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Cape Fear Valley Health

Nonprofit regional health system operating hospitals

Supervisor RN - Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 10
Full-timeLillington, NC, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • An associate’s degree in Nursing is required.
  • A current Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a compact state is required.
  • Three years of healthcare experience is required.
  • Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English is required.
  • Demonstrated organizational leadership skills and characteristics are required.
  • Working knowledge of budgets, staffing, performance improvement, and regulatory requirements is required.
  • Knowledge of age-specific physiological, psychosocial, developmental, and spiritual needs of patients served is required.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Speech and auditory acuity are needed to communicate patient or client needs.
  • Visual acuity is needed to observe and assess patients or clients.
  • The role requires standing, walking, bending, and lifting up to 35 pounds using proper body mechanics.
  • The role may involve contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials through skin, eyes, mucous membranes, or parenteral exposure.
  • A current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association is required.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct patient, client, and employee care activities in each department in a clinically appropriate manner.
  • Maintain mechanisms to monitor ongoing compliance with standards and guidelines established by JCAHO, OSHA, CDC, the State Health Department, DFS, the Worker Compensation Program, ADA, FMLA, and other regulatory or accrediting agencies and established guidelines.
  • Ensure the department operates within its established annual budget.
  • Collaborate with department physicians and staff, actively monitor patient care and overall service quality, and use results to implement ongoing improvements in care.
  • Perform daily quality-control and equipment checks on the unit.
  • Evaluate daily patient acuity.
  • Focus on patient flow and expedite patient flow.
  • Maintain required licensure and credentialing and membership in professional organizations; attend continuing education programs and in-services; apply new knowledge and skills in personal practice and share new information with staff and peer groups.
  • Ensure HIPAA compliance in health-record handling, retrieval, and storage, and coach the team on HIPAA regulatory guidelines.
  • Manage and implement programs for employee exposure to infectious diseases or blood and body fluids, coordinating with Infection Control, Pharmacy, Laboratory, hospital management, and medical staff as appropriate.
  • Oversee the quality of patient care.
  • Assist with clinical education of staff in the absence of the Clinical Educator or Preceptor.
  • Take a patient assignment when other staffing options have been exhausted.
  • Expedite testing, wait times, and clearances.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred.

About the Company

Cape Fear Valley Health

Nonprofit regional health system operating hospitals

Cape Fear Valley Health is a not-for-profit regional health system with eight hospitals and over 988 beds, serving more than a million patients annually. It offers general medical and surgical care, emergency and trauma services, rehabilitation, behavioral health, cancer and bariatric programs, across a network of hospitals and outpatient facilities. Care is delivered through inpatient beds, outpatient clinics, surgical centers, and specialty units, supported by a staff of about 7,500 employees and 1,000+ physicians, with multiple accreditations and trauma designations. The system aims to provide high-quality, safe care to its communities, reinvest profits into services, and lead in patient safety and accredited clinical programs.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Fayetteville, AR
Founded
1956

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