1. BARNABAS HOSPITAL

Department of Nursing

 

DEPARTMENT:                                NURSING

 

POSITION TITLE:                           ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR

 

REPORTS TO:                                   VP NURSING OPERATIONS

 

REVISED DATE:                               July 2024

 

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Nursing Department and its nursing leadership are committed to delivering high-quality, caring, and compassionate, patient-centered care.  We care for our patients, for each other and for our community. We strive to continuously improve our practice and improve our work milieu.

 

SCOPE OF PRACTICE: 

An Administrative Supervisor is a Registered Nurse who works with a diverse group of professionals and functions within the Nursing Organizational structure. The Administrative Supervisor is involved in every aspect of the care delivery system. He/She has responsibilities to plan, direct, control, coordinate and implement policies and procedures, and/or programs relative to unit operations and nursing services.   The Administrative Supervisor is responsible for management of assigned unit(s) off tours, acts as an Administrative liaison between Administrator on-call and the staff; related to nursing service problems on assigned weekends, holidays and off tours.       

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Exceeds

Standards

Meets Standards

Below Standards

I. Demonstrates competence in planning, directing, coordinating and  

    evaluating patient care services and nursing practice.     

 

 

 

 

1.  Effectively directs the daily operations of the Nursing Department on respective

tour and monitors nursing practices that would maintain departmental goals and

standards.

 

 

 

2. Consistently aids in assigning staff members in accordance with their clinical   competence to meet job expectation.

 

 

 

3. Appropriately allocates and schedules staff within available resources to carry out

the responsibilities of the units within the assigned shift.

 

 

 

4. Implements or monitors standards of care.

 

 

 

5. Evaluates the quality of patient care provided on the unit by:

 

 

 

a. Making patient rounds for direct observation of patient care.

 

 

 

b. Monitoring documentation of nursing care as well as verbal communication

about nursing care.

 

 

 

6. Demonstrates analytic abilities necessary to identify problems and

implement/facilitate appropriate solutions in collaboration with Nursing

Directors and the staffing office personnel.

 

 

 

7. Assist in planning, coordinating, and implementing activities with

Nursing Administration, and other disciplines.