Supervisor Clinical Therapy - Acute Service Providers

Children's Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Nebraska is seeking a clinical supervisor to lead and coordinate the daily clinical operations of a pediatric care unit. The role focuses on ensuring quality patient care, supervising staff, and maintaining compliance with clinical standards.

You will interpret policies for staff and families, provide ongoing education, and collaborate with hospital teams to optimize patient flow and safety. Strong leadership and clinical expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to supervise clinical staff and coordinate daily operations.
• Ensures delivery of quality patient care and adherence to standards.
• Effectively communicate policies to staff and patients’ families.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily clinical operational activities of the unit.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, transfers and staff assignments.
• Ensure timely clinical documentation and proper resource utilization.
• Provide training on skills and industry changes to staff.
• Serve as clinical expert and maintain professional relationships across hospital teams.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Team leadership

Patient care

Job description

Job Description

At Children's, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team- and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Job Description

At Children's, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team- and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.
Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Performs a variety of clinical supervisory functions including leading and coordinating the daily clinical operational activities of the unit and personnel functions. Ensures the delivery of quality patient care by holding staff accountable to established patient care and regulatory standards. Interprets policies and procedure to clinical and paraprofessional staff and patients/families. Builds, maintains, and supports a culture that fosters effective working relationships within a safe working environment. Supports the unit by providing quality psychotherapy and education to children and families and conducts clinical assessments when needed. Diagnose and treat patients independently. Establishes and maintains professional working relationships with hospital staff, physicians, community agencies, and professionals. Provides professional presentations, interviews and services that enhance the organization's visibility and reputation in the community.

Essential Functions

• CLINICAL OPERATIONS- Leads and supervises the daily clinical operational activities of the unit to ensure that quality care is delivered efficiently to include:
  • Managing patient flow in coordination with other supervisors and team members
  • Overseeing the delivery of patient care and coordinating admissions, discharges, transfers and responding to unforeseen events adjusting patient assignments, as needed.
  • Effectively problem solves to maximize resources to maintain patient flow, quality patient care and open communication between healthcare team members/departments
  • Ensures clinical documentation is completed in a timely manner
  • Follows up with own staff floating to other areas at least once during the shift. Ensures staff floating into unit are supported clinically, introduced/welcomed as part of the team, and assigned a buddy.
  • Works collaboratively with Manager and other unit leaders in meeting staffing challenges, taking accountability for impact of staffing decisions in own unit.
  • Ensures that staff has the supplies, equipment, information, and resources needed to provide quality patient care in a safe work environment.
  • Provides effective training on skills and changes within the industry to new and current employees
  • Remains current on skills and training. Serve as a clinical expert.
  • Plays integral role in planning for current and