Nursing Supervisor, Per Diem

The Nursing Supervisor is an administrative management position that represents nursing administration. The Nursing Supervisor assesses the overall daily hospital environment and operations, is accountable for problem solving and initiating immediate, effective action as well as maintaining daily staffing levels

Position:  Nursing Supervisor

Schedule: 36 hours/week, Night shift

Essential Responsibilities/Duties:

• Keeps Medical Center and Nursing Administrator-on-call apprised of administrative and emergent issues.
• Participates in planning and allocating the resources of the division and assists in the distribution of resources within each unit.
• Participates in contract compliance and ongoing labor relations.
• Participates in hospital and nursing committees.
• Makes administrative decisions within budgetary requirements.
• Implements disciplinary actions within the Medical Center guidelines.
• Participates in strategic planning, goal setting and evaluation.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Documents and communicates to administrator issues involving other hospital departments during one’s tour of duty.
• Facilitates conflict resolution of staff and patients to appropriate parties and documents when and if necessary.
• Coordinates incoming transfers and referrals for the Medical Center.
• Works with referring MD to facilitate appropriate patient triage and placement.
• Works to reduce transfer delays, balance patient flow and helps to standardize patient pathways.
• Ensures adequate levels of staffing throughout all shifts.
• Responsible for maintaining 5000 line.
• Maintains transfer database.

Required Education/Experience

BSN and at least 5 years of nursing/ICU experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

MSN Preferred

Patient Transfer Center experience preferred

Certifications/Licenses

Current Massachusetts RN license

BLS/ACLS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Meditech proficient

EPIC proficient

Excel Proficient

Kronos scheduling proficient

Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills