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Supervisor of Nursing

A Registered Nurse Supervisor in the Nursing Department, under the direction of the DON, will plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care to ensure quality and efficiency of services while maintaining established standards. Facilitates patient activities based on hand off communication/report at the beginning and end of each shift, insuring tests & procedures are completed, and physician is notified of abnormal results. Proactively coordinates admissions/transfer placements to accommodate maximum census and optimal services, with Staffing Matrix guidelines. Is aware and able to resource all nursing Policies & Procedures. Is knowledgeable and proficiently serves as a clinical resource for questions regarding proper patient care. Assists with clinical procedures. He/she must be adequately prepared by experience and training to care for cases ranging in acuity from non-urgent to life threatening and from minor injuries to major trauma. He/she must demonstrate an ability to cope with extreme emergency situations while displaying calm, and demonstrate recognition of the value and dignity of the individual without regard to the nature of the illness/injury or the circumstances leading to same.