Overview:

RN Supervisor, Surgery Department

Waterloo, IA - Allen Hospital

Full-time: 6am-2:30pm, no weekends or holidays

Responsible for supervising the daily activities of the unit utilizing quality and cost-effective patient care principles to including operations, staffing levels and employee relations. Collaborates with nursing leadership and education professionals to organize, implement and evaluate education programs (orientation, in-services, competencies, classroom, etc.) to facilitate skill development, competency and proficiency in standards of care for perioperative services, perioperative leadership, clinical staff and patients.

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Responsibilities:
Prioritizes, reassigns and redistributes work, to include scheduling and delegating workflow of patient care in an organized manner.
Reviews/reassigns patient assignments based on continuity and skill level of the team member.
Coordinates scheduling and maintains appropriate staffing levels and effectively communicates with others to ensure staffing requirements are met.
Coordinates orientation program and training of newly hired team members.
Coordinates staff education/in-services/specialized skilled training programs including competences.
Collaborates with the Manager/Director, effectively resolving complex unit situations, such as patient complaints and crises as they occur within the unit.
Provides assistance/orientation to those team members that are temporarily reassigned to their unit for the shift.
Evaluates and guides staff through coaching and provides immediate feedback and responds to difficult inquiries and problems. Provides feedback and input to Manager/Director for ongoing performance management.
Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or currently enrolled in RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program with completion within two years of hire date. Master's degree in nursing or related field preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of three year’s operating room experience as a registered nurse. Previous supervisory experience preferred. Proven teaching expertise preferred.

Licenses/Certifications:

Current license in the state of Iowa or meets criteria established by Iowa Board of Nursing.
Certified Nurse Operating Room within one year of hire.
Advance certifications per specialty preferred.
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