Clinical RN Supervisor - Psychiatry 6 Ridgeway, Full Time, Day Shift

UC Health is hiring a Full-Time Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor for 6 Ridgeway, Department of Psychiatry at the UC Medical Center. The Clinical Shift Supervisor assumes the responsibility for ensuring excellent patient care is being delivered, maintaining expeditious patient flow with a focus on customer service, and supervision of nursing staff. The Clinical Shift Supervisor will provide input on staff evaluations and complete evaluations for their regular staff cohort. The Clinical Shift Supervisor will also assist with cost containment, and manage all employees to do the same. The position requires knowledge of leadership and effective interpersonal communication skills.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati's academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

Supervises staff assigned to their unit or center of excellence and demonstrates the ability to coach and mentor staff. Leads and implements operational improvement initiatives and assures compliance via staff coaching and mentoring. Identifies needs for specific equipment and ensures adequate and properly functioning equipment and supplies are available for patient care.

Ensures shift practice is in compliance with state and federal medical laws (EMTALA, HIPAA, and House Bill 316). Maintains hospital-wide and department-specific nursing competencies and completes annual competencies in the required time frame. Collaborates with the Department Educator and/or provides orientation and educational needs identified in the department.

Engages staff in departmental performance improvement (PI) activities according to the department PI plan. Provides immediate counseling for staff when specific behaviors or incidents negatively affect patient care or the general work environment. Write up incidents.

Supervises staff assigned to their unit or center of excellence and demonstrates the ability to coach and mentor staff. Operational leadership of shift including patient flow and assignment/adjustment of resources to meet dynamic changing needs throughout the shift. Champion efficient throughput and capacity management.

Benchmark internal processes to improve practice. Lead and implement operational improvement initiatives and assures compliance via staff coaching and mentoring. Ensures staff behaviors supports and are consistent with the RITE Values, Missions and Vision of UC Health and University Hospital.

Provide transformational leadership as related to PFCC. Assist with developing and revising departmental standards, policies and procedures. Staffing and scheduling responsibility for cohort of staff and shift.

Promote patient care safety standards. Actively identifying opportunities for improvement in patient satisfaction, perform trials and report back to leadership on results. Facilitate conflict resolution.

Empower staff to participate in decision making through shared governance/UBC. Maintain, support and encourage others with professional development. Demonstrates efficiency through the appropriate use of resources or supplies to support timely and effective delivery of patient care.

Identifies needs for specific equipment and ensures adequate and properly functioning equipment and supplies are available for patient care. Identify operational needs for units including but not limited to needs related to capital equipment; medical supplies; office supplies; hours of practice; minor equipment; and equipment maintenance. Participate in the new hire process: Shadowing process, selection and oversee specific staff orientation to maintain established standards of care and to ensure competency.

Specific professional development and coaching for assigned cohort of staff including quarterly rounding and annual performance appraisals. Provides immediate counseling for staff when specific behaviors or incidents negatively affect patient care or the general work environment. Write up incidents.

Participates in the corrective action process. Promote staff retention, team building/collaboration. Ensure shift practice is in compliance with state and federal medical laws (EMTALA, HIPAA and House Bill 316).

Enforce and maintain corporate compliance. Identify and oversee risk management issues. Ensures staff compliance with established policies, procedures, standards and accreditation and licensing regulations.

Actively involved and engage staff in departmental performance improvement (PI) activities according to department PI plan. Assist the manager in evaluation the quality of patient care and staff performance through personal observation. Facilitating quality improvement monitoring activities.

Interviewing patients/families/staff. Reviewing documentation. Maintain hospital wide and department specific nursing competencies and completes annual competencies in required time frame.

Collaborate with the Department Educator and/or provides for orientation and educational needs identified in the department. Function as a clinical resource for area of clinical specialty. Promote the use of evidence-based practice.

Assist in identifying and operationalizing best practices in the unit. Facilitates ongoing staff professional growth.

Education

BSN Required.

Experience

2 years clinical and progressive management experience, preferred.

Education and Licensure

C urrent Ohio license. Years of

Experience

Minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience in area of psychiatry. Join our team as a Registered Nurse (RN) in our Psychiatry department and work alongside the best and brightest clinical teams collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering. Join our team to BE UC Health. Be Extraordinary. Be Supported. Be Hope. Apply Today!

About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center.

Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com. At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering. As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.

UC Health is an EEO employer.