Clinical Nurse Supervisor, Medicine

Position Summary

To provide proficient nursing care for an individual or a group of patients and to provide supervisory oversight for the clinical and administrative staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Other duties may be assigned.

Dependent upon area of assignment, incumbent performs all, or a combination of, the following:

• Uses advanced nursing knowledge and the nursing process to:
  • Assess factors of the patient’s past and present physical, psychosocial, and cultural baseline, health problems, and external support systems which may impact on his/her ability to cope with current health situation
  • Define a nursing problem list, based on the assessment of the patient, that reflects the consideration of the medical diagnosis and the patient’s problems
  • Develop and individualize a plan of care which is directed toward the optimal resolution of nursing diagnoses and prevention of future problems
  • Evaluates and document a patient’s progress toward goals
  • Collaborates with the health care team in implementation and revision of a comprehensive plan of care and/or goals as necessary
  • Implement appropriate patient education programs to meet individual health care needs
  • Assist physicians with day to day patient care
  • Taking histories and assessing reason for visit
  • Assist with procedures and treatments
  • Provide patient teaching when necessary
  • Records nursing care using appropriate documentation.
• Demonstrates administrative and clinical leadership skills by:
  • Overseeing and ensuring the functioning of patient scheduling and triage systems, as well as outpatient clinic flow
  • Anticipating patient care or staff problems that may arise and initiating preventative measures by evaluating staffing requirements and patient needs when in charge of the unit during specified work period
  • Supervises all clinical and administrative staff in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
  • Precept and orient staff to policy, procedure and clinical situations under direction of Manager, Chairman, and/or Practice Group Administrator
  • Counseling and evaluating staff under direction of Manager, Chairman, and/or Practice Group Administrator. This position has primary responsibility for counseling and evaluating Department clinical and administrative staff
  • Evaluating working relationships of staff members and providing counseling to improve communication and interaction between staff and team members
  • Planning and implementing formal unit programs including orientation, in-service, patient education, quality assurance and systems of patient care management, ensuring competency and training for staff
  • Developing, evaluating, and revising standards, policies and procedures within area of practice
  • Serving as a role model in the area of professional and ethical behavior
  • Uses results of nursing research to support and/or change nursing practice
  • Participates in research projects per MFA protocols
  • Adheres to ethical and legal standards the profession.Other Related Duties
• Assists with telephone triage when necessary:
  • Assess the needs of patients via telephone
  • Give advice to patients via telephone and in office
  • Handle calls in order of priority
  • Make appointments whenever necessary
  • Assist with referrals from outside physicians
  • Redirect calls when appropriate
  • Work directly with other support staff to handle problems
• Maintains professional expertise by earning contacts hours
• May lead, attend, and/or participate in staff meetings, patient care conferences, and in-service programs
• Develop goals in consultation with nursing manager for professional growth and development
• Participates in unit level and departmental meetings

Qualifications    

Education

• Current D.C. Licensure as a Registered Nurse or proof of application for D.C. licensure with a current out-of-state license is necessary
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a Diploma or Associate's degree in Nursing

Experience        

• At least two years of relevant clinical experience with supervisory duties is necessary