RN or LVN Nurse Supervisor for OB/GYN clinic

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 Applicant Must Speak Spanish & English

 

Job Purpose: 

Promotes and restores patients' health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staffs; providing physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families. 

 

Duties: 

* Accomplishes nursing human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures. Currently direct supervision of 4 staff members and reporting to 2 physicians. 

 

* Meets nursing operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements. 

 

* Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements. 

 

* Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures. 

 

* Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results. 

 

* Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. 

 

* Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests. 

 

* Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies. 

 

* Maintains safe and clean working environment by designing and implementing procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from other health care professionals. 

 

* Protects patients and employees by developing and interpreting infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, and storage procedures. 

 

* Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing. 

 

* Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records. 

 

* Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. 

 

* Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations. 

 

* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. 

 

* Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods. 

 

* Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. 

 

Skills/Qualifications: 

Judgment, Supervision, Informing Others, Nursing Skills, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Medical Teamwork, Listening, Pain Management 

 

Experience: 

Must be currently certified Registered Nurse. Will consider LVN as well. 

Must be experienced and comfortable working in a busy office. 

Maternal/child nursing and antepartum or intrapartum experience preferred 

Must be computer literate with Microsoft Windows environment including MS Office and Internet Explorer. Experience with MicroMD and/or DRS a plus. 

 

Application requirements: 

All application/requirements must contain salary requirement and history to be considered.