House Supervisor
Company: MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Description:
Overview\nCommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more
than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to
home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is
accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our
world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need
caring and our families need protection. With our combined
resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities
advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how
and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in
the community.\n \nMercyOne provides you with the same level of
care you provide for others. We care about our employees'
well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
\nWe offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
\n \n\n* Health/Dental/Vision Insurance \n* Flexible spending
accounts \n* Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical
Illness, and Identity Theft \n* Free Premium Membership to care.com
with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults \n*
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family \n* Paid
Time Off (PTO) \n* Tuition Assistance for career growth and
development \n* Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs \n*
Wellness Program\n\nResponsibilities\n*ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**:*\n\n*
Understands the inter-relatedness of the organization's individual
components.\n* Maintains awareness of organizational and
departmental activity on assigned shift by completing
interdepartmental rounds to nursing units and other patient service
areas.\n* Facilitates efficient operation of hospital activities in
absence of hospital Administration. \n* Serves as a staff resource
for policy and procedure questions and interpretation.\n* Responds
to patient, family, physician, and staff needs in various
capacities (e.g. Patient Advocate, Infection Control, Employee
Health Services).\n* Consults and collaborates interdepartmentally
as indicated regarding patient and visitor needs (e.g. Nursing,
Social Services, Pastoral Care, Security). \n* Supports and
promotes evidence-based practice and research among unit leaders
and staff.\n* Directs health care members as necessary (i.e.,
registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, patient care
technicians, etc.) in the delivery of safe and effective patient
care.\n* Responds to emergency and crisis events to assist with
coordination of patient care activities such as securing bed
assignments, contacting families and significant others, obtaining
supplies, and providing general supervision.\n* Directs/provides
emergency support measures (i.e., court committals, protecting
patient from injury) and performs efficiently in emergency
situations following established standards.\n* Assists with care of
patients and appropriate documentation in Cerner.\n* Assists with
appropriate patient placement and bed assignment.\n* Facilitates
interdepartmental communication regarding patient transfers to
maximize efficient bed utilization.\n* Performs efficiently in
emergency situations following established standards.\n*
Directs/provides emergency support measures (i.e. initiates and/or
facilitates Code Blue and subsequent CPR interventions, court
committals, protecting patient from injury).\n* Performs compliance
audits and monitors and reports findings
consistently.\n\nQualifications\nMINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND
ABILITIES REQUIRED:\n\n* Possession of a current or compact state
license as a registered nurse issued/defined by the State of Iowa.
\n* Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required - or
actively in pursuit of BSN degree (accepted into a BSN Program
and/or currently enrolled). \n* Minimum of 3-5 years clinical
experience in critical care or emergency care, preferably at Mercy
Medical Center. \n* Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse
training specific to population served within three (3) months of
hire.\n* Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or obtained within
three (3) months of hire. Acceptable credentialing bodies and
certifications include American Heart Association Basic Life
Support.\n* Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certified
or obtained within three (3) months of hire. The acceptable
credentialing body for this requirement is the American Heart
Association.\n* Demonstrates competency in use of First Net and
Cerner within three (3) months of hire.\n* Competence with IV
skills.\n* Ability to function in crisis and patient emergency
situations.\n* Demonstrated leadership skills with previous nursing
management experience strongly preferred.\n* Demonstrated ability
to manage complex and sensitive situations.\n Basic understanding
of multiple computer applications and demonstrated ability to
access specific resources, as outlined in House Supervisor Direct
Observation Competency*\n* Working knowledge of and ability to
assist with order entry, including lab orders and scanning of
medication orders to Pharmacy.\n\nPay Range\n$31.84-$50.94
Keywords: MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center, West Des Moines , House Supervisor, Other , West Des Moines, Iowa
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