Hospital Supervisor RN

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers.

At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. 

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

JOB SUMMARY  

This job is responsible for exercising delegated administrative responsibility and authority for the supervision of hospital personnel and functions within assigned facility, including patient care delivery, in the absence of Administrator or Department Director.  Serves as the leader and resource person in facilitating efficient operational activities throughout the facility. Effectively serves as an administrative representative knowledgeable about hospital/organizational policy and procedures. An incumbent has the authority, after consultation with the Department Director or Administrator on-call, to suspend employees whose performance endangers patient care or the ability of other employees to function. 

Incumbents are limited to performing these duties during shifts where there is no on-site Administrator or Department Director and work evening/night/weekend shifts only. 

Job duties require the services of a Registered Nurse who, based on training and work experience, uses professional knowledge and judgment in recognizing and addressing operational risks and supervising nursing and care staff, in determining the staffing needs to meet safe patient care requirements, in understanding and interpreting the clinical acuity/diagnoses of patients to ensure that patients are placed appropriately, and to appropriately respond to disasters and codes.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Serves as a leader and key resource in facilitating efficient and safe operational activities throughout facility. 

Identifies, addresses and resolves, in coordination with Centralized Staffing Team, staffing issues when necessary. 

Plans and optimizes patient flow and placement, in coordination with Mission Control Bed Placement team and facility leadership (e.g. Directors, Managers and/or Charge Nurses). 

Responds to disasters, codes, emergencies, and other issues outside normal practices and flow. 

Performs related duties as required.

EDUCATION/WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:  

Education/Work Experience Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing and clinical work experience as a Registered Nurse, including a minimum of two years recent work experience in a supervisory, management or other healthcare leadership capacity that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities.  

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a related field is preferred.

Job Knowledge/Abilities

• Leadership skills to include the ability to serve as role model, problem-solver, decision-maker and delegation; effectively communicating essential ideas and information; both verbally and in writing.
• Skill in guiding others to provide patient care, using the nursing process.
• Ability to resolve conflicts with both health care team members and patients/families with effective negotiation skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize entrusted resources in a timely and effective manner.  
• Ability to apply critical thinking and logic skills to unusual, non-standard, and/or urgent situations. 
• Ability to respond calmly in tense, difficult, and/or urgent situations. 
• Ability to read, understand and communicate in English sufficient to perform the duties of the position.
• Ability to use office equipment and automated systems/applications/software at an acceptable level.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as required by the duties of the position.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  

Licensure/Certification

• Current licensure by the Washington State Board of Nursing is required.
• Current healthcare provider BLS Certification.