Patient Care Supervisor
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- Exec/Management/Supervisory
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- Oct 03, 2023 Post Date
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- 23027274 Requisition #
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
Department Overview
Our St. Paul Sedation and Procedural Services (SPS) department makes a difference every day by caring for children in a variety of ways. In our 15 bed unit we care for observation patients from our Level IV trauma center emergency department and operating room. The average length of stay for these patients is < 24 hours.
We also specialize in the Comfort Promise — ensuring that pain is minimized whenever possible — by providing sedation services ranging from nitrous oxide minimal sedation to deep sedation and vascular access to insert peripheral intravenous lines (PIVs) and peripherally-inserted central catheters (PICCs). We also support many outpatient services, such as infusions and other minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic tests requiring sedation. We value teamwork, open communication, safety and respect. We embrace an environment that encourages learning and professional growth. Our team is committed to providing excellent care to our patients and families.
Position Summary
The Patient Care Supervisor (PCS) supports the Patient Care Manager (PCM) in management and improvement of unit based operations on all shifts. They assist the PCM in the development and implementation of systems and processes to support work process and flow on the unit as well as assist in ensuring regulatory compliance. The PCS collaborates with unit-based staff and the multi discipline team to support the patient and family experience employing the patient and family centered care delivery model and the REACH professional practice model. They collaborate with the PCM, clinical educator(s), unit council, Clinical Nursing Specialists, Clinical Practice Specialists, and staff to exceed benchmarks for nursing sensitive indicators consistent with Magnet designation. Additionally, they work with the PCM and schedulers to optimize efficient unit staffing. The PCS serves as a professional RN role model. Together with the PCM and staff, they develop and execute plans to improve staff engagement on the unit and ensure that staff on all shift types have periodic 1:1 access to discuss professional development, ideas to improve care, and quality goals.
The PCS reports to the PCM.
Education:
* Bachelor's degree in nursing required. Master's preferred.
Experience:
* Minimum 2 years RN experience, one year in a pediatric setting.
* Demonstrated leadership experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* Flexible with work hours and able to shift work priorities
* Collaborative
* Human relations and communication skills
* Ability to guide and coach others
* Conflict resolution skills
* Partnership skills
* De-escalation skills
Physical Demands
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All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children’s Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.