House Supervisor RN

St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital offers leading-edge treatments and services to our North Houston, TX community including North Harris and Montgomery counties. The Woodlands Hospital provides expertise in a broad range of services, including heart care, neurology, sports medicine, diagnostic imaging, women’s services, neurosciences, pediatric care (NICU Level III) surgery, pathology, pulmonary care and sleep disorders. Our clinical affiliations include Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart® Institute, The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital. St. Luke’s Health - Lakeside Hospital is a joint hospital dedicated to serving The Woodlands community.  

CommonSpirit 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.

The RN – House Supervisor directs and supervises nursing staff under the guidance of department managers in their absence. Promotes and maintains continuity of care for patients and is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating all care during assigned shift. Is held accountable for policies and procedures of the department and organization. This position supports the mission, vision, and philosophy of CommonSpirit Health.

Supports PRN Needs of St. Luke's The Woodlands and The Vintage Hospitals, 1 shift per week

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsible for supervising nursing units in the absence of unit managers.
2. Active participant of calculating and monitoring Hours Per Patient Days along with acuity of patients, in relationship to staffing units accurately, safely, and cost effective under the direction of the unit manager.
3. Utilizes nursing personnel effectively, assists with required scheduling, staffing and assignments, and collaborates with other department managers/supervisors/charge to ensure smooth coordination of services to patients, enhances patient flow within the facility, and efficient admission/discharge/transfer processes
4. Receives report from off-going shift, give report to oncoming shift, and makes rounds
5. Open on-going dialog with unit managers.
6. Practices safe work habits, compliance with safety rules and regulations, and adheres to safety policies
7. Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines, policies, and procedures
8. Must be able to step in to assist staff in response to work load or staffing demands.
9. Maintains clinical exposure through actual intervention, coordination of patient care, role modeling, consulting, problem solving, and in-services. 

Required:

Minimum of three (3) years of RN experience and one (1) year of leadership experience

Previous Supervisory experience in a Critical Access Hospital

Current Texas Nursing License

AHA BLS

Minimum Education in combination with experience required:

Associate Nursing Degree with a minimum 3 years experience in the discipline

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and minimum of 1 year experience in the discipline OR

Master’s Degree in Nursing and no experience in the discipline.