Supervisor, ED, RN

DRH Health; Duncan (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DRH Health in Duncan, OK seeks an ED RN Supervisor to coordinate staff and resources for efficient patient care. You will lead the ED team, manage schedules, and ensure compliance with stroke protocols and quality measures.

Requirements include a nursing license and leadership experience; BLS, NIHSS, ACLS, PALS, CPI, ENPC, TNCC are expected with time to obtain where needed. This role emphasizes safety, communication, and cross-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Prior nursing experience required with leadership preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt procedures to urgent situations.

Responsibilities

• Interact with providers and team members in a patient-focused manner.
• Build ED team rapport internally and externally with patients and providers.
• Prepare and supervise monthly work schedules; verify time and leave.
• Oversee training and orientation for new staff and ensure competency.
• Monitor stroke quality measures and participate in committee reporting.
• Maintain acute stroke readiness and ensure regulatory tracking.
• Lead departmental meetings and drive performance improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to safety protocols and DRH Standards of Behavior.

Skills

Leadership

Delegation

Relationship building

Time management

Performance improvement

Education

BN/BSN in Nursing

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

The ED RN Supervisor is responsible and accountable for coordinating and organizing personnel and other resources to meet the patient care functions of the organization in a cost-effective manner. Collaborates to provide crisis management, interpret policy and procedure, and assure timely and effective communication and collaboration between individuals and departments. Represents the organizational leadership throughout the health system on a 24-hour basis and collaborates to make decisions and act on behalf of the Patient Care Services leadership team. Oversees those who perform duties in the ED to include conducting meetings, completing job performance appraisals, managing the daily schedule including verifying and approving team member time and leave, and managing the daily schedule of house supervisors.

Responsibilities (essential Functions)

• Interact with providers and team members in a positive, patient-focused manner.
• Utilize strong leadership skills to build the ED team internally and building ED team rapport externally including patients and providers.
• Work willingly and cooperatively with interdepartmental teams to address issues/concerns in an appropriate time frame.
• Prepare/supervise monthly work schedule. Verify and approve time worked and leave usage accurately and timely.
• Oversee training and orientation for new team members assuring that competencies have been completed in an appropriate time frame.
• Oversee troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment on the floors.
• Provide guidance in the standardization of departmental procedures.
• Assure department performance improvement plan is implemented and quality measures are monitored and acted upon in an appropriate manner.
• Exhibit excellent critical thinking skills.
• Work closely with the Director to assure smooth operation both fiscally and technically.
• Assist with monitoring budget variance reports.
• Coach and counsel team members. Evaluate and deliver performance appraisals to team members in a timely manner.
• Assist in conducting departmental meetings and team building opportunities on a regular basis.
• Support departmental and hospital objectives and participate in creating a positive work environment.
• Perform Code Blue Review and report findings to appropriate committees.
• Extract data for the stroke registry and quality measures for stroke care.
• Monitor and ensure stroke quality measures are met and present information at appropriate committees.
• Maintain acute stroke readiness for stroke protocols of care as well as team member training per national guidelines.
• Ensure tracking of all stroke patients per state regulations.
• Regular attendance and punctuality for scheduled shifts.
• Appropriately adapts assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the physical, cultural, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each person served.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education opportunities including internal and external educational offerings.
• Utilization of assistive devices for lifting is mandatory.
• Per DRH policy, all required conditions of employment must be met and maintained including required vaccinations.
• This position requires respirator and fit testing. Required testing will be performed on all team members at risk for exposure to airborne infectious diseases, droplet producing procedures, or any caustic chemicals.
• Must adhere to, and promote, safety protocols at all times.
• Implement DRH Standards of Behavior and exhibit behaviors consistent with DRH core values.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Leader Performance Expectations

Skills

• Defining and Assigning Work to Be Done: Network with peers, patients, suppliers, partners, not just bosses. Learning to delegate. Hire people with talent, experience, and fit values and practices.
• Enable Direct Reports To Do The Work.
• Build Social Contracts: Transition to collaborative relationship with management and learn the organizational structure. Build mutual respect and support with direct reports. Demonstrate integrity.
• Time Application: Annual planning (budgets, projects), making time for direct reports, setting priorities for the team, taking time to communicate with other units, patients, suppliers.
• Deliver results in the following areas: operating efficiency, patient experience, leadership, management, relationships, community engagement and individual technical competence.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Prior nursing experience required. Prior leadership experience preferred. Communication skills including fluency in oral and written English. Basic computer skills including the ability to send/receive/email, navigate information technology associated with the position, and use Electronic Health Record information tools. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; Ability to remain flexible to quickly adapt to urgent situations. Ability to adapt procedures, processes, tools, equipment, and techniques to accomplish the requirements of the position.

Education and/or Experience:

Associate or Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA).

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

Current, unencumbered RN license in the State of Oklahoma or multistate licensure in a party state in compliance with primary residency rules and requirements. American Heart Association BLS and NIHSS required; May have up to 30 days from date of hire or transfer to obtain. ACLS, PALS, and CPI Training required; May have up to 1 year from date of hire or transfer to obtain. ENPC and TNCC required; May have up to 2 years from date of hire or transfer to obtain. For those positions requiring travel, a current valid driver’s license and automobile liability insurance must be maintained.

Safety-Sensitive Position -

This is a “Safety-Sensitive” Position as defined by Oklahoma law. As such, please be advised that applicants for this position cannot test positive in pre-employment drug tests (or any drug tests administered after employment begins) for the presence of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive component of cannabis. This is true even if the applicant is in possession of a valid medical marijuana card that otherwise allows the license-holder to legally use and consume medical marijuana. Team Members in “Safety-Sensitive” positions are not permitted to test positive for the presence of THC in any pre-employment drug test, or any other drug test administered after employment begins. This information is provided to applicants as a resource to the application process. This is not a request for any applicant to disclose personal medical information during the application process. If you have any questions about the information in this disclaimer please direct these questions to a member of Human Resources.

This position requires respirator and fit testing. Required testing will be performed on all team members at risk for exposure to airborne infectious diseases, droplet producing procedures, or any caustic chemicals.

This position requires respirator and fit testing. Required testing will be performed on all team members at risk for exposure to airborne infectious diseases, droplet producing procedures, or any caustic chemicals.

As a condition of employment, vaccinations are required per DRH Policy. Medical and Religious Exemptions are available upon request.