
Nursing Supervisor
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Reports To: Clinical Manager of ICU & Med Surg, Director of Quality
- Position Status: Full-time
- Direct Reports: N/A
- Work Location: On-Site
- Manages available staffing and other resources to provide a safe environment for the patient. Maximizes the abilities of the nursing and support services staff to facilitate quality patient care. Takes corrective action as necessary, escalates and submits written documentation.
- Supervises and coordinates patient services, equipment and supply use.
- Reviews patient care staffing schedules and assigns staff according to patient needs and classification guidelines.
- Communicates information regarding patient care and staff related problems, with appropriate department heads. Addresses aberrant employee behaviors immediately and ensures follow-up through verbal or written communication escalation to Manager/Director.
- Surveillance in all patient care areas to assess departmental workload and patient throughput. Coordinates patient flow and corresponding patient care staffing to achieve maximum efficiency of nursing resources. Develops and maintains a plan for the coordination of admissions and transfers (bed assignment) throughout the patient care areas.
- Serves as patient advocate. Responds to patient/family questions and concerns and takes appropriate action on all patient-related incident/complaints. Utilizes chain-of-command and escalates as required by the situation to appropriate Manager/Director/Vice President.
- Acts as resource to staff to ensure efficiency of resources, patient satisfaction and quality outcomes including but not limited to attending RRT’s, Code Blues, disaster both internal and external until a command center is established and escalates issues related to environment of care or personnel to appropriate Manager/Director/Vice President.
- Performs both essential and marginal job functions in a safe manner as identified by Saint Anthony Hospital and the respective department while adhering to the Hospital’s confidentiality norms and standards. Actively and consistently demonstrates the core values of Saint Anthony Hospital in all interactions with others.
- Assumes responsibility for knowing and maintaining established hospital and departmental objectives, policies/procedures including general sanitation, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Participates in performance activities including problem identification, data collection, solution selection, implementation and evaluation. Also assists in the care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies as appropriate.
- Participates in staff meetings and other inservices, meetings or committees as required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- 3yrs of experience as a RN
- RN License in the state of IL without disciplinary
- Active IL BLS
- Experience with staff scheduling
- Resourcefulness and ingenuity
- Full vaccination against Covid-19 required
- Current vaccination against Influenza required
- Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of families on the west side and southwest side.
- Certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
- Offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits plan for employees and families to include tuition reimbursement.
- We employ and teach the city’s most prominent, innovative resident physicians and medical students.