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Nursing Shift Supervisor SH - Nurse Administration in Vallejo California United States

Last updated on May 21 2012

Title: Nursing Shift Supervisor SH - Nurse Administration
Location: Vallejo, CA
Acts as the on-site administrative designee for the entire facility for off-shifts & weekends and manages all the patient care departments, ensuring appropriate quality of care & compliance w/ regulations.
Essential Functions:
- Manages the off-hours & weekend patient care activities
- Ensures staffs provide the highest quality of care & are in compliance w/ the Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, federal, state, & local requirements
- Coordinates & monitors staffing for all shifts & maintains appropriate staffing levels & skill mix.
- Participates in developing, reviewing, & updating departmental policies & procedures
- Identifies & implements best practices to provide improved quality care & services
- Assess & monitors clinical nursing practice for optimal patient care
- Designs & evaluates processes to improve systems & patient care results across the continuum
- Follows-up on all clinical issues
- Monitors quality of care delivered, ensuring it meets age-related & developmental needs of patients
- Supervises staff, assesses their needs & identifies educational opportunities
- Collaborates w/ all departments throughout the medical center
- Acts as patient advocate
- Assists in developing, monitoring & maintaining the budget
- Identifies & recommends opportunities to reduce costs
- Manages & resolves human resource, employee & department safety, & risk management issues
- Accesses KP Health Connect to evaluate the quality of care provided.
- Uses KP Health Connect to manage clinical operations.
- Monitors quality, appropriateness, and accuracy of KP Health Connect documentation
- Maintains role specific KP Health Connect competencies.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Previous supervisory experience required (usually one year).
- Previous acute care hospital experience required (usually 4 years).
- BSN or BA in health care related field preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current California RN license required.
- Current BLS certification required. ACLS certification strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal written & communication skills. Knowledge of Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, & other local, state, & federal regulations.

Schedule:
This position is on-call for 12-hr (day) shifts.

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