Provides overall supervision of the organization in collaboration with and in the absence of the administrative/executive team. Makes administrative decisions, collaborates with the Nursing Directors and other departments, ensures patient and staff safety, and oversees the functioning of the organization. Assists with/facilitates clinical functions. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned personnel using both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.This department performs the overall administrative and general support tasks for the entire Nursing Services series staff. It provides nursing admin line management (i.e. directors) and staff support. It includes nursing managers/directors above the nursing unit management level, clerical support for nursing admin, nurse scheduling coordination, allocation of nursing staff resources and balancing the nursing staff to patient and unit needs.