Nursing Supervisor - Neonatal ICU/NICU

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

• Work location: Texas Health Southwest, 6100 Harris Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76132
• Mother friendly designated, a Texas 10-Step designated, and a Magnet designated facility
• Work hours: Full Time Nights (6:45PM-7:15AM) for 36 hours/week, with Weekend and holiday requirements (includes Administrative/Office time)

Neonatal ICU/NICU Department highlights:

• Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team

• Our team is like a family with a newly expanded Level III Neonatal ICU/NICU unit with 16-beds - utilizing CPAP, Bubble CPAP, vents, & oscillators and working with Feeders/Growers as well

Here's What You Need

• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program OR Nursing Diploma required

• BSN is strongly preferred

• Two (2) years' experience as a clinical nurse with previous experience as a charge nurse or similar leadership role (i.e. Charge nurse, committee chair, preceptor) Required

• Neonatal ICU/NICU Level III RN experience needed

• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required

• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required

• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days is required

• NRPA - Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program 90 Days Required

What You Will Do

A successful Nursing Supervisor will:

• Demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

• maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients

• possess a strong work ethic and always display a high level of professionalism

• have basic computer skills using medical management application systems

• Ability to supervise and manage staff members (up to 25 RN staff)

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Leadership, UBC, and appropriate team members to establish, implement, and monitor department policies/procedures, facilitate unit goals, evaluate, and individualize patient care and provide direction to staff to promote quality outcomes
• This role provides bedside leadership on a particular unit or units and shift, coordinating patient flow, patient care and assignments. Responsible for assisting the manager/director with human resource management to include evaluations, coaching, mentoring, recruitment, retention, education and orientation. Works with manager/director to control costs and manage department budget and productivity.

• Facilitates patient/nurse assignments based on volume, acuity and skill mix, and provides coordination of patient care on nursing unit while maintaining productivity standards
• Collaborates with manager and educator or CNS to provide staff orientation, education and on-going competency assessment .
• Gathers staff input during rounding, and completes direct report journaling
• Effectively communicates with patients, families and other healthcare team members by incorporating the 8 caring factors in the Quality Caring Model which include: basic human needs, human respect, encouraging manner, affiliation needs, mutual problem solving, healing environment, attentive reassurance and appreciation of unique meaning.
• Fosters an environment to promote patient and family centered care through purposeful hourly rounding, bedside shift report, updated care boards, and leader rounds.

• Works in coordination with other staff when unit activity dictates, monitoring patient care and providing direction to staff to promote quality outcomes

• Consistently promotes a professional image of nursing in demeanor, appearance, attitude, and behavior. Is flexible with scheduling to meet the needs of the department

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan repayment program, nursing career ladder as well as several other benefits .

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

• Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits , Job Listings by Category , recent Awards we've won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .

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Primary Location: Fort Worth
Job: RN/Registered Nurse
Organization: Texas Health Southwest 6100 Harris Parkway TX 76132
Shift: Night Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time