House Supervisor PRN

General Description:

Under limited administrative direction, provides clinical oversight and coordinates the assignment of patient care beds. Serves as a hospital representative and provides guidance to hospital staff concerning nursing care and related activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Screens admissions for appropriateness of level of care orders and bed assignments.
• Prioritizes bed assignments for all admissions and transfers in the hospital.
• Provides direction to physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff as it relates to Bed Management.
• Escalates medical necessity and admissions status issues through the established chain of command.
• Acts as a liaison between and with physicians, patient/family, hospital staff, patient care areas, and outside agencies in an effort to promote efficient patient flow.
• Facilitates daily bed management meetings and effectively communicates resources and issues to appropriate areas.
• Tracks and trends barriers to patient flow.
• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance of regulatory requirements, Ethics and Compliance policies and quality initiatives as they relate to the provision of Bed Management Services.
• Serves as primary hospital administrative official for after-hours business for all administrative inquiries.
• Handles any public relations matters and provides guidance to campus police as appropriate.
• Serves a critical role in coordinating hospital activities in catastrophic situations such as fires, flooding, disasters and power outages and line breaks.
• Resolves staffing problems caused by employee absences, inclement weather or other problems involving bed shortages or serious staff behavior issues.
• Coordinates timely response and related activities of emergency codes.

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing required.

Experience: 1.5 years' experience as an RN in acute care setting which includes at least 6 months charge experience.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC). Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire. ACLS (American Heart Association) and PALS (American Heart Association) required within 1 year of hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques and procedures. Knowledge of the principles of effective bed management in a hospital. Ability to organize, plan, coordinate and evaluate services. Ability to maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with physicians and healthcare professionals. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Good computer skills. Analytical and critical thinking abilities with effective decision making and negotiation skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously.