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Hours: 36 hours, day/evening shift, 7:00am-7:30pm, every 3rd weekend and vacation.
Job Summary: Responds immediately to critical events. Adjusts staffing levels to ensure the highest level of patient care. Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff. Assists staff with conflict resolution (i.e. staff/physician, patient/physician, staff/staff). Advocates for patients, families, and staff. Supports other departments to meet patient needs.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Responds immediately to critical events
- Provides leadership and follow-up during critical events such as code blue, code red, and code 100.
- Provides appropriate follow-up (i.e. staff education, documentation, family/staff support, etc.).
Adjusts staffing levels to ensure the highest level of patient care
- Evaluates staffing needs continuously and adjusts as necessary to meet the needs of the patient for the current and next shifts.
- Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff and other supervisors.
Functions as a clinical and administrative resource for the nursing staff and other supervisors
- Provides clinical consultation, advice, and education.
- Assists staff with problems.
- Completes all employee performance evaluations by evaluation due dates.
Assists staff with conflict resolution (i.e. staff/physician, patient/physician, staff/staff)
- Mediates conflict.
- Reports and communicates situations appropriately.
Advocates for patients, families, and staff
- Intervenes on patient/staff behalf.
- Supports patients’ rights.
Supports other departments to meet patient needs
- Maintains operations of other departments during non-operating hours.
- Functions as an administrative resource for other departments during non-operative hours.
- Responsible for weekly/monthly staffing for supervisor department.
- Weekly payroll or by designee for department.
- Collaborates with Manager/Director on employee evaluations for department.
- Coordinates with Managers/Directors of other departments to optimize patient care services and staffing levels.
Statement of Other Duties: This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Organizational Expectations
The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement, motivation, flexibility, concern for order, initiative, self-confidence, self-control, customer service orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, analytical and information seeking.
Functional Demands
Physical Requirements
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands).
Qualifications:
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
- Associate’s degree in Nursing required, Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
- Current RN registration in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.
Minimum Work Experience
- 3-4 years acute care supervisor experience preferred.
Minimum Licenses and Certifications
- AHA CPR certified (preferred)
- AHA ACLS certified (preferred)
Required Skills
- Leadership attributes and decision-making skills.
- Previous experience in management and/or leadership role required.
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