Registered Nurse Supervisor - Cardiology

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A Brief Overview

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a Registered Nurse Supervisor for their Outpatient Cardiology department. This position will be Monday-Friday and the shift will be dependent upon the operational need.

Practices as a proficient to expert practitioner of nursing. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients with multiple and complex problems complying with administrative policies and clinical protocols as outlined in policy and procedure manual. In addition to demonstrating clinical knowledge and leadership, may supervise identified staff. Serves as a resource and consultant to staff and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge. Demonstrates clinical leadership skills through contribution to standards of care and division goals. Administratively responsible to the Business Manager and Ambulatory Nursing Director for nursing practice issues.

What you will do

• If in a supervisory role:
• Assures that staff incorporates professional standards of practice and meet regulatory requirements into nursing care provided.
• Provides direct supervision of staff and contributes to performance reviews as per Human Resource Guidelines.
• Holds staff accountable for arriving to work on time; predicts challenges and obstacles and plans for how to minimize a negative impact on the patient/ family and colleagues
• Assures appropriate personnel are assigned to meet patient care/program needs.
• Effectively manages gaps in staffing.
• Develops creative staffing strategies when necessary for daily staffing adjustment within division/program.
• Immediately investigates patient/family complaints and collaborates with Business Partners and Clinicians to provide prompt feedback.
• Partners with nursing staff to conduct educational programs to meet the ongoing professional needs of staff.
• Works with members of the staff to coordinate the orientation of all new staff.
• Works with Ambulatory Nursing leadership to assure annual staff competency assessment is met.
• Supports educational needs of staff in order to provide patient and family education.
• Practice
• Follows Nursing Process to deliver safe care: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Synthesizes and evaluates complex assessment data to best determine priority of care needs; pertinent data is shared with care team, with appropriate tasks to be delegated.
• Leads family, team members and other caregivers and coordinating all facets of patient care planning with the multidisciplinary team.
• Evaluates patient care outcomes, communicates changes to physicians, family and other team members and contributes to necessary system changes.
• Documentation contains an evaluative component which contributes to changes in current hospital standards, policy and procedures.
• Contributes to evidenced based standards, policy and procedures that meet professional standards and regulatory requirements.
• Utilizes patient satisfaction data, QI data, incident report data and other forms of feedback to improve care provided by nursing staff.
• Professionalism/Leadership
• Holds self and others accountable for appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of Nursing.
• Mentors other nurses in how to interact with parents/patients and colleagues with respect and dignity.
• Mentors and holds other nurses accountable in how to spend the “extra time” with families while listening for avenues to improve on the ideal patient experience and anticipate patient/family needs.
• Role models and mentors other nurses on providing accurate patient status reports to care team members tha