Part-time, Weekend Nursing Supervisor Day Shift

Sign-On Bonus Available

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials Department: Nursing Services Administration - SRMC Part Time Shift: Nights

Position Summary: Responsible for the overall operations, and implementation and evaluation of activities for inpatient and emergency care at SRMC. Role accountabilities will ensure the delivery of optimal and safe patient care which includes fiscal management, standards compliance, clinical practice, staff development, oversight and active participation in clinical practice, and performance improvement activities that evaluate program effectiveness. Role operates independently with minimal supervision. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care may include Neonate, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric age groups.

PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols * PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes * PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk * PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner * PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right" * COORDINATION - Collaborate with Admitting Office, physicians, and patient care areas when needed as consultant to facilitate appropriate patient placement based on admitting service, diagnosis, acuity, census, and staffing considerations * DECISION MAKING - Participate in key decision making regarding overall planning, work redesign, and staff development associated with implementing changes in patient care delivery * UTILIZATION - Facilitate between hospital/system administration, departments, and medical staff ensuring cost-effective utilization of products, services, processes and resources * COMPLIANCE - Ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies, governing health care delivery and the rules of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring Hospital operations and programs and physical properties; EVALUATION - Administers or makes recommendations regarding performance evaluations, promotions, administration of personnel policies with staff, hiring or discipline * POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, and quality assurance programs * GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS - Organize and direct clinical practice in collaboration with the program medical director through development, implementation and maintenance of practice guidelines/standards * QUALITY - Actively participate in nursing strategic initiatives such as quality improvement and monitoring, regulatory compliance, recruitment and retention of staff and patient and employee satisfaction * LIAISON - Act as a resource & liaison among the hospital, department, health system entities, other institutions and agencies * TRANSFERS - Participate and authorize transfers to and from other facilities with appropriate physicians, and reviewing all paperwork prior to ensure EMTLA guidelines are met * PATIENT CARE - Assign duties in accordance in conjunction with the unit director or designee with the plan of care, patient needs, and within the scope of staff qualifications and licensure/certification/registry, being able to reallocate staff via floating, implementing census management as necessary to balance patient care needs with decisions that reflect concern for the quality of care and cost effective use of resources * SUPERVISION - Supervise and direct staff providing patient care; accountable for care provided to patients on assigned shifts. Round on all departments on responsible shifts, meeting with Charge Nurse to evaluate unit needs * PATIENT CARE - Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients as Lead Rapid Response nurse; LIAISON – Act as liaison as necessary between physicians, staff, patients, families, and other departments to promote and facilitate communication, problem solving, decision-making, crisis intervention, resource utilization, and conflict management * PATIENT SAFETY - Report potential and actual patient safety, concerns, medical errors and or near misses in a timely manner thru the chain of command and document within the PSN system * PATIENT CARE - Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends and families

Qualifications Program Graduate Bachelor's Degree Nationally Accredited Nursing Graduate RN in NM or as allowed by reciprocal agreement by NM * CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days * Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) w/in 6 months of hire Registered Nurse