Supervisor, Patient Care - West 5 (Night Shift)

• Supervises patient care activities on assigned shift and assigns the care of patients to staff nurses and nursing assistants
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which includes coaching on performance, completes performance reviews and overall staff morale
• Recommends hiring, terminations, compensation changes, promotions, corrective action decisions, and terminations
• Functions as an active member of the unit management team, assisting in making unit decisions
• Communicates and explains management decisions to the staff
• Acts as clinical resource to unit staff members and nurses on other units
• Communicates and escalates significant clinical issues to leadership
• Participates in unit, hospital, medical or nursing committees
• Supports staff educational activities on the unit and works with educational services regarding staff development needs
• Assists and supports staff members in their pursuit of professional goals
• Communicates with peers to keep self apprised of hospital wide activities
• Plans for staffing needs of upcoming shifts and changes scheduling if necessary
• Assumes all principle duties and responsibilities of a Pediatric Nurse as workload demands
• Assists in making patient placement decisions on unit and works with other charge nurses, physicians Patient Care Manager, Patient Care Manager on-call and the Admitting Department to problem solve regarding patient placement issues
• Assures patients are correctly classified on the assigned shift
• Verifies and changes activity classification as necessary
• Performs people management responsibilities for employees which may include but are not limited to: employee engagement, recruitment, performance management and development

• Bachelor's Degree BSN required
• 2+ years technical experience necessary in order to gain knowledge of professional nursing practice and procedures, and proficiency in the care of complex pediatric patients, as well as experience in advance supervision in order to oversee unit staffing and activities of subordinate staff required
• License RN-Registered Nurse (30) - State of Wisconsin required
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required
• PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/National Safety Council required

Master's Degree MSN preferred