RN-House Supervisor/ER RN
Boone County Hospital - Nursing Administration
- Boone, IA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Life insurance
- Aflac
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Wellness program and reimbursement
- Free access to Boone County Hospital’s onsite fitness room
- Generous PTO Accrual Plan
- Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Onsite Cafeteria
- Must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
- A minimum of two years acute care experience, including ER. Prior supervisory experience preferred. ICU/OB experience preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited RN program. Valid Iowa RN license. Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and TNCC. STABLE optional. PALS optional.
- CEU maintenance as required for licensure. Mandatory reporter training.
- Must demonstrate effective leadership skills. High degree of empathetic listening, tact, and kindness toward others. Must work effectively as a member of the team.
- Ability to communicate effectively to all customers. Proficient in service recovery.
- Basic computer knowledge. Sound technical skills in relation to medical equipment.
- Technical and critical thinking nursing practices in relation to nursing judgment.
- Provides oversight and leadership and represents administration and management during hours they are not present and is authorized to act on their behalf. Notifies manager/administrator of any significant problems or situations.
- Coordination of staffing for current and on-coming shifts by reallocating or calling in additional staff. Notifying OR team and/or anesthesia providers after hours of emergency cases and/or additions to next day schedule.
- Maintains accurate records of staffing and bed counts.
- Receives and documents all call-ins and reports this to appropriate department manager.
- Makes rounds to all departments assuring support for patient care. Identifies and utilizes available resources within nursing, delegating as necessary.
- Collaborates with charge nurse for admissions and bed placements
- Reviews all transfers forms for completion and compliance with EMTALA regulations, cosigns forms. Coordinates transfers based on patient acuity and available EMS.
- Assists with tele-psychiatry consults and transfers.
- Assists with patient care in all departments, including ER. Responds effectively and appropriately in emergent or critical situations including MET calls and codes.
- Leads daily house wide huddle to increase communication throughout hospital and participates in inpatient unit discharge huddles each day.
- Reviews all patient falls during shift, and responsible for the completion of the post-fall huddles with staff and documentation of the huddle.
- Medication retrieval from Pyxis units or pharmacy after department hours, includes mixing of intravenous medications for immediate use. Notification of on call pharmacist with need of high-risk medications.
- After department hours, handles immediate medical records release when requested, supplies from Nutritional Services, CMS and/or Materials Management for patient care.
- Provides Notary Public services as requested.
- Provides relief for switchboard
- Notifies appropriate on-call staff of various departments, including engineering, housekeeping and information technology, of pertinent needs after hours.
- Notifies appropriate entities if facility on diversion for any reason
- Identifies need for and initiates Incident Command for disaster situations
- Coordinates resources and equipment utilized by multiple departments, including interpretation services equipment, computer, vein finder, and in house sleep rooms.
- Assures that BCH policies and procedures are followed. Acts as a role model/mentor and provides staff education as appropriate.
- Maintains clinical competencies for all clinical areas. Applies the nursing process and performs clinical skills for the direct delivery of quality patient care.
- Participates in process improvement activities to promote quality patient care.
- Communicates to department managers about unusual patient or staff occurrences, changes in staffing requirements, commendable performance and/or disciplinary issues with staff. Contacts administration for risk management issues, physicians issues, and/or legal issues.
- Practices excellent service recovery. Resolves with tact and diplomacy.
- Actively promotes excellence in customer service by creating a positive work environment by demonstrating a cooperative team approach and attitude.
- Builds trusting, collaborative relationships with staff, physicians, and ancillary staff. Acknowledges the efforts of the staff, provides positive reinforcement.
- Participates in charts audits as designated.
- Provides input into equipment purchases, product demonstrations
- Reviewing, revising, and/or developing policies and procedures
- Evaluation and performance of staff
- Computer competency; training and superuser