Registered Nurse (Permanent Part-Time 40%) Supervision & System Flow Facility Supervisor - QEH - 172206

Health PEI; Charlottetown; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Nursing Incentive

Rural Incentive

Student Loan Incentive

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Health PEI is seeking an Open to the Public Registered Nurse, Supervison & System Flow, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown. The role is a Part-Time (40%) permanent position with immediate commencement, focusing on leadership, patient flow and inter-facility coordination.

The Nursing supervisor will provide guidance, manage staffing, and coordinate admissions/transfers, working with EMS and interprovincial partners to ensure safe, high-quality care across shifts, including evenings and

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing with extensive supervisory/leadership experience (5yrs+).
• Diploma in Nursing with a leadership/healthcare management program; current incumbents considered.
• Extensive experience in complex and team/unit-based care coordination including patient flow.
• Knowledge of PEI health care system, legislation, programs and services.
• Active or eligible for registration with PEI College of Nursing & Midwifery.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to nursing staff for safe, patient‑centred care.
• Oversee hospital services and staffing, including after-hours operations.
• Coordinate all patient admissions and transfers in and out of province.
• Collaborate with Island EMS and Medacom Atlantic on transfer capabilities.
• Foster relationships and promote system improvements across units and facilities.
• Optimize resources to achieve efficient care delivery.
• Apply evidence-based practice using current literature and indicators.
• Identify safety hazards and maintain a safe workplace environment.
• Coordinate staffing resources and float nursing staff as needed.
• Lead during emergencies and represent Nursing Department to staff and community.
• Address safety and infection control protocol adherence.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing supervision

Patient flow management

Inter-facility transfer coordination

Resource coordination

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Nursing leadership program / healthcare management

Active/reg for PEI College of Nursing & Midwifery

Job description

Open to the Public

Registered Nurse

Supervision & System Flow

Facility Supervisor

Health PEI

Location - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown

Part-Time (40%) Permanent (PEINU) Position

Commencing Immediately

Health PEI values the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that a diverse, equitable and inclusive work-place culture can bring. Not only does this help us deliver better outcomes, more innovation, but it also creates a safer space for our patients when our employees are more reflective of the communities we serve. It is important for us to create an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and challenging the status quo to make Health PEI a better more inclusive employer and healthcare system. We recognize we have more work to do but finding intentional ways to grow our understanding and support of those who have faced barriers due to accessibility, ethnicity, ancestry, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, language or other grounds is a key priority for us. We encourage underrepresented groups to join our team, be yourself, and help us achieve our vision for an inclusive workplace and healthcare system.

The Nursing supervisor provides strong leadership, guidance and support to nursing staff to ensure safe, quality, patient-centred care on all shifts. The Supervisor is responsible for services and staffing at the hospital and maintains a high level of clinical and professional competency. This role involves leadership, engaging others, achieving results, development of coalitions and system transformation through the management and coordination of service delivery for their respective facility, units and the inter-operations of all units and services of the hospital outside of daytime business hours.

Leadership and Clinical Practice

• Responsible for care coordination, patient flow as well as collaborating with and prioritizing the available resources within facility, provincial and interprovincial health services.
• Coordinate all patient admissions and transfers (in and out of Province).
• Work with Island EMS and Medacom Atlantic to develop and implement appropriate and responsive inter-facility transfer capabilities
• Establish and foster effective working relationships; models strong communication and teamwork skills to achieve system improvements among divisions, multiple facilities and care providers
• Optimize and manage resources in the most efficient and effective manner
• Use current literature/research and performance indicators to support evidence-based practice
• Proactively seek professional developmental opportunities for themselves and others
• Attend and/or participate in programs to reinforce nursing education and to remain current with developments and changing trends in the nursing field
• Maintain a psychologically and physically safe environment and reports all safety hazards
• Identify clinical practice issues affecting patient safety qualify outcomes and implement best practice patient care standards
• Document care activities consistent with policy, system requirements and scope of employment
• Follow and adhere to all policy, ethical and legal guidelines
• Advisor and resource for the nursing units with regards to changes in patient care requirements, problem solving, or unusual incidents in patient care
• Coordinate staffing resources and assign float nursing staff appropriately
• Respond to and provide leadership in all emergencies, fire and code situations
• Address and provide medications to nursing units when hospital pharmacy closed as required
• Provide leadership during nonregular hours, and represents the Nursing Department to medical staff, other hospital departments, patients, visitors, and to the community in general
• Take leadership role in monitoring safety in the workplace and the use of the equipment and implementing corrective strategies where staff/patient safety is at risk.
• Implement routine precautions and infection prevention and control protocols according to facility policy

Statement Of Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing with extensive supervisory/leadership experience (5yrs +) in the area of clinical practice
• Diploma in Nursing supplemented by a post-secondary Nursing leadership and healthcare management program and extensive supervisory/leadership experience will be considered.(Current incumbents will be considered)
• Extensive experience in complex and team/unit-based care coordination including patient flow
• Must have knowledge of health care system in Prince Edward Island, including relevant legislation, programs and services.
• Active or eligible for registration with the Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery

External candidates may be eligible to receive a $8,000 Nursing Incentive, plus a $5,000 Rural or $8,000 Student Loan Incentive depending on location of employment. To be eligible for recruitment incentives candidates must hold a 1.0 FTE, this can be a full-time role or a combination of part-time positions. Relocation Assistance may be available to part or full-time candidates.

Salary Range: $44.32 - $55.45 per hour (RN4)
Bi-Weekly Hours: 30 hours Bi-weekly / Evenings / Nights
Posting ID: 172206-0226QEPI
Closing Date: Open until Filled