Nursing Supervisor - CVOR

WVU Medicine; Morgantown, Northern (WV, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown, WV is seeking a Nursing Supervisor/Manager to lead a credentialed, clinically competent team to meet patient care needs.

The role includes advising on hiring, conducting performance reviews, coordinating staffing, and maintaining communication with medical staff and departments to support high-quality care. Requires BSN and RN licensure with leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Must obtain BSN within two years of hire.
• Current unencumbered RN licensure in WV or state board (or eNLC multi-state licensure).
• BLS certification within 30 days of hire date.
• Background checks as required by state law (e.g., WV DOH) based on work location.

Responsibilities

• Manages personnel to ensure credentialed, clinically competent, cohesive workforce.
• Advises Director/Manager on hiring, retention, interviewing, recruitment of staff.
• Coaches and counsels employees; conducts regular attendance and performance appraisals.
• Sets goals and provides ongoing feedback; supports staff development.
• Makes clinical decisions using available data affecting patient care and staffing.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Obtain Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within two (2) years of hire.


• 2. Current unencumbered licensure with the WV Board of Registered Professional Nurses, or appropriate state board where services will be provided, as a registered professional nurse OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).


• 3. Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.


• 4. State criminal background check, and federal, if applicable, as required for state department of health (e.g. PA DOH, OH DOH, MD DOH, WV DHHR) regulated areas based on physical work location.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• EXPERIENCE: 1. Two (2) years nursing experience

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Manages personnel to ensure the availability of an appropriately credentialed, clinically competent, well-developed cohesive work force to meet patient care needs.


• 2. Advises the Director/Manager on the hiring, retention, interviewing and recruitment of staff.


• 3. Functions as a staff role model by promoting cooperative problem solving, individual and group goal orientation, appropriate delegation of departmental activities and fostering team building through individual coaching and counseling, regular attendance at staff meetings, annual performance appraisals, and active participation in the activities of the department.


• 4. Performs on-going written goal setting, peer review, and performance reviews according to hospital policy. Provides on-going feedback to employees concerning job performance. Coaches and counsels employees, under the direction of the Director/Manager.


• 5. Using available data, makes appropriate clinical decisions regarding complex, predictable and unpredictable situations affecting patient care, medical-legal issues, bed coordination, unit staffing, etc.


• 6. Assists staff in nursing and other departments to resolve problems that impact the delivery of patient care during the off-shifts. Collaborates with the Charge Nurse and Unit Manager as necessary. Keeps the House Supervisor and Director/Manager informed regarding the situation and its outcome as appropriate.


• 7. Assesses the immediate staffing needs based on consultation with the charge nurses and/or House Supervisor


• 8. Engages in fiscal activities in order to ensure the availability of supplies, equipment, and human resources to meet patient care needs in a timely cost effective manner.


• 9. Assures the most economical utilization of time, materials and resources through the review of workflow and staffing patterns in order to achieve optimal productivity and to provide cost effective staffing patterns that ensure appropriate utilization of staff and skill mix to provide patient care.


• 10. Maintains effective communication with Medical staff, patients, staff and other departments as necessary to assure identification of problems and provide problem resolution in support of the hospital’s mission of quality patient care delivery.


• 11. Through daily shift rounds, assesses patient/family satisfaction issues and takes appropriate action to resolve.


• 12. Supports and assists with service recovery initiative involving patients, families, and all other customers.


• 13. Assures the adherence of all standards and policies as set forth by WVUH and the accrediting bodies for the purposes of licensure, regulation and accreditation.


• 14. Assists Director/Manager in timely follow-up of incident/event manager reports.


• 15. In conjunction with the Clinical Preceptor, facilitates the professional development of personnel. Oversees and participates in the orientation, training, and continuing education of the staff (departmental and interdepartmental) and other health related personnel.


• 16. Directs and monitors the instruction, supervision, and evaluation of students and orientees. Assures continuous personal and professional growth of staff through attendance at workshops, seminars, giving in-services, and monitoring staff orientation plans as applicable.


• 17. Improves and maintains management skills by participating in self-development activities such as seminars, workshops, classes and literature review.


• 18. Participates in outreach activities in the community in order to educate and/or promote good relationships.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• 1. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms.


• 2. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.


• 3. Visual acuity must be within normal range.


• 4. Hearing within normal range is required (i.e. to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, etc.)

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• 1. Working protracted or irregular hours.


• 2. Working around biohazards.


• 3. Working around infectious diseases.


• 4. Working with or near the deceased.


• 5. Working with hands in water.


• 6. Working with electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Varied (United States of America) Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals Cost Center: 1701 WVUH HVI CVT Address: 1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively \"WVUHS\") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and largest private employer, providing care to communities across West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The integrated academic health system includes 25 hospitals and five institutes, with more than 3,500 licensed beds, 4,000 clinicians, 39,000 employees, and $8.5 billion in annual operating revenues. Anchoring the system in Morgantown, West Virginia, are WVU Hospitals, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital. Together, the Health System’s hospitals, clinics, and specialty programs provide a comprehensive continuum of care, ranging from community-based primary and specialty services to highly complex, quaternary care and post-acute care.