This is a clinically focused position that is challenged to maintain a well-organized and functioning department that allows for the enhancement of evidenced based practice and continuity of patient care throughout the healthcare continuum. The Supervisor coordinates care and collaborates with other professional disciplines as needed, to optimize patient outcomes.
The Supervisor acts as a role model, resource, and coach to all clinical staff to provide ongoing support for professional development, maintenance of the standards of care and quality outcomes, and by providing ongoing support through identification, development and use of clinical informatics to maintain and improve high quality, cost-effective patient care.
The Supervisor facilitates professional relationships between physicians, nursing and interdisciplinary teams to provide a patient focused plan of care. The Supervisor will be responsible for engaging the nursing staff to provide evidence based practice, promoting desired patient outcomes and ensuring that practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics.
The Supervisor has the responsibility and authority for interviewing, hiring, training, counseling, and evaluating clinical staff. Oversees daily clinical operations, assigns, floats and flexes staff to meet physician and patient care needs as well as productivity standards based on staff education, preparation, training and specific clinical office needs.
If staffing needs arise, the Supervisor may provide direct patient care which can include in-office emergency response to patient incidents. The incumbent will demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate all patient and family cardiac needs as well as assist with and obtain additional support if necessary for the cardiac patient’s physical, motor/sensory adaptation, cognitive and psychosocial needs.
This position does provide direct patient care.
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