RN Supervisor - Med Surg/Telemetry - Nights
Company: Ochsner Health
Location: Baton Rouge
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
Job DescriptionWe've made a lot of progress since opening the
doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to
serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every
award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is
because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At
Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those
who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a
difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This
job acts as a supervisor and provider of care at the point of care
to individuals and cohorts of patients within a unit. Evaluates
nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating and supervising
care provided by the healthcare team of licensed nurses, registered
nurses, and patient care technicians. Serves as a resource to staff
for patient care assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing
interventions and facilitates problem resolution through
collaboration with unit leadership and other supervisory staff. In
collaboration with the immediate leader and other supervisory
staff, identifies staff strengths and weaknesses and evaluating
staff performance for team members within their span of
control.EducationRequired – Registered nurse diploma.Preferred –
Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing.ExperienceRequired – 1
year of relevant experience as a registered nurseOR2 years of
experience as an LPN in an acute care setting.Preferred – 2 years
of relevant experience as a registered nurse.CertificationsRequired
– Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.Basic
Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.Knowledge
Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
- Problem-solving skills.
- Ability to assess the medical needs of a patient and find a
solution to ensure their health and wellbeing.
- Ability to be self-directed.
- Proficient in indicators of operational success such as unit
productivity, expense management, regulatory requirements, and
quality indicators.
- Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based
applications.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability
to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels
of individuals throughout the patient care process.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to routinely manage
priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work with
frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
- Ability to work in stressful situations and always remain
objective and professional.Job Duties
- Administers medications, starts IVs, and discharges patients
with their healthcare team.
- Organizes, plans, supervises, and provides coordinated patient
care within the unit.
- Supervises, develops, and evaluates assigned departmental staff
nurses and technicians.
- Promotes the adoption of nursing protocols and clinical
practice guidelines to support evidence-based practice.
- Manages conflict on assigned shifts and collaborates with other
supervisors and unit leadership if further action is needed.
- Collaborates with patient quality, safety, and experience
leadership and promotes patient quality, safety, and experience
processes.
- Supports daily clinical operations on the unit by ensuring
effective scheduling, staffing, and appropriate clinical supplies
and resources are available for patient care.
- Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including
but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to
the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be
performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.The above statements
describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an
exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and
skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at
any time.Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local
laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements
that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures
compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.This
employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy
Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting
of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or
conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other
compliance-related concerns. The employer is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran
status, or disability status.Physical and Environmental DemandsThe
physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force
occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or
greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move
objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of
the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in
excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted
may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work:
(1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree;
or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails
pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the
job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the
constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight
of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and
strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an
industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker
even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.Duties
performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and
tissue.The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area
where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works
with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The
incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable
diseases.Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting,
there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous
medications or hazardous waste within the environment through
receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing,
administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The
risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job
duties of the role.Are you ready to make a difference? Apply
Today!Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant
until they have formally applied to the open position on this
careers website.Individuals who reside in and will work from the
following areas are not eligible for remote work position:
Colorado, California, Washington, New York, and Washington
D.C.Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all
users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility
of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the
application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center
at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or careers@ochsner.org. This
contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot
be used to inquire about the status of applications.We are proud to
be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity
and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on
race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related
conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical
disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military
status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual
orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic
information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any
other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or
local law. These protections extend to applicants and all
employment related decisions. View the EEO is the Law poster and
its supplement, as well as the pay transparency policy for more
information. Affirmative Action Policy Statement
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