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Ochsner Health System Supervisor Nursing Oper Coord RN REQ_00223980 in Meridian, Mississippi
This position is for a Supervisor Nursing (Operations Coordinator) RN Telemetry Night Shift located in Meridian.
Summary: This job acts as a supervisor and provider of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts of patients within a unit. Evaluates nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating and supervising care provided by the healthcare team of licensed nurses, registered nurses, and patient care technicians. Serves as a resource to staff for patient care assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing interventions and facilitates problem resolution through collaboration with unit leadership and other supervisory staff. In collaboration with the immediate leader and other supervisory staff, identifies staff strengths and weaknesses and evaluating staff performance for team members within their span of control. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Duties and Responsibilities: Administers medications, starts IVs, and discharges patients with their healthcare team. Organizes, plans, supervises, and provides coordinated patient care within the unit. Supervises, develops, and evaluates assigned departmental staff nurses and technicians. Promotes the adoption of nursing protocols and clinical practice guidelines to support evidence-based practice. Manages conflict on assigned shifts and collaborates with other supervisors and unit leadership if further action is needed. Collaborates with patient quality, safety, and experience leadership and promotes patient quality, safety, and experience processes. Supports daily clinical operations on the unit by ensuring effective scheduling, staffing, and appropriate clinical supplies and resources are available for patient care. Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Problem-solving skills. Ability to assess the medical needs of a patient and find a solution to ensure their health and wellbeing. Ability to be self-directed. Proficient in indicators of operational success such as unit productivity, expense management, regulatory requirements, and quality indicators. Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications. Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process. Excellent organizational skills and ability to routinely manage priorities and projects involving multiple constituencies. Excellent time management skills and ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. Ability to work in stressful situations and always remain objective and professional.
Requirements and Qualifications: Required Registered nurse diploma. Preferred Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing. Required 1 year of relevant experience as a registered nurse OR 2 years of experience as an LPN in an acute care setting. Preferred 2 years of relevant experience as a registered nurse. Certifications: Required Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice. Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
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