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Nursing Shift Supervisor - Children's of Mississippi - General Pediatric Unit 4C - Full Time

You'll supervise nursing staff and operations on the unit and build the schedule to keep it staffed. University of Mississippi Medical Center is an academic medical center.

Posted Oct 12 · 2 years of experience

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Shift and hours
Nights
Unit and setting
General Pediatric Unit 4C · Hospital General Pediatric Unit 4CGeneral pediatric patients
License
RN license Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Valid RN license.Valid RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Valid RN license Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Valid RN license.
Experience
2 years as a licensed RN Licensed as RN for two (2) years.
Also asks
Supervisory skills Supervisory skills.

Preferred

Education
BSN BSN preferred.
Experience
2 years RN experience in the specified area Two years of RN experience in specified area preferred.

The role and schedule

Day to day
supervising nursing staff Supervises nursing staff on assigned units.
Day to day
building the nursing schedule to productivity standards Manages and organizes the nursing schedule for the assigned areas or units in accordance with approved productivity standards.
Day to day
making sure supplies and equipment are available To ensure that supplies and equipment are available.
Day to day
resolving unit issues with nurse managers and clinical directors To work with the nurse managers and clinical directors to resolve any issues pertaining to the assigned area or unit.
Day to day
patient and family education and consultation To educate and consult patients and families regarding their concerns.
Day to day
training and mentoring new staff Assists with training and mentoring new personnel.
Day to day
staff performance evaluations Contributes to or performs evaluations of nursing staff.
Day to day
serving on a nursing council or medical center committee Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area.
Travel
Occasional travel to offsite locations occasional travelling to offsite locations
Details
Occasionally works well beyond scheduled hours occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
Details
Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds

The workplace

University of Mississippi Medical Center
Academic Medical Center

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

On your path

Pediatrics Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.

Original listing

Posted on University of Mississippi Medical Center’s careers page.

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Job Requisition ID

R00050253

Job Category

Nursing

Organization

Children's Unit 4C

Location/s

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title

Nursing Shift Supervisor - Children's of Mississippi - General Pediatric Unit 4C - Full Time

Job Summary

To supervise the staff and operations of nursing care for assigned areas or units. To schedule and ensure appropriate staffing. To ensure that supplies and equipment are available.

To work with the nurse managers and clinical directors to resolve any issues pertaining to the assigned area or unit. To educate and consult patients and families regarding their concerns. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.

Education & Experience Licensed as RN for two (2) years. Two years of RN experience in specified area preferred. BSN preferred.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Valid RN license. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of nursing procedures. Verbal and written communication skills.

Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, physicians, and registered nurses. Knowledge and understanding of computer systems, tools, and programs. Supervisory skills.

Possesses current competencies in nursing clinical practice. Responsibilities Directs the daily operation of assigned areas or units, including but not limited to adherence to nursing standards of practice and administrative initiatives. Manages and organizes the nursing schedule for the assigned areas or units in accordance with approved productivity standards.

Assists with training and mentoring new personnel. Supervises nursing staff on assigned units. Contributes to or performs evaluations of nursing staff.

Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area. Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service. The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time. Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

No

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Night

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded

No

Job Posting Date

10/12/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified)

What's around it?

In Jackson, MS

Jackson, MSFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent
$1,055/mo
Household income
$42,071/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Jackson, MS

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