Reports To: Emergency Department Director or designee

Employee Type:               EXEMPT             X       NON-EXEMPT

POSITION SUMMARY:

In addition to providing Emergency Department patient care, the Nursing Supervisor provides advanced clinical and administrative supervision to the facility in support of quality patient care and effective facility operations. The Nursing Supervisor is responsible for coordinating services for patients, staff, physicians and the general public according to approved hospital policies, procedures and guidelines. The Nursing Supervisor interacts with other professionals to assure quality care, fiscal responsibility, and optimal allocation of resources and accurate timely transmission of information.

This position acts as the highest-ranking administrative person on site during the evening, night shifts, weekends and holidays and provides initial response to administrative and clinical issues arising during these hours.

This job description is intended to identify some of the primary duties and responsibilities. MAYERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT reserves the right to modify, supplement, delete or augment the duties and responsibilities specified in this position description, at MAYERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT’S sole and absolute discretion.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
2. Current licensure in good standing in the state of California
3. 2 years emergency department experience required
4. ACLS, PALS, CPR certification mandatory

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Competencies:

1. Professional behavior is demonstrated, both when on duty and as a representative of MMHD outside of normal work hours
2. Ability to work with others, at all levels within the organization, and collaborate effectively
3. Above-average interpersonal, problem-solving, and written and oral communication skills
4. A positive working relationship with patients, visitors, and facility staff is demonstrated
5. Makes clinical rounds to areas providing patient services
6. Assesses and assures safety and appropriateness of patient care on all nursing units
7. Obtains adequate personnel and supplies to provide essential patient care
8. Provides experienced nursing consultation
9. Identifies, in collaboration with physicians, patients who need transfer to tertiary care for higher level or specialty care services
10. Facilitates or assures transfers are completed following all applicable EMTALA policies and procedures including documentation completion
11. Advises the Administrator On Call (AOC) regarding: difficulties with transfers, availability of various resources both personnel and capacity, and unusual or complex patient, personnel, and/or physical plant problems
12. Promotes a positive public image for MMHD by diffusing crisis involving visitors, patients, or outside agencies
13. Directly or indirectly supervises all classifications of employees assigned to patient care services on a given shift
14. Completes or assures completion of incident reports for unexpected circumstances
15. Answers phone calls, assists public, and forwards appropriately if necessary and in a professional and friendly manner
16. Other duties as assigned

Specific Competencies:

1. Completes supervisor’s shift report and emails to leadership team prior to end of

shift

1. Communicates appropriately and clearly to directors, managers, and coworkers
2. Takes direction from others to include those employees of other departments with which he/she works on a temporary basis in accordance with the chain of command
3. Maintains all information as confidential as appropriate
4. Other duties as assigned

Professional Requirements:

1. Exhibits the mission, ethics and goals of Mayers Memorial Hospital District in the performance of job duties
2. Adheres to dress code; appearance is neat and professional