Job Summary/Overall Objectives
This position is responsible for supporting the inpatient nursing units at Frick Hospital with day-to-day operations, staff engagement, and patient experience. Functions may include processing payroll, mentoring and supporting newly hired staff, scheduling of staff, ensuring that all staff meeting yearly training requirements, monitoring of quality metrics, , facilitating staff meetings, This role complies with and oversees nursing unit compliance with practices that adhere to infection control policies and promote a safe environment of care as identified by the organization, state, Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulatory agencies. Additionally, the supervisor collaborates with other departments for process improvement and patient flow.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Align department with strategy maps and continually work to implement drivers in support of Independence Health System's mission and vision.
- Act promptly to resolve problems and initiate better ways of doing things by acting as a catalyst for change.
- Establish and maintain a safe working environment and assure staff complies with safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines.
- Equitably apply policies and procedures by issuing corrective action in a fair and consistent manner.
- Assess customer's needs, exceed customer expectations, and consider customers in decision making to improve customer satisfaction.
- Act on most urgent tasks, leverage available resources, review own workload, implement workable systems, and provide clear direction.
- This position has direct supervisory responsibilities and serves as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
- Management responsibilities include hiring, coaching, skills development, recognition and rewards, staff productivity and performance management.
- Articulate compelling program direction and translate direction into goals.
- Model and exemplify leadership in a consistent and proactive manner.
- Lead change in a complex healthcare environment.
- Support the system's mission, vision, and values
- Act promptly to resolve problems and initiate better ways of doing things by acting as a catalyst for change.
- Implement at least one process improvement initiative for department on an annual basis.
- Investigate root case analysis of recurring problems and take appropriate action.
- Tie contributions to bigger goals while influencing and persuading others by building commitment among diverse groups.
- Demonstrate ability to eliminate silos by modeling actions and setting examples and influence others to think and act as a unified health system.
- Challenge oneself to a higher level of performance by taking responsibility for professional growth and development.
- Hold self and others accountable and take responsibility for outcomes.
- Establish and maintain a safe working environment and ensure staff comply with safety, environmental, and infection control guidelines.
- Equitably apply policies and procedures by issuing corrective action in a fair and consistent manner.
- Demonstrate expectation of confidentiality by continually encouraging staff to follow HIPPA guidelines
- Assess customers' needs, exceed customer expectations, and consider customers in decision making to improve customer satisfaction.
- Actively and positively promote the Respect and Recognition initiatives by supporting staff participation in committee membership, activities, and projects.
- Analyze issues before acting, generate creative ideas, detect patterns and connections, and break down complex problems.
- Practice participatory leadership by involving staff in decision-making and problem solving.
- Act on most urgent tasks, leverage available resources, review own workload, implement workable systems, and provide clear direction.
- Provide constructive feedback to help others improve performance and articulate areas of deficiency.
- Provide opportunities for staff to actively provide input into decision-making process.
- Update stakeholders on project progress.
- Facilitate open communication, diffuse sources of conflict, demonstrate respect for others, and diplomatically negotiate solutions.
- Facilitate teamwork through coaching and mentoring staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]
Required Qualifications/Experience
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program and two plus (2+) years of Nursing experience.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required at time of hire or obtain within two (2) years of hire or transfer.
- Zero (0) to Two (2) years supervisory/management experience in functional area.
- Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of functional area.
- Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
- Supervisor experience in nursing.
License, Certification & Clearances
- Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program.
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance
- Current ACLS or completion within one (1) year of hire/transfer date into department.
- NIH Stroke Scale - current or within six (6) months of hire/transfer into department.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
- Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
- Travel may be expected locally between System locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Disclaimer
This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Work Environment
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.
Essential - Absolute Necessity.
Marginal - Minimal Necessity.
Constantly - 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.
Frequently - 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.
Occasionally - 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.
Rarely - Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.
Physical Condition
Essential
Marginal
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Extreme Heat
Extreme Cold
Heights
Confined Spaces
Extreme Noise(>85dB)
Mechanical Hazards
Use of Vibrating Tools
Operates Vehicle (Company)
Operates Heavy Equipment
Use of Lifting/Transfer Devices
Rotates All Shifts
8 Hours Shifts
10-12 Hours Shifts
On-Call
Overtime(+8/hrs/shift; 40/hrs/wk)
Travel Between Sites
Direct Patient Care
Respirator Protective Equipment
Eye Protection
Head Protection (hard hat)
Hearing Protection
Hand Protection
Feet, Toe Protection
Body Protection
Latex Exposure
Solvent Exposure
Paint (direct use) Exposure
Dust (sanding) Exposure
Ethylene Oxide Exposure
Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure
Blood/Body Fluid Exposure
Chemicals (direct use) Exposure
Mist Exposure
Wax Stripper (direct use)
Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Laser Exposure
Physical Demands
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.
Essential - Absolute Necessity.
Marginal - Minimal Necessity.
Constantly - 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.
Frequently - 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.
Occasionally - 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.
Rarely - Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.
Physical Condition
Essential
Marginal
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Bending (Stooping)
Sitting
Walking
Climbing Stairs
Climbing Ladders
Standing
Kneeling
Squatting (Crouching)
Twisting/Turning
Keyboard/Computer Operation
Gross Grasp
Fine Finger Manipulation
Hand/Arm Coordination
Pushing/Pulling(lbs. of force)
Carry
Transfer/Push/Pull Patients
Seeing Near w/Acuity
Feeling (Sensation)
Color Vision
Hearing Clearly
Pulling/Pushing Objects Overhead
Reaching Above Shoulder Level
Reaching Forward
Lifting Floor to Knuckle
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Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle
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Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder
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Lifting Shoulder to Overhead
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When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.