House Supervisor Job Description
House supervisor
provides close positive communication link within all patient care areas within the hospital for efficient “Patient Flow” through the delivery of care.
House Supervisor Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective house supervisor job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included house supervisor job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Plan, organize, and oversee staff to provide patient care
Evaluate care and ensure customer satisfaction
Oversee the department's daily staffing requirements
Orient clinical staff to their job responsibilities
Assist with staff recruitment
Ensure an orientation plan for new staff members
Provide timely feedback
Evaluate and schedule inservices/training as needed
Serve as liaison with physicians
Supervises daily operation, manages food/service program to standards
House Supervisor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for House Supervisor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, ACLS, PALS, AHA, ENPC, ALS, BCLS, NRP, CPR, BCLA
Education for House Supervisor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the house supervisor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Management, Science, School of Nursing, Leadership, Patient Care, Associates, Graduate, Communication
Skills for House Supervisor
Desired skills for house supervisor include:
State
Medication - administration procedures
Federal
Body substance isolation
JCAHO regulations
Main functional areas within the Hospital
Various software applications also
Health care environment
Coach others to be successful
Model the way for professional practice
Desired experience for house supervisor includes:
Understands and maintains set standards
Ability to train and motivate employees to deliver service standards
Responsible for providing friendly service to guests (internal and external) while accomplishing other job duties
Customer service and resolving issues and assisting guests with questions or issues
The incumbent must be well versed in the administrative and clinical areas, supervised with special emphasis on hospital and nursing standards of patient care
The incumbent must be well versed in hospital and medical staff organization and structure
House Supervisor Examples
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House Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a house supervisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for house supervisor
- Constructively lead through organizational change
- Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning and demonstrate contemporary professional nursing standards and skills
- Communicate potentially significant issues on a timely basis in order to facilitate continuity of investigation and resolution
- Possesses knowledge of and management of disease processes or medical interventions to assist in correct patient status upon admission (inpatient, outpatient, 23 hr
- Promote evidence-based practice within a context of constant change in patient volume and acuity, and available resources with a consistent focus on patient and family centered care and high reliability principles
- Build collaborative relationships with others Health System, and uses timely and effective verbal and written communication approaches
- Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning and demonstrates contemporary professional nursing standards and skills
- Assure a balance of optimal and efficient patient care
- Provide leadership that consistently supports efficient and effective patient care services, and that support the organizational and system goals
- Advance the strategic vision and goals of the Oregon Nursing Center of Excellence
Qualifications for house supervisor
- Must be available to flex hours in accordance with department needs, including, but not limited to other shifts
- Must possess computer skills and knowledge required to support a nursing information system
- National certification appropriate to area of specialty is preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement and clinical care delivery processes, staffing, and budgeting
- Technical experience or certification preferred in HVAC, plumbing, pool maintenance, electrical
- Proven track record of rotational maintenance skills
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House Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of house supervisor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for house supervisor
- Perform with a consistent focus on patient and family centered care and high reliability principles
- Promote evidence-based practice within a context of constant change in patient volume and acuity, and available resources
- Consistently focus on patient and family centered care and high reliability principles
- Promotes evidence-based practice within a context of constant change in patient volume and acuity, and available resources
- Build collaborative relationships with other Health Systems, and uses timely and effective verbal and written communication approaches
- Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning and contemporary professional nursing standards and skills
- Hold responsibility for the management of the hospital during those hours when the nursing unit managers, other department managers and administration are not in house
- Provide input into and help achieve unit goals
- Work to assure appropriate placement of patients, monitor care provided on the nursing units and address concerns with the caregivers, charge nurses, supervisors and the unit/department management teams
- Provide consultation and direction for efficient operation and quality customer service
Qualifications for house supervisor
- Bilingual (English - Spanish) communication ability is a plus
- CA RN License and BLS certification
- Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications, BSN preferred
- ACLS, PALS, and NRP required within 6 months
- Direct and counsel personnel regarding performance of duties
- Requires ability to tolerate high temperatures and humidity
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House Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of house supervisor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for house supervisor
- Assist in determining staffing needs
- Document communicate noncompliance to appropriate personnel
- Interpret and support philosophies and policies of the nursing division
- Serve as a liaison between Administrator-On-Call and external agencies
- Assists unit supervisors/charge nurses with resolving and/or channeling employee grievances according to appropriate procedures
- Maintains Nursing Supervisor 24 hour report to reflect “need to know” information that feeds into all levels of leadership
- Direct and supervise functions and activities throughout the medical center in collaboration with department managers and directors
- Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to Charge Nurses, RNs, LVNs, MHTs, and Unit Clerks
- Model age, growth, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic communication in all interactions
- Exhibit regular & expected / required attendance
Qualifications for house supervisor
- Comprehensive knowledge of expense control as it relates to payroll and the forecasting/budgeting of expenses
- At least two years acute care/specialty nursing is desirable in area of specialty
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, Associate Degree
- Knowledge of the methods, tools, and technologies used in the decontamination process for exposure to hazardous chemicals or germs
- At least 3 years of experience in a hospital or medically related environment preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in acute care nursing preferred
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House Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of house supervisor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for house supervisor
- Provides transfer and admissions assessments for patients moving from one level of care to another
- Assists in the assessment of clinical situations and performing the transfer of critical patients to Critical Care units when necessary
- Assists in procedures for patients with complex health problems
- As delegated, assists in resolving family/patient complaints and addressing improvements in behavior of staff, residents or physicians
- Develops, maintains, and implements a Performance Improvement Program
- Performs role as Advocate for customers in management and collaborative initiatives
- Coordinates admission and bed placement of patients on a given shift
- Assures Hospital policies and procedures are followed for Pharmacy after-hours services
- Four years nursing experience required
- One year experience as a supervisor, charge nurse, or comparable leadership experience required
Qualifications for house supervisor
- Able to lift 40 lbs, with full range of motion
- A Baccalaureate degree in nursing is preferred
- Minimum 2 years previous RN experience, 1 year leadership experience
- Considerable clinical knowledge
- Working knowledge of management principles
- Working knowledge of House/Shift Supervisor accountabilities
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House Supervisor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a house supervisor. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for house supervisor
- Manages resource utilization and communication to achieve the organizational goals
- Ensures the continuous and timely availability of urgent care, emergency, inpatient, and operative services to patients and families
- Continuously monitors daily operations by integrating data from electronic systems, personal communication, and physical unit rounds to assure patient care effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction
- Ensures the safety and quality of patient care by allocating and redirecting resources, considering care demands related to acuity, patient and unit requirements and staff skill mix
- Coordinates the routine flow of scheduled, direct, and emergency patient admissions to efficiently place patients in the appropriate care location, maximize capacity, improve satisfaction of patients, families and referring providers
- Promotes communication at all levels
- Collaborates with care management, the medical staff, and the interdisciplinary team to promote smooth, timely, and efficient patient throughput
- Upholds professional standards of care by demonstrating leadership skills and a high level of clinical competency while striving to achieve the system Mission and Vision
- Support the mission and vision of Saint John’s Health Center and represents Administration in off-hours
- Demonstrate the capacity to manage daily patient triage, patient assessments, patient placement, staffing assignments, and staff supervision
Qualifications for house supervisor
- Currently registered as a nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- CPR, BLS and CPI required
- 5 years’ acute care, at least 1-year supervisory experience and critical care experience preferred
- Bachelors degree required or academic plan to accomplish within 24 months required for House Managers accepting full- or part-time positions of 40 hours or greater every two weeks
- Three years prior nursing experience in an acute care setting
- At least three years increasingly responsible inpatient operations experience