Shift Supervisor (RN) - Digestive Health (Endo) (1.0 Days)

Mercycare; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a Shift Supervisor (RN) for the Digestive Health (Endo) unit. The role focuses on nursing leadership, patient care, and acting as a charge nurse to guide staff through daily operations.

Preferred BSN and current Iowa RN license with BLS certification; compensation includes a $15,000 sign-on bonus and hourly pay. Must meet physical requirements and support Mercy's patient-centered care model.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills and nursing expertise.
• Strong communication with patients, families, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and supervise nursing staff on shift.
• Ensure accurate information is communicated during handoffs.
• Provide high-quality, evidence-based patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing skills

Communication

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

## Shift Supervisor (RN) - Digestive Health (Endo) (1.0 Days)Apply: Mercy Medical Center: Full time: Posted Today: JR105234**External Applicants Earn up to $15,000 Sign on Bonus!****Work Shift**Day**Scheduled Weekly Hours**40**Summary**This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing support to customers, physicians and staff of Mercy Medical Center. The Shift Supervisor will serve as a patient care nurse and charge nurse. The Shift Supervisor will help guide staff through their Mercy Medical Center journey and help demonstrate leadership skills by being a clinical expert and successful role model of the unit.**Job Description****Job Duties*** Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.* Provides and ensures high quality and safe patient care using evidence-based practice, performance improvement, and service excellence.* Manages customer complaints in a timely and caring manner in the absence of the Director or ANM.* Assists with department staffing to meet daily census needs and modifies staffing to meet departmental needs as necessary.* Participates in regular department meetings as applicable.* Assists with recognizing outstanding individuals or teams in their department.* Collaborates with others to implement key initiatives and demonstrate performance improvement within the department based on quality metrics.* Practices cost containment efforts on a shift to shift basis by efficient use of time and resources, i.e., man-hours, patient charges, equipment, supplies.* Fosters interdisciplinary, collaborative relationships within the department and organization.* Serves as a positive role model and mentor for department and hospital staff, establishing and reinforcing expectations of cooperation, collaboration, and respect.* Participates in the orientation and mentoring of new employees.* Observes and evaluates staff performance, providing regular performance feedback, and completing annual performance appraisals as delegated.* Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job- specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.**Department Specific Duties**Digestive Health Center:* Serves as a role model for staff by demonstrating clinical expertise when providing direct patient care.* Displays support for and awareness of Department Business Plan and assists with implementation of Action Plans toward meeting goals.* Participates in holding unit staff accountable by comprehensively investigating and then providing feedback when there are opportunities for performance improvement; followed by written details to nurse manager, which includes employee response.* Provides consultation, upon request, within area of clinical expertise to nursing staff or other health professionals throughout the organization.* Participates in monitoring and maintaining unit compliance with regulatory, accrediting and policy standards/ expectations, as evidenced in both mock and actual surveys.* Demonstrates skills and assists others in computer navigation to access essential information effectively and efficiently.* Implements and monitors unit's quality projects.* Meets with vendors to set up staff skills labs, educational in-services, and reviews new equipment.**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities*** Demonstrates effective leadership skills (i.e. coaching, counseling, prioritization, decision making and conflict management).* Utilizes effective coordination, collaboration, and facilitative skills.* Helps to foster a culture of accountability, creative and critical thinking, and staff development.* Possesses skill in staffing, staff development and change management.* Maintains a positive, professional demeanor in emotionally charged situations and serves as a role model for staff.* Committed to ongoing self-development and learning.* Excellent Nursing skills with rapid critical thinking.* Role Models exemplary customer service skills including verbal and non-verbal skills and proper phone etiquette.* Creates a welcoming environment for all healthcare team members.**Professional Experience*** Demonstrated leadership skills required.* Two years clinical experience preferred.**Education*** Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.* Certification in clinical specialty preferred.**Licensure, Certification, Registration*** Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.* Current certification in Basic Life Support, in accordance with the American Heart Association required.* Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse/Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required. Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date. **Physical Requirements**Heavy: Exert 50-100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 25-50 lbs. of force frequently**Pay Rate Type**Hourly