Nursing Shift Supervisor

Where

Sacramento, CA

What you'll be doing

The nursing shift supervisor manages the off-hours and weekend, patient care activities. Ensures staff provides the highest quality of care and are in compliance with the nurse practice act, the joint commission, federal, state, and local requirements. Coordinates and monitors staffing for all shifts and maintains appropriate staffing levels and skill mix. S/he participates in developing, reviewing, and updating departmental policies, and procedures. Identifies and implements best practices to provide improved quality care and services. Assess and monitors clinical nursing practice for optimal patient care. Designs and evaluates processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum. The incumbent follows-up on all clinical issues. Monitors quality of care delivered, ensuring it meets age-related and developmental needs of patients. Supervises staff, assesses their needs, and identifies educational opportunities. The applicant collaborates with all departments throughout the medical center. S/he acts as patient advocate and assists in developing, monitoring and maintaining the budget. Identifies and recommends opportunities to reduce costs. Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues. S/he acts as the on-site administrative designee for the entire facility for off-shifts and weekends. This position manages all the patient care departments, ensuring appropriate quality of care and compliance with regulations. The candidate establishes priorities and expectations with department leaders, nursing, evs, admitting, pharmacy, eds, transportation, discharge planning, hbs, specialty departments, infection control, and eprp. Uses bed tracker to continuously monitor ed and volume, and uses bed tracker to continuously monitor beds and expedite patient flow. S/he confirms capacity through direct observation. The applicant performs other tasks as assigned.

What your background should be

Minimum 1 year of previous supervisory experience required. Minimum 4 years of previous acute care hospital experience required. Current california rn license, bls, and acls certificate required. The candidate should have demonstrated strong interpersonal written and communication skills. S/he should have knowledge of nurse practice act, the joint commission, and other local, state, and federal regulations. S/he must be able to work in a labor/management partnership environment.

Required Schooling / Training

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; BSN or bachelor degree in health care related field preferred.

Who is the client company

This is an integrated and one of the largest managed care organization in the united states.

If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com