Clinical Supervisor - ACE Night - LHAAMC

Overview

Position Objective The Clinical Supervisor directly supervises staff and is a clinical expert practitioner specific to the unit at education/staff development functions as well as designated management functions to promote high quality, cost effective health care.

Title: Clinical Supervisor
Job Code: 000747
FLSA Status: Non – Exempt
Reports To
:
Clinical Director - Nursing

The Clinical Supervisor has authority to perform supervisory duties including but not limited to hiring, evaluating performance, issuing final disciplinary actions under the review of Human Resources, and recommending discharge in collaboration with members of management and Human Resources.

• Clinical Decision Making/Judgment:
  Demonstrates expert clinical knowledge and skill in the specialization of the unit or initiative. Provides for the coordination of patient care throughout the continuum for areas of responsibility. Serves as an expert clinician, acting as a clinical resource for the staff. Works collaboratively with other disciplines in problem analysis and resolution for pathways, protocols and patient care delivery. Expertly organizes and reprioritizes patient care activities based on subtle and overt and/or environmental changes.
  
  Assists others in prioritizing patient care.
• Nurse-Patient Family Relationships:
  Expertly provides direct patient care to patients and families in a culturally, developmentally and ethically appropriate manner. Demonstrates expert skill in managing and planning care for complex patient/family scenarios including physical, psychosocial, spiritual and learning needs of the patient/family.
• Clinical Scholarship:
  Effectively performs and improves all processes in order to achieve excellence with regard to quality standards and benchmarks. As part of unit leadership, collaborates in developing, monitoring and changing practice as a result of performance improvement initiatives. Collaborates to provide direction for staff development activities and orientation programs and staff meetings. Member of a professional organization specific to unit/initiative. Maintains certification in specialty.
  
  Supports Evidence Based Practice in clinical specialty to guide nursing practice, development of plans of care and interventions.
• Clinical Leadership:
  Demonstrates the ability to enhance skills and performance of others to achieve professional and organizational goals. Optimizes utilization of staff, matching staff talents and proficiencies to organizational needs in making, evaluating and reorganizing patient care assignments. Manages daily operational processes in collaboration with other unit leaders, Administrative Coordinator, Care Management, other nursing units and support services to include room assignments, rounds/huddles, transfers/discharges, bed board, capacity protocols, and communication with other disciplines.
  
  Reviews and implements Joint Commission standards in collaboration with other unit leaders, including participation in Tracers. Fosters interdisciplinary collaboration by chairing or representing nursing on hospital-wide committees. Participates in goal setting and prioritization. Responsibilities include human resource management such as staffing, scheduling, performance evaluation, disciplinary action, orientation/development, and staff selection. Educates and precepts new staff. Demonstrates competency in computer documentation and serves as a resource.
  
  Participates in fiscal management of the unit including oversight, repair requests, evaluation of new equipment, and scheduling to ensure appropriate staffing levels for volume and acuity.

Required Minimum Education: BSN

Preferred: MSN

Required

Minimum Experience:

3 years as an RN in specialty related field

• Maryland RN license
• BLS
• Where applicable, specialty certifications are required by entity and must be obtained within 12 months of hire.

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. There is reasonable expectation…