House Supervisor
Company: Advocate Health Care
Location: Oshkosh
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities:
- Participates, observes and/or acts as a resource to staff for
patient related clinical problems. Participates in clinical
situations such as Code 4, admissions, transfers, and clinical
monitoring of unstable patients.
- Participates, observes and/or acts as a resource to staff for
patient related service problems. Collaborates with MD's to ensure
optimal patient care and effective utilization of resources, and
supports the staff to effectively problem solve patient service
issues and unit issues. Acts as a patient advocate by responding
and intervening in patient and visitor concerns.
- Initiates investigation of patient incidents and medication
errors, ensures proper documentation and a corrective action plan
is in place.
- Participates, observes and acts as a resource for staff
regarding patient related systems problems. Acts as a liaison for
staff to ensure processes are in place for patients to receive an
optimal level of patient care. Collaborates with nurse managers,
department managers, medical staff and hospital administration to
facilitate the provision of quality care.
- Identify trends in system problems and notifies the manager of
the unit of the issue.
- Assists with patient admission, transfer and discharge to
facilitate timely process throughout the system. Obtains patient
report from sending area (Emergency Services, Admitting, Surgery,
Nursing Inpatient Units, other healthcare facilities, etc.) and
evaluates patient status. Transfers patients and/or reassigns staff
to accommodate admissions if need is identified by the unit.
Completes database, processes initial key MD orders, and begins
admission process as needed.
- Responds to internal and external public relations issues,
maintaining guest relations rapport with staff, public and media,
which includes alerting public relations and site administrators of
potential patient/hospital situations, directing media to public
relations as appropriate and fielding outside telephone inquires,
complaints and problems with proper referral.
- Ensures compliance with standards and requirements of
regulatory agencies.
- Serves as individual to intervene during the absence of the
Safety Officer and/or Patient Safety Officer whenever conditions
immediately threaten life or health or threaten damage to equipment
or buildings. Intervention authority is designated by the governing
board.
- Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties,
which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper
technique.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must
demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development
over the life span and possess the ability to assess data
reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate
information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative
to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as
described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific
information is developed further in the departmental job
standards.
Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team
member practices.
Education Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Experience Required:
- Typically requires 3 years of experience in clinical nursing
with demonstrated clinical expertise.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Excellent problem solving, decision-making and listening
skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to
effectively collaborate with and establish/build relationships with
others.
- Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize
effectively.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, squat, bend, reach above
shoulders and twist frequently during work shift.
- Must have functional sight and hearing.
- Must be able to:
- lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
- lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
- carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
- Must be able to:
- - push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
- - perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person
present.
- Will be required to use foot pedals on carts or machines.
- Will be exposed to the following hazards: mechanical,
electrical, chemical, radiation, blood and body fluids; therefore,
protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
This job description indicates the general nature and level of work
expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities
required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform
other related duties.
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Advocate Aurora Health is committed to diversity and inclusion
every single day and in everything we do. Diversity lives in the
differences, great and small, that matter to us and make each of us
unique - from our age and the color of our skin, to our abilities
and the things we believe in. We know that empowering our
differences inspires creativity that leads to innovative solutions
- for our team members, consumers and communities. And because
health care is built upon relationships, it's important for the
people we serve to be able to trust us to meet their unique needs.
By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we
create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our
team members can thrive and our business can grow. As a team
member, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow
in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best
possible patient care.
Keywords: Advocate Health Care, Oshkosh , House Supervisor, Other , Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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