House Supervisor
No salary listed
Junior
Bachelor's, Master's
Greenville, KY, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
About the job
Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience as determined by the organization is required.
- A bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing is required upon hire.
- An active Registered Nurse license and eligibility to practice nursing in Kentucky are required upon hire.
- Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required within 45 days of employment in this position.
- AVADE Workplace Violence Prevention Level III Provider certification is required within 180 days of employment in this position.
- Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment are required.
- The ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action is required.
- The role requires standing and walking frequently; lifting 0–25 pounds frequently, 25–75 pounds rarely, and over 75 pounds rarely; carrying 0–25 pounds frequently, 25–75 pounds rarely, and over 75 pounds rarely; pushing or pulling 0–25 pounds frequently, 25–75 pounds frequently, and over 75 pounds frequently; climbing occasionally; bending or stooping frequently; kneeling occasionally; crouching or crawling occasionally; reaching, talking, hearing, repetitive hand or arm movements, keyboard data entry, and depth perception, color distinction, distance vision, and near vision frequently; and repetitive foot or leg movements rarely.
- The position has high-risk hazardous drug exposure.
Responsibilities
- Provides nursing and operational leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in coordination with multidisciplinary teams and leadership; serves as a liaison among staff, patients, and administration.
- Provides frontline leadership and direct support to team members during daily operations, promotes safety and continuous improvement, monitors performance, reinforces expectations, and supports a just culture and patient well-being.
- Provides leadership, orientation, training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.
- Responds to requests for assistance with patient care.
- Ensures staff compliance with department and organizational policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies issues affecting desired patient outcomes.
- Responds to complaints and addresses them through established channels.
- Coordinates organizational resources to facilitate patient flow using defined surge activation and management processes when necessary.
- Provides administrative direction during disasters and coordinates departmental response according to hospital policy, including opening the command center when necessary.
- Creates and executes daily staffing plans for all inpatient nursing units by evaluating the need for low census, staff reallocation, and additional resources.
- Responds to and oversees requests for Patient Emergency Response Teams, including MRT, Code Blue, Code 250, and Trauma 911, in accordance with hospital policy.
- Responds to and oversees patient, family, and visitor behavioral requests, including Code Green and TRT.
- Verifies the accuracy of Provisional Reports of death and acts as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics for OHRH.
- Provides nightly after-hours coverage for HIM, Materials Management, Dietary, Diabetes Educator (including weekends), Wound Care, Case Management, Marketing, Patient Experience (including weekends), and the Vascular Access Team when it is unavailable.
- Facilitates provider notification in coordination with the Call Center and Medical Staff Office.
- Assists with Employee Relations investigations, including staff UDS and BAT collections when necessary.
- Acts as a UDS and BAT collector on behalf of OH Occupational Medicine at OHRH.
- Acts as an expert resource for policy identification and interpretation.
- Interprets pain pumps and makes adjustments with a provider order in accordance with hospital policy.
- Provides notary services related to hospital business, including paternity affidavits, EMS DNR, transfers to psychiatric facilities, and advance directives.
- Performs job duties in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
- Supervises daily activities of technical, operations, business support, or team members and is accountable for performance.
- Sets team priorities to ensure task completion and coordinates work activities to optimize productivity.
- Identifies and solves problems guided by policies and procedures, providing guidance with manager oversight.
- Assigns tasks and responsibilities to team members based on their strengths; may perform subordinate duties at an advanced level, typically for less than 80% of the time.
- Approves timecards, participates in hiring, trains new hires, provides input into corrective action and development plans, assists with process improvement, conducts performance reviews, and assists with budgeting and operations.
- Identifies and addresses team conflicts by facilitating constructive dialogue and finding solutions.
- Leads and adapts to organizational changes, communicates during transitions, and engages the team in the process.
- Enrolls in the Leadership Development Program within the first 6 months of employment and completes it within the first 2 years.
- Prioritizes workforce physical and psychological safety; establishes and monitors goals and reporting to improve workforce safety and well-being; promotes safe staffing, supports resilience, and ensures team members have the tools, training, and environment needed to perform effectively.
- Supports Owensboro Health's mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; adheres to organizational policies and procedures and performs tasks in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.
About the company
Owensboro Health operates a nonprofit, integrated health system that provides primary, urgent, and more than 40 specialty services across three hospitals and numerous clinics in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. Care is delivered through a connected network including the Owensboro Health Medical Group with about 350 providers, outpatient centers like Healthplex, the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center, and telemedicine to coordinate inpatient and outpatient services. Its nonprofit, community-focused model and investments in technology and physician recruitment set it apart from for-profit health networks. Its goal is to improve regional community health by expanding access, delivering high-quality care, and fostering partnerships such as a Family Medicine Residency with the University of Louisville.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
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Total Funding
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Fitch upgraded Owensboro Health to BBB in November 2025, citing stronger liquidity.
- Owensboro Health reported $888.7 million revenue and a $150.1 million FY2025 surplus.
- Age-friendly care earned IHI recognition in August 2026, strengthening payer and referral credibility.
What critics are saying
- Cancer services shift to the hospital in early summer 2027, signaling workflow disruption.
- Oppong v. Owensboro Health Medical Group continues, exposing employment and physician-relations friction.
- Dependence on rural Kentucky demand makes any local competitor expansion immediately existential.
What makes Owensboro Health unique
- Owensboro Health spans three hospitals and 350 providers across 30+ locations.
- HealthForce Kentucky and the 35,000-square-foot Innovation Center deepen rural workforce pipelines.
- Virtual nursing launched in 2024, returning 1,700 bedside hours by September 2026.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours