RN Night Shift Supervisor

Tennova Healthcare- North Knoxville Medical Center; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Tennova Healthcare- North Knoxville Medical Center is seeking a Supervisor, House - RN to provide critical leadership during assigned shifts and oversee hospital operations, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care. This role serves as the administrative point of contact during non-business hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

The Supervisor coordinates patient flow, manages staffing, addresses emergencies, and ensures compliance with hospital policies and regulatory

Qualifications

• Associate Degree or higher in Nursing is required.
• 1-2 years of related experience in the profession required.
• 1-2 years of previous leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees hospital operations during assigned shifts, ensuring appropriate staffing levels across departments to meet patient care needs.
• Monitors hospital census, coordinates admissions, discharges, and transfers, and ensures optimal bed utilization.
• Acts as the administrative point of contact for staff, patients, and families during non-business hours, addressing inquiries, resolving conflicts, and providing support.
• Responds to emergencies, crises, and critical patient care issues, coordinating resources and personnel to ensure safety and quality care.
• Serves as the incident commander in disaster situations until relieved by a senior leader, ensuring effective communication and resource allocation.
• Supervises nursing staff, providing clinical guidance, oversight, and support to ensure proper delegation and care delivery.
• Promotes efficient use of organizational resources to deliver cost-effective and safe patient care services.
• Ensures compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory standards, identifying and addressing deviations.
• Handles patient and family complaints and inquiries with professionalism, empathy, and appropriate resolution strategies.
• Completes and validates the midnight census, ensuring accurate patient counts and bed status are reported.
• Conducts hospital rounds to assess staff and patient needs, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and quality standards.
• Facilitates communication between staff, physicians, and administration to resolve issues and maintain operational efficiency.
• Provides administrative decision-making support in the absence of department managers or senior administrators, escalating critical issues to the Administrator on Call (AOC) as needed.
• Identifies opportunities for performance improvement and assists in implementing initiatives to enhance care delivery and patient satisfaction.
• Monitors and maintains an adequate supply of resources, ensuring staff have the tools necessary to provide quality care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Associate Degree or higher in Nursing

Job description

Tennova Healthcare- North Knoxville Medical Center is seeking a Supervisor, House - RN to provide critical leadership during assigned shifts and oversee hospital operations, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care. This role serves as the administrative point of contact during non-business hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

The Supervisor coordinates patient flow, manages staffing, addresses emergencies, and ensures compliance with hospital policies and regulatory