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The House Supervisor is responsible for coordinating hospital-wide clinical operations during assigned shifts. This role provides leadership and support to nursing staff, ensures appropriate staffing and patient placement, responds to clinical and operational issues, and promotes safe, high-quality patient care.

PATIENT POPULATION

Has contact with patients in a hospital setting, understands and demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in the adult (18-65 years of age) and geriatric (65 and older) populations.

SUPERVISION

The House Supervisor reports to the Chief Clinical Officer.

EXPERIENCE

Prior hospital experience required Prior experience as nurse supervisor, charge nurse, or leadership role ICU experience required

EDUCATION BSN

required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS

Current unencumbered Alabama or multi-state nursing license BLS certification required ACLS certification required

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Working computer knowledge with effective communication skills, verbal and written required.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, delegation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to make decisions and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced hospital environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND JOB FUNCTIONS

§ Supervise and support nursing staff and clinical departments during assigned shifts. § Coordinate staffing assignments and adjust staffing based on patient census, acuity, and departmental needs. § Facilitate patient admissions, transfers, discharges, and appropriate bed placement. § Monitor patient flow throughout the hospital and address delays or capacity concerns. § Serve as the administrative and clinical resource for staff, physicians, patients, and families during the shift. § Respond to emergencies, rapid responses, codes, and other significant clinical events as needed. § Assist with resolving patient-care, staffing, and employee concerns. § Ensure compliance with hospital policies, nursing standards, regulatory requirements, and patient-safety practices. § Collaborate with physicians, nursing leadership, ancillary departments, and hospital administration. § Investigate and appropriately escalate patient-safety events, complaints, staffing concerns, and operational issues. § Provide clinical guidance and support to nurses and other healthcare professionals. § Assist with employee performance, conflict resolution, and disciplinary issues according to hospital policy. § Maintain effective communication with on-call administrators and department leaders. § Participate in quality-improvement, patient-safety, and regulatory initiatives. § Complete required documentation, reports, and shift handoffs. § Serve as the hospital's nursing leadership representative when other nursing administrators are not on site. § Ability to perform a complete assessment on all patients and reassessment based on unit scope of care. Takes appropriate action based on assessment findings. § Develop and implement interdisciplinary plan of care based on identified needs involving patient/family and evaluate/revise as needed. § Develop and implement interdisciplinary teaching plan based on identified needs involving patient/family and evaluate/revise as needed. § Utilize critical thinking in performing technical and manual skills to meet patient care needs. § Acknowledge physicians on the unit; providing patient information, accompanying on rounds and assisting as needed. § Appropriate delegation, coordination and supervision of others in the delivery of patient care. § Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and utilization of critical thinking skills in the administration of medications. § Documentation meets current standards and policies § Assumes accountability for appropriate utilization of resources. § Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

The physical activities below are activities that are performed during a normal workday. Please note these functions are the minimum physical abilities required to perform this position. § Walking Frequently (67-100%) § Sitting Frequently (67-100%) § Standing Frequently (67-100%) § Stooping Occasional (67-100%)

PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

cont. § Bending Occasional (67-100%) § Kneeling Occasional (67-100%) § Crouching Occasional (67-100%) § Twisting Occasional (67-100%) § Climbing Stairs Occasional (34-67%) § Climbing (Ladder/Scaffolding) Never § Crawling Occasional (6-33%) § Stretching/Reaching Occasional (34-67%) § Hearing Constantly (67-100%) § Seeing Constantly (67-100%) § Speaking Constantly (67-100%) § Hand-finger Dexterity constantly (67-100%) § Lifting/Carrying/Pushing/Pulling up to 20 lbs. Occasional (67-100%) § Lifting/Carrying/Pushing/Pulling up to 30 lbs. Occasional (34-67%) § Lifting/Carrying/Pushing/Pulling up to 40 lbs. Occasional (34-67%) § Lifting/Carrying/Pushing/Pulling up to 50 lbs. Occasional (34-67%) § Exposure to blood borne pathogens Occasional (34-67%) § Exposure to dust Occasional (34-67%) § Exposure to fumes Occasional (6-33%) § Exposure to noise Occasional (6-33%) § Exposure to chemicals Occasional (6-33%)

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

This is not a contract of employment. Job duties and responsibilities may change, or additional job duties may be requested.

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Job Type:

Full-time Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Continuing education credits Dental insurance Disability insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Pet insurance Referral program Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person