Nurse Supervisor

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Serves as a clinical leader responsible for providing support, guidance, and direction to nursing staff.

Responsible for overseeing the quality of patient care, maintaining staff competence and efficiency, and

providing guidance and leadership to the nursing team.

Essential Duties

• Serve as the liaison between medical staff. Coordinate with Administrator the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding of new medical personnel.
• Provide orientation and training to new staff.
• Coordinate the scheduling of nursing staff and the assignment of daily tasks.
• Develop and maintain ongoing staff development activities and training, as well as annual competencies for clinical staff.
• For ongoing quality improvement, conduct regular audits of medical charts, controlled substance logs, and other documentation for deficiencies.
• Conduct periodic reviews of protocols and make recommendations to the medical director and nurse practitioner.
• Collaborate with MAT NP to provide oversight of MAT/SCORF Program. Assist Medical Administrator and other SMC Researcher with SCORF data tracking and outcomes measures.
• Serve as liaison with ReGenesis, the Forrester Center, AccessHealth and other community partners to support the MAT Program.
• Manage medical supply inventory and submit orders as required.
• Serve as liaison to SC DOC, the USMS and other partnering facilities to facilitate inmate movement, oversee data reporting/medical requests, and address inmate concerns.
• Assist clinical staff and med techs to rectify med order concerns with contract pharmacy providers. In the absence of the Medical Administrator, serve as the representative of the medical department to scheduled department and community meetings.
• In the absence of the Medical Administrator, serve as the back-up for timecard approvals and submissions.
  
  

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Will oversee the day-to-day operations of the nursing staff to ensure that proper patient care is being

provided and that all protocols, policies and procedures are being followed.

Serving as the link between clinical staff and administration, the Nurse Supervisor will facilitate clear

communication and a collaborative work environment.

Physical Requirements

This is sedentary work requiring the exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible

amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects; work requires reaching, lifting, fingering,

grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging

ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken

word levels; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data,

determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and

activities; the worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.

Education And Experience

Required: Associate’s degree in nursing with licensure as a Registered Nurse accepted by the

South Carolina Board of Nursing. At least one year nursing experience.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing with licensure as a Registered Nurse accepted by the

South Carolina Board of Nursing.

One-year clinical experience in a detention/correctional facility and prior leadership or supervisory

Experience Preferred.

LICENSE, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER REQUIREMENTS

All regular full-time and part-time employees of Spartanburg County are required by state law to

participate in the South Carolina Retirement System.

Possession of a valid driver's license issued in the state of South Carolina