RN-HOUSE SUPERVISOR - Weekend Program

Fort Healthcare Inc; Fort Atkinson (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending

Life insurance

Pharmacy discount

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Free parking

Employee gym

401(k) with employer match

Generous PTO

Job summary

Fort HealthCare in Wisconsin is seeking a House Supervisor to lead nursing services on assigned shifts, ensuring safe, efficient patient care in collaboration with department leaders. This role includes coordinating staffing, responding to emergencies, and maintaining infection control and regulatory standards.

The position requires RN licensure in Wisconsin, a Bachelor's degree preferred, and strong leadership with a track record in hospital settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred and RN license to practice in Wisconsin required upon hire.
• Minimum five years of nursing experience; hospital nursing experience preferred.
• Two years of management/leadership experience recommended.
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills; critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as leadership resource and initial emergency point of contact during evening/night shifts and weekends.
• Conduct regular rounds across 24/7 departments to assess needs and provide clinical guidance.
• Communicate with department leadership and provide updates on shift activity and concerns.
• Act as liaison to Infection Control and ensure infection control practices.
• Assist with staffing, patient assignments, and resource management.
• Support risk management and incident reporting per hospital policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Staffing

Conflict resolution

Infection control

Payroll support

Emergency response

Patient safety

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

RN license (Wisconsin)

Tools

Clarity (reporting)

Job description

Fort HealthCare is a patient-centered hospital and healthcare system serving individuals, businesses and families in Jefferson, Dane, and Walworth Counties. We are seeking a House Supervisor to join our Nursing Leadership team.

Fort HealthCare is proud to be named a 16-time award winner of the Top Workplace award for Southwestern Wisconsin, a 6-time award winner of the USA Top Workplaces award, and a 2-time winner of their Top Workplaces Culture Excellence award for Purpose & Values. In addition, Fort HealthCare has been recognized nationally as a Top Workplace for Nursing 2026.

We promote it widely for all we serve to read, understand and to help our public hold us accountable for the promises we make.

Our Mission Statement - Improve the Health and Well-being of Our Community

Our Vision Statement provides each of us at Fort HealthCare with a goal. It is our motivation to improve constantly upon the level of care we provide, and the quality of services delivered.

Our Vision - Be the Healthiest Community in Wisconsin.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, education, and resources you need to perform your job and ample opportunities for professional growth.

The House Supervisor serves as the in-house administrative and clinical management liaison, responsible for effective leadership of overall services on assigned shifts when administration is not present. The House Supervisor is responsible for administrative-type decisions and appropriate notification to department manager or administrator-on-call when deemed necessary.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Serves as a leadership resource and initial emergency point of contact to employees and providers within the hospital setting during the evening and night shift during the week and 24 hours on the weekend. This includes acting decisively to assess and coordinate challenging situations, problem solve patient and staff-related issues, promote safe and quality care, assist across the clinical setting, and make decisions in calling in additional staff and authorization of extra shift bonuses as appropriate.
• Conducts regular rounds to all 24/7 departments (Emergency Services, Inpatient, Obstetrics, Lab, Radiology, and Environmental Services) to assess needs, staffing/acuity, potential safety concerns, clinical guidance and support, and share leadership communications as requested by management and administration. Is a clinical/nursing resource to staff members.
• Communicates frequently with department leadership, particularly in 24/7 departments; knowledgeable and supportive of initiatives taking place within departments to support measures and initiatives on shifts when department leadership/administration not present; updates department leader of any important or unusual shift activity or of any concerns within the department.
• Serves as a resource to Transporters – obtaining clinical supplies, exchanging code carts and respiratory boxes, and assisting with transport of patients as needed.
• Act as a liaison to Infection Control; serving as clinical resource, ensuring negative air pressure status is achieved, assisting with employee fit testing if necessary, and any other necessary function to assure that all infection control practices are in place and followed on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Works with employees, managing immediate basic performance issues; keeps department leadership informed of employee’s performance (i.e.: positive feedback and opportunities for improvement). Offers department leader information and examples for employee performance evaluations as obtained.
• Intervene in patient/family or provider complaints, supporting effective communication and conflict resolution. Provides necessary documentation of events and initiates appropriate follow-up.
• Serve as the risk management liaison; channeling issues in accordance with hospital policies/procedures and regulatory requirements. Supports timely and accurate reporting of all patient/visitor incidences, assists to monitor and support infection control and security standards established by the organization/department
• Provide payroll support to department leaders and staff by understanding the payroll process and entering timely and accurate information on behalf of clinical staff.
• Respond to all emergencies as a key member and coordinates as defined by policies and practices
• Ensure compliance with all regulations, hospital policies/procedures and protocols to maintain a safe patient care environment.
• Facilitates and guides the resource RN with patient assignments, flexible staffing, floating to other units; transferring patients; completing project work, audits, or educational requirements that can be completed during 'down-time' or when patient census/acuity is low.
• Participates in service recovery and conflict resolution when needed, providing the best possible outcome and experience for all involved. Evaulates causative factors of employee incident reports and enters the information/action into appropriate reporting system (Clarity).
• Participates in overarching Nursing Services initiatives, audits and hospital-wide projects; assists leaders with activities that contribute to the success of the departments; leads staff in Joint Commission projects, tracers and education.
• Notifies surgery, endoscopy and anesthesia for unscheduled surgical cases; communicates to Perioperative Services leadership any unusual cases or staff concerns that may have occurred.

Requirements for this position include:

• Bachelors Degree Preferred
• Five years of nursing experience, with a minimum of three years of hospital nursing experience preferred. Specialty Unit experience desirable but not required. Two years of previous management/leadership experience highly recommended
• Possesses strong leadership, organizational and communication techniques/skills. Must demonstrate superior critical thinking skills.
• Current RN license to practice in the State of Wisconsin upon hire; BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP Certification
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous PTO Plan
• Health insurance
• Vison insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending
• Life insurance
• Pharmacy discount
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free parking
• Employee gym

Equal Opportunity Employer

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