Supervisor Patient Care
LOCATION: Akron, Ohio
CATEGORY: nursing


Overview
At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.
Success Profile
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- Compassionate
- Helpful
- Personable
- Positive
- Sincere
- Understanding
Job Description
Job Requisition Number 29518Full Time 36 hours/week
7pm-7am
onsite
Summary:The Supervisor Patient Care is responsible for nursing operations and patient care delivery across multiple units during assigned shifts. This role is responsible for staffing management and coordination among hospital departments. The Supervisor collaborates with the Transfer Center for patient placement and throughput, responds to emergencies and codes, and activates the Hospital Emergency Incident Command, when necessary, potentially serving as the Incident Commander
Responsibilities:
1.Understands the business, financials industry trends, patient needs, and organizational strategy.
2.Provides support and assistance to nursing staff to ensure adherence to patient care protocols and quality standards.
3. Assist in monitoring the department budget and helps maintain expenditure controls.
4. Promotes and maintains quality care by supporting nursing staff in the delivery of care during assigned shifts.
5. Visits patient care units to assess patient conditions, evaluates staffing needs and provides support to caregivers.
6. Communicates with the appropriate Nursing Management staff member [VP of Patient Services, Directors of Nursing and Nurse Managers] about any circumstances or situations which has or may have serious impact to patients, staff or hospital.
7. Assist in decision-making processes and notifies the Administrator on call when necessary.
8. Collaborates with nursing and hospital staff to ensure the operational aspects of patient care units are maintained effectively.
9. Supports the nursing philosophy and objectives of the hospital by participating in educational efforts and adhering to policies and procedures.
10. Other duties as assigned.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
1. Experience in clinical pediatrics is required.
2. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
3. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
4. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.
Education and Experience
1. Education: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
2. Licensure: Currently licensed to practice nursing as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio is required.
3. Certification: Current Health Care Provider BLS is required; PALS, NRP, ACLS or TNCC is preferred.
4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum 3 years of nursing experience required.
5. Years of supervisory experience: Previous Charge Nurse, Clinical Coordinator, or other leadership experience is preferred.
Full Time
FTE: 0.900000
Status: Onsite
Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s
Here at Akron Children's, we offer many ways for our nurses to succeed and grow professionally. There are multiple ways to grow your nursing career into areas such as leadership, education/professional development, advanced practice, informatics, research, quality, and more.
Benefits
Benefits for Akron Children’s team members go far beyond their compensation. Our comprehensive benefits program offers coverage, connections and resources that enable you to live your best life while growing your career.
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Employee Highlight
What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done.Karan Johnson
Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit

Our Promises
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To treat every child as we would our own.
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To treat others as they would like to be treated.
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To turn no child away.
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