Job Summary: As a Patient Placement Supervisor, you'll oversee daily nursing operations with our management team. You'll help develop and implement policies to achieve department goals.
Essential Functions of the Role
- Organize and oversee daily administrative and business activities to ensure top‑notch, patient‑focused care.
- Help with creating, revising, and implementing department policies in line with department goals.
- Give guidance on hospital rules and ensure compliance with important healthcare standards, like The Joint Commission's.
- Supervise employees by assigning tasks, training, scheduling, evaluating, and solving issues.
- Help educational initiatives, research, and improvements in the organization.
- Incorporate Lean principles into your practice as a means of enhancing patient care.
- Help design the yearly staffing budget, along with facilitating capital equipment and expense budget planning.
- Update your Supervisor on patient conditions, staffing issues, and shift events, including critical states.
- Partner with other departments, families, doctors, and agencies to improve patient care through clear communication and problem‑solving.
- Make nursing rounds often to observe, offer help, and be a resource.
- Provide nursing care when needed.
- Maintain necessary records, files, inventory, and equipment. Keep an updated database for report creation as needed.
Key Success Factors
- Proficiency in nursing and patient care standards and procedures is essential.
- Knowing rules and standards set by certifying bodies is crucial. Hospitals and departments have their own protocols.
- Knowledge of regulations for nursing care in your area is essential.
- Knowledge of guidelines ensures proper procedure.
- Knowledge of medical terms, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and medication is essential for healthcare providers.
- Know dosages, effects, and reactions.
- Upholding medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights is key.
- Clear communication, verbally and in writing, is fundamental.
- It's important to have the social skills necessary to interact with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills are a must!
- Being able to recommend effective hiring and termination recommendations is an important aspect of the role.
- You should be able to train and evaluate the performance of your team.
- Nurses must recognize and report patients' health changes promptly to colleagues and doctors for optimal care.
- We aim to provide quality care to all patients. This involves respect, knowledge diversity, and creating personalized care plans.
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email, are also necessary.
Benefits
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar match up to 5%.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1.
- Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- Background in Nursing.
- Minimum of three years of professional experience.
- Registered Nurse (RN).
- Preferred: ED or ICU in an acute care setting.
Belonging Statement: We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.