Bastrop FSED Nurse Supervisor

Company: St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time

Do you have the career opportunities as a Nurse Supervisor you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David s South Austin Medical Center, a facility that is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
At St. David s South Austin Medical Center we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Personal Leave
• 401k (100% annual match 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)
• Identity Theft Protection discounts
• Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Student Loan Repayment You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Nurse Supervisor like you to be a part of our team.
  
  The St. David s Emergency Center in Bastrop is a full-service freestanding emergency department that does not have attached inpatient facilities. This ED serves as an extension of St. David s South Austin Medical Center.
  Features of St. David s Emergency Center Bastrop
  10 exam rooms
  On-site CT scanner; ultrasound; X-ray
  On-site lab for immediate results
  Board certified emergency physicians and trauma-certified nurses
  The on-site medical team treats all urgent and emergent medical conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, head and spine injuries, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, dehydration, orthopedic injuries, sports injuries and lacerations that require sutures.
  
  Position Description:
  Assists the Department Director in organizing, managing and overseeing the operation of unit. Maintains accountability for the coordination of nursing activities on assigned shift. Directs and supervises the licensed and unlicensed nursing staff in the delivery of patient care. Utilizes the nursing process to direct and deliver comprehensive nursing care to medical/surgical patients in a safe a proficient manner in accordance with individual patient needs. Provides nursing care to cardiovascular and med/surg. patients. Provides guidance and supervision of registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing techs and assistants, and secretaries.
  
  Responsibilities:
  
  1) Patient assignments are made according to nurse s skills, acuity, and staffing availability.
  
  2) Delegates to LVNs, PCAs, and PCTs according to BNEs Rules for Delegation.
  
  3) Assigns duties related to quality control: Hemocult, crash cart, refrigerator temperature, besides glucose testing, and narcotic counts.
  
  4) Assures daily charges are accomplished (NC, pulse oximeter, glucose, crash carts, central sterile).
  
  5) Helps coordinate new staff orientation.
  
  6) Maintains awareness of patients status.
  
  7) Follows up on errors, complaints, and occurrence reports.
  
  8) Helps to resolve concerns of staff, ancillary departments, patients, physicians, and families.
  
  9) Acts as clinical resource to staff.
  
  10) Designates staff to attend fire alarms and follows policies according to all emergency procedure.
  
  11) Assists Dept. Manager or Director and House Supervisor in the determination of staffing needs.
  
  12) Consults with House Supervisor regarding bed assignments, admissions, transfers, and discharges.
  
  13) May be required to maintain knowledge and competency in EKG rhythm strip interpretation and therapeutic interventions.
  
  14) Provides input for staff evaluations.
  
  15) Provides guidance to float and agency personnel. Completes agency nurse evaluation.
  
  16) Receives and gives report.
  
  17) Functions on behalf of Department Manager or Director in his/her absence.
  
  18) Assists with the development and implementation of the unit schedule.
  
  Associated topics: licensed, licensed practical, licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational, lvn, mtp, nurse lpn, practical nurse, practical nurse lpn, vocational

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