Patient Care Supervisor – Neurology (RN Required)

Florence, SC

TRACKING CODE

1058

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
2. Shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the quality management system by:
   • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Promoting the use of the process approach and risk-based thinking:
   • Engaging, directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system requirements;
   • Promoting improvement.
3. Plans individualized nursing care to meet the holistic age specific needs of patients in, but not limited to Neuro/Surg.
4. Demonstrates continued professional growth.
5. Contributes to the Neuro/Surg Unit’s growth and performance through hospital-system initiatives cultivating nursing involved Evidence Based Practices.
6. Fosters an environment that demonstrates caring, compassion, and respect for patients, families and visitors.
7. Supports and validates Hourly Rounds.
8. Under the supervision of the Director, competently manages employee related complaints, issues and concerns to optimize the work environment in, but not limited to the Neuro/Surg.  This will be demonstrated through, but not limited to, the following (refer to McLeod Health Patient Care Supervisor Competency):
   • Independent Policy Review
   • Personnel File Review
   • Staffing/Flow
   • Unit Specific Tasks
   • Clinical Audits
   • Assigned Leadership Classes
   • Access Control Applications for the Neuro/Surg Unit
   • Identifying and Accessing Resources for the Neuro/Surg Unit
   • Employee Engagement Expectations
9. Supervises and ensures use of appropriate health and safety equipment to protect both patient and staff in, but not limited to Neuro/Surg Unit.
10. Ensures compliance with established Neuro/Surg Unit standards, policies and specific standards of care, coordinating patient care activities for assigned shift.
11. Performs Patient Care Management duties in maintaining an organized workflow and open communication including: development and evaluation, Performance Improvement and staffing patterns during assigned shift.
12. Under the supervision of the Director, oversees staff responsible for performing nursing care specific to the Neuro/Surg Unit, but not limited to:
    • Emergency Management
    • Patient Safety Initiatives
    • Patient Satisfaction Initiatives
    • Patient Privacy
    • Patient Education
    • Handoff/Bedside Report
    • Electronic Medical Record Documentation
    • Carrying out Physician Orders
    • Admission, Discharge, and Transfer of Patients
    • Patients’ Full System Assessment(s) and Reassessment(s)
    • Medication Administration to include, but not limited to the following unit specific medications:  Heparin, Antiepileptic medications, Raskin protocol, Mestinon, IV Solumedrol, IVIG, Blood Pressure medications, Antiplatelet agents, Anticoagularnts, and Antidotes for Heparin, Ativan, and anticoagulants.
    • Blood and Blood products
    • Waive Testing
    • Infection Control Precautions
    • Prevention and care of Hospital Acquired Conditions.
    • Caring for patients with, but not limited to, the following unit specific needs and/or conditions: Myasthenia Gravis, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia, ALS, CIPD, Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis, Optic Neuritis, Epileptic Seizures, Stroke, Paraplegia and Quadriplegia, and Gillian Barre Syndrome.
13. Participates in managing fiscal responsibility of the unit.
14. Fosters interdepartmental and collaborative relationships.
15. Performs all other duties as they relate to this position.

Hours: Mon, Tue, Wed, Th- 10 hour shifts(1p-11p or 2p-midnight)

Qualifications /Training:

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education:

• Must possess a valid SC license- RN, BLS

WORK SCHEDULE

Full time

JOB LOCATION

Florence, SC, United States

POSITION TYPE

Full time