands and knows the scope of service of each patient care unit.
• Maintains professional licensure, certifications, and clinical competencies as required by hospital.