<p>Responsibilities</p> <p>The Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of their unit. This Supervisor must ensure timely, safe, compassionate care for all patients of the Med-surg/Tele department. Assists in the Education of the Med-surg/Tele staff.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:</p> <p>1) Oversees that all staff members carry out their duties safely, timely, compassionately and efficiently including providing patient care directly as necessary.*</p> <p>2) Directly communicates with physicians and other members of management to resolve conflict or other issues quickly and effectively.*</p> <p>3) Responsible for timely evaluation, coaching, educating and counseling of all staff members: acting as mentor and role model and coordinating unit on-boarding process for new staff.*</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with Director and Charge Nurses to access and determine educational need of unit staff; </li><li>work with Facility Educator to coordinate and present need education* </li></ul> <p>4) Assist in preparing and adhering to annual department budget.</p> <p>5) Responsible for maintaining a risk free environment on their unit as well as ongoing performance improvement.*</p> <ul> <li>Review nursing documentation to ensure compliance with core measure and best practice standards.* </li><li>Assist with required TJC and Unit metric audits </li><li>Active participation in unit and unit leader meeting to insure open communication* </li></ul> <p>6) Coordinate and Leader Unit Safety Huddles*</p> <p>7) Functions as back up to Director as needed.*</p> <p>8) Other duties as assigned.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Texas RN License</p> <p>Previous charge or supervisory preferred</p> <p>BLS and ACLS required.</p> <p>Bilingual English/Spanish preferred</p> <p>Education: Graduate of a state approved school of professional nursing practice. Maintains current licensure in the State of Texas. BSN preferred.</p>