Supervisor, Nursing - Surgical Administration - Per Diem Evenings

Overview:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. 

 

Supervisor, Nursing is a professional, registered nurse who is a skilled communicator, collaborator and authentic leader. This position effectively coordinates staffing, supports throughput, quality and safety outcomes, staff competency, hiring, clinical and staff corrective actions, unit efficiency, quality care and other departmental activities to support the mission, vision and values of Hackensack Meridian Health. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, assesses, plans, implements, monitors and evaluates nursing practice and the nursing care delivery system with direct supervision of front-line staff.

Responsibilities:
Participate with recruitment and retention strategies

Assist with unit huddles and leader rounding with employees

Participates with unit goal creation which are reflective of the hospital goals as well as the mission and vision of Hackensack Meridian Health

Participate or lead when appropriate: evidenced-based practice projects or research

Participate or lead when appropriate: unit-based or hospital based shared governance committees or councils

Resolve conflicts and facilitates constructive resolutions and positive outcomes if possible

Complete employee corrective action plans/counseling as necessary

Adhere to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior

Prepare and conduct periodic performance evaluations to assigned staff members

Contribute to and/or monitors the unit orientation process of all roles as necessary

Participate with and models the importance of employee recognition

Model cultural competence, social justice and fairness, and capitalizes on generational diversity to foster highly effective work groups

Where applicable, escalates nursing labor/management issues.

Financial Management The ANM collaborates with the Nurse Manager for efficient fiscal management of departmental activities to ensure proper utilization of hospital resources: Participates in Payroll, Staff Scheduling and daily staffing needs

Assists in the management of the department budget. Monitors business intelligence for the unit

Maximizes care efficiency and throughput

Understands the relationship between value-based purchasing and quality outcomes with revenue and reimbursement

Monitors unit staffing productivity and flexes staff accordingly

Quality and Safety/Performance Improvement In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, the ANM will: Optimize the patient and family experience of care

Lead Multidisciplinary Rounds

Ensure unit-based performance improvement monitoring is completed, trended and reported internal and external to the unit

Lead or participates with quality improvement projects

Lead or conducts root cause analysis investigations

Assure unit regulatory compliance

Participate in staff education and competency

Serve as a role model to others and mentor new employees and new Charge RNs

General Job Functions: Interprets, supports, and communicates policies, standards and procedures

Serves as a role model for staff in all aspects of nursing (i.e. professionalism, quality care)

Assists in identifying cost containment measures by identifying alternative measures of product utilization within the department

Serves on-call based on unit requirements

Assumes special projects as assigned

Performs other duties as assigned by leadership

Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior

Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. (Note: Prior to July 2022, Exceptions were allowed for internal candidates with BSN in progress however must be obtained within 3 years).

Minimum 2 years recent nursing experience in respective specialty or equivalent. Exceptions may be made for internal candidates on a case by case basis (i.e. the candidate has a history of hospital administration education/experience).

The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

National Certification acceptable to the Magnet Recognition Program and appropriate to your current specialty (within two years of hire).

 

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

MSN

Supervisory or charge nurse experience

 

Licenses and Certifications Required:

NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License

AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification