RN House Supervisor at Whidbey General Hospital – Coupeville, Washington

JOB SUMMARY

A House Supervisor is a registered nurse within the WSNA bargaining unit who coordinates among departments at WhidbeyHealth to perform administrative tasks; report any issues that may arise during shifts to managers and administrators-on­ call; and liaise with patients, patients’ families, medical professionals, and other WhidbeyHealth staff to ensure quality patient care.

A House Supervisor should have extensive experience coordinating and supporting nursing staff throughout a hospital environment and be able to lead a team performing high-level patient care across hospital departments. They are responsible for ensuring nursing staff has adequate rest and meal breaks and, in the absence of a manager or supervisor, serve as the primary point of contact for WhidbeyHealth’s nursing staff and oversee overnight and weekend patient flow in both clinical and non-clinical departments, including: Emergency Department, Patient Access, Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgical Services, Whidbey Family Birthplace, Medical/Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Therapy. A House Supervisor also registers and discharges patients and provides patient care and clinical support within departments as needed.

PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS includes the following, other duties may be assigned:

• Liaising with patients and family members and coordinating with senior management, and healthcare professionals to ensure quality care.
• Performing administrative duties, including shift-to-shift nurse staffing.
• Ensuring nursing staff has adequate support to take rest and meal breaks.
• Providing nursing staff with clinical instruction, advice, or guidance, when required.
• Implement safe action plans, assigns appropriate staff according to licensed scope of practice to maximize patient and / or stewardship outcomes.
• Responds to administration calls and situations in the absence of Manager I Department Leader in a timely manner.

o Expediting issues of concern to senior administrators on call.

• Updating records and communicating information to relevant departments.
• Performing quality audits, documenting and reporting findings.
• Coordinating the flow of patients through acute care settings nights and weekends.
• Leading and serving on Task Forces, Process Improvement Teams and Committees as assigned.
• Having knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
• Acting confidently during emergent threats to the organization (i.e., fire, infant abduction, earthquake, power outage, water outage, etc.)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN).

Training and Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years Full-time post-licensure clinical experience in an acute setting.
  • One (1) year prior experience at the unit based charge nurse level or department level for non- nursing managers preferred.
  • Completion of National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) training program.
  • Proficiency in clinical documentation systems.
  • In-depth knowledge of best practices in healthcare.
  • Having knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• • Registered Nurse in the State of Washington.
  • Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) verification.
  • Current Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) verification.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Trauma Nursing Core Course required.