RN, Registered Nurse House Supervisor - Nursing Admin

CHRISTUS Health; Jasper (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Jasper, TX is seeking a Nurse Manager to assure staffing on all nursing units and supervise clinical and administrative activities in the absence of administration. You will oversee staffing plans, monitor policies, and coordinate with on-call administrators within a full-time 6PM–6AM shift.

The role requires an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, an active RN license, and BLS. You will act as hospital spokesperson as needed and provide leadership across units to maintain patient

Qualifications

• Oversees staffing and patient placement.
• Interprets policies and guides staff, patients, and visitors.
• Acts as hospital administrator in absence of leadership.
• Collaborates with on-call administrator and region staffing.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and guides units by visiting departments to assess status and staff patients and visitors.
• Screens admissions/transfers and ensures appropriate level of care.
• Acts as hospital administrator spokesperson when needed.
• Coordinates with administrator on-call as appropriate.
• Arranges emergency operations as needed.
• Performs clinical functions as needed.
• Intervenes in complaints and follows up with leadership.
• Assigns staff for shifts to meet each unit’s needs using full-time, PRN, and agency staff.
• Makes changes in Kronos scheduling to reflect the latest staffing plan.
• Monitors competency/orientation for temporary reassignment of staff.
• Provides input on staff performance.
• Works with regional supervisors to utilize the PRN pool.

Skills

Staff supervision

Staff coordination

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

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:

6PM - 6AM 12 HR Shift

Work Type:

Full Time