RN Supervisor MICU
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Killeen
Posted on: May 13, 2022
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Job Description:
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple
Level I Trauma, -Teaching Hospital -and -Magnet Designated -
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If you are -looking to join an amazing team of professionals, we
want to speak with -you!
We have a full-time RN Supervisor position in the Medical ICU
We offer Great Benefits, Career Development, and Great Workplace
Culture
JOB SUMMARY
The Supervisor, Nursing Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for
supervision of assigned nursing and unit-based personnel to provide
a safe, caring environment for patients, family and staff which
fosters professional nursing practice, shared decision-making,
interprofessional teamwork and collaboration with positive patient
and staff outcomes. The Supervisor oversees day-to-day operations
and productivity and assists the Nursing Manager in planning,
developing, implementing, evaluating and monitoring policies and
procedures, budgets and the allocation of resources,
quality/performance improvement initiatives, educational programs
and shared governance councils to achieve departmental and
organizational goals and objectives. Provides nursing care as
needed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
Clinical Judgment: Creates, fosters and sustains a healthy work
environment which supports evidence-based practice and research.
Coordinates patient care through collaboration with
interprofessional team members in planning, implementing and
evaluating patients plans of care. Identifies potential problems
and/or resources for patients and families. Supervises personnel in
providing safe, cost-effective, efficient care based on individual
patient needs. Ensures staff members maintain competency based on
standards of practice for patient population. Provides nursing care
as needed.
Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and
effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to,
nursing sensitive indicators. Facilitates practice changes among
nursing staff through quality and performance improvement
initiatives and use of best, evidence-based practices and research
findings. Identifies, proposes and conducts clinical research.
Caring Practices: Creates and sustains a compassionate, supportive,
safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Assists in the coordination of patient care conferences and
interprofessional rounds to address patient/family needs, discharge
planning and best caring practices and outcomes.
Response to Diversity: Identifies issues arising from individual
differences and develops awareness of these issues in nursing
staff, medical staff and other health care providers. Role models,
teaches and provides age-specific and developmentally-appropriate
patient care in accordance with established guidelines and scope of
duty or practice for patients served in department. Identifies and
resolves conflicts between others that affect performance and/or
the work environment.
Advocacy and Moral Agency: Advocates on behalf of the nursing staff
to represent the concerns of patients, families and staff. Fosters
an ethical practice environment for professional practice and
patient care based on optimum communication, teamwork and
coordination of care. Addresses ethical issues through a systematic
process using institutional ethics committee as needed. Promotes
health care at local, state and national levels.
Facilitation of Learning: Monitors the learning needs of staff and
patients/families and assists in the design, implementation and
evaluation of educational activities to enhance their knowledge and
skills. Fosters an environment that is supportive of staff's
professional and personal growth. Facilitates the development of
clinical and leadership expertise in staff through role modeling,
teaching and coaching/mentoring. Identifies staff professional
growth opportunities and assists in the development of the
department's succession plan. Provides and evaluates a
comprehensive onboarding/orientation program for newly-hired staff.
Functions as a resource within the clinical specialty program.
Collaboration: Role models, teaches and mentors professional
leadership and accountability for nursing's role within the
interprofessional health care team. Collaborates with medical,
allied health and administrative staff to ensure the provision of
safe, quality, compassionate care. Participates in departmental and
organizational programs, committees and special projects to achieve
desired outcomes.
Systems Thinking. Recognizes, responds and provides follow-up to
issues, concerns and suggestions on behalf of patient population
and staff. Provides timely follow-up to critical incidents and
sentinel events and provides input into system redesign to promote
a culture of safety for patients, families and staff and decrease
risk. Allocates resources (e.g., staffing, supplies and equipment)
and coordinates services to optimize patient care, throughput and
services that maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Assists
in educating nursing staff in planning and evaluating staffing
based on nursing-sensitive indicators. Assists nursing manager in
human resource management of personnel: hiring, coaching for
improved performance and professional development and terminating
employees. Assists in developing/monitoring the operating and
capital budgets, resolving variances and implementing strategies to
improve efficiency and reduce costs. Assists in the development of
department goals and objectives. Interprets and guides nursing and
unit-based personnel on BSWH policies and procedures. Assumes
accountability, responsibility and authority for daily operations
at department/shift level. Performs in the capacity of Nursing
Manager in his/her absence. Completes special projects and other
duties as assigned.
Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work environment
through promotion and facilitation of shared governance and
decision-making processes. Identifies personal/professional
development goals and commits to life-long learning for self and
staff to maintain current knowledge in nursing and
leadership/management practices through learning activities such
as, continuing education, networking with professional colleagues,
membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations,
self-study, professional reading, certification and seeking
advanced degrees. Contributes to the professional development of
peers, colleagues and others. Plans, develops, implements,
evaluates and revises the department's recognition program to
ensure meaningful recognition of the contributions of others.
Demonstrates commitment to community service. Achieves national
board certification in specialty within two years of
promotion/appointment as Nursing Supervisor.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards
and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines
of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit
standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the
provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment.
Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and practices of
health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention
and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their
physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse
reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient
privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly; both verbally and in
writing.
Ability to provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to
all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing
practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human
experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary,
modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of individual
patients.
Ability to make tactical decisions around the allocation and
direction of the work of supervised employees using established
guidelines, policies and/or procedures.
Ability to make effective hiring and termination
recommendations.
Ability to train and evaluate performance of supervised staff.
General computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft
Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems,
electronic medical documentation, and email.
BENEFITS
Our competitive benefits package includes the following
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
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QUALIFICATIONS
- - - - - - Registered Nurse (RN)
- - - - - - -Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of
hire or transfer.
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Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Killeen , RN Supervisor MICU, Healthcare , Killeen, Texas
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