Rapid Response Registered Nurse- Nursing Admin SETX - Full Time

RAPID RESPONSE REGISTERED NURSE-

Summary:

Assures appropriate staffing is maintained on all Nursing Units; responsible for the clinical and administrative supervision of overall hospital activities in the absence of Administration and Nursing Director/Managers.

Responsibilities:

* Provides supervision and guidance to all areas by visiting units/departments throughout the shift to ascertain status of areas, interpreting policies and regulations to staff patients, and visitors, coordinating placement/transfer of patients, and responding to staffing issues
* Screens incoming patients for appropriateness of admission/transfer and facilitates placement in proper level of care
* Functions at all times as the hospital administrative representative by acting as hospital spokesperson, as appropriate, investigating incidents and events and taking appropriate action, interview to provide assistance in problem-solving, and conveying a positive image of the hospital
* Consults with administrator on-call as appropriate
* Arranges/facilitates emergency operations as needed
* Performs clinical functions as needed
* Intervenes in patient, family associated, and physician complaints and follows up with director/manager and patient advocate as appropriate
* Provides staffing for oncoming shift; assigns staff utilizing appropriate mix of full time, PRN and agency staff to meet each unit's needs
* Makes changes in KRONOS scheduling to represent the most recent staffing plan
* Monitors and utilizes competency/orientation check lists for temporary reassignment of hospital staff and assignment of agency staff
* Performs PFT reviews on PRN Pool associates
* Provides input to director on staff performance
* Works collaboratively with other house supervisors and staffing personnel within the region to effectively utilize the PRN pool

Job Requirements:

Work Schedule:

MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type:

Full Time