Summary

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital is seeking a skilled and experienced RN Clinical Unit Supervisor to join our team. As a Clinical Unit Supervisor, you will be responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of Medical-Surgical and Telemetry Nursing care. Reporting to the Nurse Manager of Medical Surgical Nursing, you will have 12-hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high-quality, individualized patient/family-centered care.

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Position Summary

The Clinical Unit Supervisor is a skilled and experienced professional Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for excellence in the clinical practice of nursing and the management of Medical-Surgical and Telemetry Nursing care patient care. Reporting to the Nurse Manager of Medical Surgical Nursing, the Clinical Unit Supervisor has 12-hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient/family centered care based on the Watson Model of Care, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness. The Clinical Unit Supervisor will promote the maximum growth and development of the employees and assure patient advocacy under the direction of the Nurse Manager and Director for Medical Surgical Nursing. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend Super User training for the Care Collaborative System
• Participate in integrated testing for the Care Collaborative System
• Assist in the Care Collaborative System training for new employees
• Assist with unit set-up of equipment, supplies, patient rooms, etc.
• Assist with unit orientation of new employees
• Assist with creating useful "How To" handouts for the Care Collaborative System
• Any other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager to assure the unit is ready for the hospital opening

Position Requirements

A. Education

• Bachelor of Sciences degree in nursing (individuals hired without a BSN will be required to complete a degree program within 5 years of their hire date)

B. Qualifications/Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience in Medical/Surgical/Telemetry nursing with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice; minimum one (1) year of Clinical Unit Supervisor experience
• Current California Nursing license
• Certification in Medical/Surgical Nursing preferred
• Basic EKG Competence

C. Special Skills/Knowledge

• Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish)
• Basic computer skills
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record preferred