Nursing Supervisor| Patient Care Logistics| Part Time

UF Health; St. Augustine South (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health seeks a Nursing Supervisor to oversee bed requests and facilitate patient progression across the care continuum. You will coordinate with medical directors, attendings, nurses and support staff to optimize throughput and ensure cost-effective patient placement.

The role requires 24/7 authority to adjust bed assignments and staffing, and demonstrates leadership in communication, problem solving and decision making.

Qualifications

• Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups.
• Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing; BSN or higher; Master’s degree preferred.
• Necessary Skills: Leadership, critical thinking, communication, and policy knowledge.
• Licensure/Certifications: Florida nursing license; BLS required; ACLS for ICU/ED/ specialty areas.
• Required Experience: 1–2 years management or leadership; 3–5 years Medical-Surgical clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee bed requests and facilitate patient progression through the continuum of care.
• Coordinate with medical directors, attendings, nurses and support services to optimize throughput.
• Adjust inpatient bed assignments and staffing on a 24/7 basis to optimize throughput and cost.
• Provide administrative oversight for patient, physician and nursing concerns; demonstrate leadership in communication and decision making.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Critical thinking

Communication

Policy knowledge

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

BSN or higher

MSN preferred

Job description

Overview

The Nursing Supervisor manages bed requests, maintaining primary responsibility for facilitating patient progression throughout the continuum of care and ensuring efficient and cost-effective placement of all patients into the appropriate bed. The Nursing Supervisor works directly with the medical directors, attendings, nurses and ancillary support services; maintains awareness for unit staffing and has the authority to make adjustments to inpatient bed assignments and staffing allocations 24/7 to optimize throughput; and may provide administrative oversight for patient, physician and nursing concerns and must exhibit critical leadership behaviors at all times, including effective communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and decision making.

Qualifications

Age of Patients Served: All Age Groups.

Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing. BSN or higher degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing. Preferred Education: Master of Science Degree in Nursing or related field.

Necessary Skills: Demonstrated leadership and management ability. Demonstrated critical thinking skills and independent decision making. Knowledge of JCAHO / AHCA standards and the Florida Nurse Practice Act. Effective written and verbal interpersonal communication skills. Possesses a working knowledge of hospital policies and procedures. Demonstrates competent conflict resolution and negotiation techniques.

Required Licensure/Certifications:

• Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida


• BLS from the American Heart Association is required for all areas.


• ACLS from the American Heart Association is required for the ICU, Emergency Department, and Specialty areas.


• Effective January 1, 2015, all new hires or transfers must have a professional certification within two years of hire or transfer. For certifications that require a specified number of cases or hours worked within the specialty, the certification must be applied for once the case/time requirement has been met, and the certification must be obtained within one year of the requirement having been met (e.g. oncology, chemotherapy, diabetes education). :

Required Experience: 1-2 years - Management or demonstrated leadership experience -AND- 3-5 years - Medical Surgical clinical experience.