RN, Registered Nurse - House Supervisor

CHRISTUS Health; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Louisiana is seeking a Nursing Unit Supervisor to ensure appropriate staffing on all nursing units and to supervise clinical and administrative hospital activities in the absence of Administration and Nursing Directors/Managers.

You will oversee staffing across shifts, facilitate patient placement, and serve as the hospital spokesperson when needed. Requires RN licensure, an Associate's degree, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required.
• RN license in state of employment or compact recognized.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide staffing on all nursing units across shifts.
• Act as hospital administrative representative in absence of leadership.
• Coordinate patient placement/transfer and staffing to meet needs.
• Monitor compliance with policies and regulations for staff and patients.
• Investigate incidents, communicate with administration, and resolve issues.
• Approve or adjust KRONOS scheduling to reflect staffing plans.
• Collaborate with region staffing and house supervisors to utilize PRN pool.

Skills

Staff supervision

Shift coordination

Staff advocacy

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

RN License (state or compact)

BLS

Tools

KRONOS scheduling

Job description

Summary

Assures appropriate staffing is maintained on all Nursing Units; responsible for the clinical and administrative supervision of overall hospital activities in the absence of Administration and Nursing Director/Managers.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision and guidance to all areas by visiting units/departments throughout the shift to ascertain status of areas, interpreting policies and regulations to staff patients, and visitors, coordinating placement/transfer of patients, and responding to staffing issues
• Screens incoming patients for appropriateness of admission/transfer and facilitates placement in proper level of care
• Functions at all times as the hospital administrative representative by acting as hospital spokesperson, as appropriate, investigating incidents and events and taking appropriate action, interview to provide assistance in problem-solving, and conveying a positive image of the hospital
• Consults with administrator on-call as appropriate
• Arranges/facilitates emergency operations as needed
• Performs clinical functions as needed
• Intervenes in patient, family associated, and physician complaints and follows up with director/manager and patient advocate as appropriate
• Provides staffing for oncoming shift; assigns staff utilizing appropriate mix of full time, PRN and agency staff to meet each unit’s needs
• Makes changes in KRONOS scheduling to represent the most recent staffing plan
• Monitors and utilizes competency/orientation check lists for temporary reassignment of hospital staff and assignment of agency staff
• Performs PFT reviews on PRN Pool associates
• Provides input to director on staff performance
• Works collaboratively with other house supervisors and staffing personnel within the region to effectively utilize the PRN pool

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing
• RN License in state of employment or compact
• BLS

Work Schedule

MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type

Full Time