Clinical RN Supervisor - Surgery

Overview

Department: Surgery  

Shifts Available: Days 

Employment Type: Full-time 

Hours: 8 hour shift

Location: Knapp Medical Center – Weslaco, TX 

 

We are seeking a Clinical RN Supervisor, sometimes referred to as our Clinical Nurse Supervisor or Clinical House Supervisor. The Clinical RN Supervisor will ensure smooth, safe, and efficient clinical operations across the entire hospital. The Clinical RN Supervisor is the administrative representative of hospital leadership when management is off-site. The RN House Supervisor will ensure that staffing, patient care, crisis response, and interdepartmental coordination are handled without interruption.

 

 

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

 

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years.  More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people.  For more information, please call 956-968-8567 or visit www.KnappMed.org

 

Responsibilities

The Clinical Nursing Supervisor supports administrative responsibility for the department service functions and works collaboratively with the unit Director and/or Manager. In the absence of the unit Director and/or Manager, the Clinical Supervisor may assume the administrative scope of the unit assigned. Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current federal and/or state regulations. The Clinical Supervisor prepares, conducts and/or oversees department(s) orientation and training of personnel. Communicates with staff, physicians, and administration both written and verbally. The Clinical Supervisor is responsibility and accountable for the quality of staff and functions during their shift. Assists the Department Director in the daily operations of the unit, directing, supervising, and evaluating personnel, ensuring the proper use of time, equipment and staff. Ensure the efficient functions of the department. Performs direct patient care, only as needed, within the scope of practice. Continually assess care and direct staff to make immediate changes in the plan of care.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

 

1.  Current and valid state Registered Nurse license.2.  Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.3.  Current Basic Life Support certificate (BLS) upon hire and maintain current.4.  Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience, with 1 year in a supervisory or leadership role preferred.                                                                   FACILITY / UNIT TRAINING

1.  Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certificate preferred for Intensive Care.2.  Non-OB Facilities – NRP Required 90 days after hire and maintained.3.  Professional Certification within 2 years of hire, preferred.4.  Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) upon hire and maintain current, preferred

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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