Supervisor-House, Hourly | PRN | Nursing Administration
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Great River Health
Fort Madison, IA, US
Summary
The House Supervisor coordinates nursing activities and hospital operations across units in the absence of administration. Key duties include managing patient placement, leading emergency incident commands, and supervising nursing staff to ensure high-quality care.
Job Description
Minimum Hiring Wage:
From $43.30 per hour
Job Details:
Scheduled Hours: Night Shift
- Will work at both WB and FM
Job Description:
A Brief Overview
The House Supervisor is a competent registered nurse who assumes responsibility for the coordination and direction of activities across nursing units and other departments in the absence of the Nursing Director and Administration. This role represents nursing leadership by exhibiting professionalism and supporting the hospital's mission, vision, and values.The House Supervisor provides oversight of staff delivering general nursing care, working independently while also fostering teamwork and collaboration. This position delivers high-quality nursing services to a broad range of customers, including patients, employees, administration, management, physicians, and visitors.Key accountabilities include maintaining current knowledge of regulatory standards and evidence-based practices, ensuring compliance, rounding frequently on all nursing units, and serving as the patient placement officer in the absence of a patient placement officer. During off-hours, the House Supervisor coordinates hospital operations, including acting as incident command center at the start of emergency situations, scheduling surgeries, activating the on-call surgical team, obtaining necessary supplies from materials management, and responding to all codes and rapid responses. In the absence of the staffing office, the House Supervisor fulfills that role as well.Additionally, the House Supervisor actively supports and participates in shared governance, demonstrating leadership, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement in patient care and hospital operations.
What you will do
- Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
- Communicate nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures.
- Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient care.
- Gather, analyze and document information to make informed staffing decisions, maintaining budget restrictions.
- Meet with Physicians to discuss care concerns, solve problems, and resolve conflicts.
- Regularly round on all nursing care units to assess activity, show staff support, and monitor staffing decisions.
- Act as the bed placement officer in the absence of a bed placement officer.
- Act as the Incident Commander at the start of all emergency management plans.
- Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards.
- Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify customer service needs – Leadership rounding.
- Communicate shift activities to Nursing Leadership via the House Supervisor Report.
- Collaborate with other leaders, when appropriate, to resolve conflicts, and patient/family concerns.
- Maintain proficiency of content for all emergency management plans.
- Acts as the staffing office specialist in the absence of a staffing office specialist.
Qualifications
- Associate’s Degree (AA) in Nursing (ADN) Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or another related field Preferred
- 4-6 years experience in nursing practice Preferred
- Prefer previous supervisory experience Preferred
- Prefer critical care experience Preferred
- Proficiency in clinical decision making and critical thinking skills
- Proficiency in computer skills (MS Outlook, Word, and Excel) preferred
- Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association within 180 Days Required
- Child Abuse Iowa Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
- Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association within 180 Days Required
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association within 180 Days Required
- Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter - Iowa Department of Human Services within 180 Days Required
- NIHSS Certification - Apex Innovations within 180 Days Required
- Trauma Nursing Core Course TNCC - Emergency Nurses Association within 1 Year Preferred
- Registered Nurse Iowa Board of Nursing (IBON) (United States of America) Upon Hire Required
Qualifications:
HCHC-NRP
FM-NRP
All campuses-MOAB
HCHC and FM-pharmacy certified
Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
More than 125 Years Serving Southeast Iowa with High-Quality Health Care
Great River Health is a regional health care system based in West Burlington, Iowa, serving residents of southeast Iowa, west-central Illinois, and northeast Missouri. It includes:
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington
Henry County Health Center, Mount Pleasant
Clinics in these Iowa locations: Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mediapolis, Mount Pleasant, New London, Wapello, Wayland, West Burlington and Winfield
Heritage Family Pharmacy, Heritage Park Pharmacy and Heritage Partners Pharmacy
Heritage Medical Equipment & Supplies
Universal Therapy Group
About Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Together, our hospitals provide acute, rehabilitative, skilled and long-term care. It also has more than 30 clinics providing primary, specialty, convenient and urgent care. The medical specialties are offered:
Cardiology
General and vascular surgery
Hematology
Infectious diseases
Mental health
Nephrology
Occupational health
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Podiatry
Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Urology
Weight loss
Women’s health
Wound & hyperbaric medicine
Learn more about our services on our website.
Right place. Right care. Right here.
Founded
1895
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
West Burlington, IA
More than 125 Years Serving Southeast Iowa with High-Quality Health Care
Great River Health is a regional health care system based in West Burlington, Iowa, serving residents of southeast Iowa, west-central Illinois, and northeast Missouri. It includes:
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington
Henry County Health Center, Mount Pleasant
Clinics in these Iowa locations: Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Mediapolis, Mount Pleasant, New London, Wapello, Wayland, West Burlington and Winfield
Heritage Family Pharmacy, Heritage Park Pharmacy and Heritage Partners Pharmacy
Heritage Medical Equipment & Supplies
Universal Therapy Group
About Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Together, our hospitals provide acute, rehabilitative, skilled and long-term care. It also has more than 30 clinics providing primary, specialty, convenient and urgent care. The medical specialties are offered:
Cardiology
General and vascular surgery
Hematology
Infectious diseases
Mental health
Nephrology
Occupational health
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Podiatry
Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Urology
Weight loss
Women’s health
Wound & hyperbaric medicine
Learn more about our services on our website.
Right place. Right care. Right here.
Founded
1895
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
West Burlington, IA