RN, Shift Supervisor: PT 7a-7p

Firelands Regional Medical Center; Sandusky (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Firelands Regional Medical Center seeks an experienced nursing leader to supervise and coordinate Nursing Services on the designated shift. You will act as a consultant for patient care planning and intervention and represent Nursing Administration on shift.

Responsibilities include staffing adjustments, interdepartmental collaboration, and incident leadership for emergencies. Ohio RN licensure and ACLS are required, with a Bachelor's degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership abilities and patient-care oversight.
• Current ACLS certification required.
• Registered Nurse licensed in Ohio with active credentials.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate Nursing Services on the designated shift.
• Interpret goals and objectives of the nursing department to staff and physicians.
• Use evidence-based practices and nursing standards in assessment, planning, and intervention.
• Serve as expert consultant to charge nurse for assignments and complex patient problems.
• Manage staffing adjustments for each shift and ensure adequate coverage.
• Promote communication across nursing units and with ancillary departments.
• Counsel staff and refer documentation to the Nurse Director as needed.
• Communicate departmental concerns to administrative personnel.

Skills

Leadership

ACLS

Clinical skills

RN licensure Ohio

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

RN licensure in Ohio

Job description

Supervises and coordinates Nursing Services on designated shift. Serves as consultant for patient care planning and intervention. Represents Nursing Administration on respective shift.

What You Will Do:

• Supports and interprets the goals and objectives of the nursing department to the nursing staff and physicians.
• Utilizes Firelands practice standards and evidence-based practices. Demonstrates critical thinking in assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating essential tasks, duties, and responsibilities.
• Uses clinical knowledge to assess patients’ needs and to determine placement in collaboration with the nursing unit’s charge nurse and admitting.
• Serves as an expert consultant to the charge nurse in determining assignment, resolving conflict and resolving complex patient problems.
• Responsible for staffing adjustments for each shift, including granting of low time.
• Promotes an effective communication network between nursing units, ancillary departments, and other departments and agencies used as resources for patient care needs.
• Counsels personnel as need arises and refers documentation to the Nurse Director.
• Communicates departmental concerns to the appropriate administrative personnel.
• Functions as Incident Commander for all emergency situations until relived by Senior Management.
• Functions as a leader for Code Blue and MET teams.
• Represents Administration on weekends, holidays and during off hours.
• Communicates to Nursing Administration rationale, progress and evaluation of changes made, problems relating to operations of the hospital, and recommendation for change in administrative policies to carry out objectives of the hospital more efficiently.
• Obtains supplies and medical records during non-operational hours.
• Responsible for notifying OR staff or Cath lab in the event of an emergency during off hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Notifies Administrator-on-Call and any ancillary department when a significant event or need occurs.
• Regularly demonstrates the ability to serve patients of all ages in the routine performance of duties.
• Represents FRMC to the community. Acts as an ambassador and advocate for FRMC.

What You Will Need:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor’s degree preferred. Registered Nursing licensure in the State of Ohio.
• Strong clinical skills required. Three to five (3-5) years relevant experience (medical/surgical, critical care/emergency services), preferred. Current ACLS required.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.

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