Nursing Supervisor

Job Summary

Provides 24/7 administrative and clinical leadership across the hospital during assigned shift. The Nursing Supervisor is responsible for ensuring safe, high-quality, and efficient patient care delivery through real-time coordination of staffing, patient flow, and resource allocation. Serves as the on-site representative of hospital leadership, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, supporting clinical decision-making, and responding to emergent situations.

Essential Functions

• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization
• Physical rounding and assessment of all patient care requirements and acuity across all
• Assess patient acuity and care requirements across all units to ensure appropriate staffing and resource allocation
• Develop and implement staffing plans based on acuity and census
• Ensure compliance with NJDOH, CMS, and Joint Commission standards
• Oversee patient flow, bed management, and throughput
• Respond to emergency situations and coordinate care
• Oversee infection prevention practices (CLABSI, CAUTI, sepsis)
• Ensure EMTALA compliance including screening and transfers
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations and RCA
• Support Just Culture and safe practice environment
• Facilitate patient/family conflict resolution
• Ensure HIPAA compliance and confidentiality
• Escalate unit specific issues to the assigned manager
• Escalate significant incidents and concerns to Administrator-On-Call, such as:
  • Patient safety concerns
  • Unusual patient/family issues
  • Physician concerns
  • Borrowing or lending of major equipment
  • Major damage or utility outages
  • Security related incidents
  • Public relations or media events
  • ED Transfers outside of the facility

Minimum Education/Certifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program; BSN preferred
• Current RN license in the State of New Jersey
• BLS – Basic Life Support (AHA)
• ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (AHA)
• PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA)

Minimum Work Experience

Minimum of 3–5 years of acute care nursing experience required, with demonstrated leadership or charge nurse experience. Prior supervisory, management and/or experience with ICU / high-acuity environments strongly preferred

Expected Hours of Work/Holiday Requirement

• Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and provide additional coverage as needed
• Full-Time Supervisors: Required to work 2 major and 1 minor holiday annually
• Per Diem Supervisors: Required to work 1 major holiday annually and 1 minor holiday based on departmental need
• Holiday assignments will be rotated equitably year-to-year
• No employee will be scheduled for the same major holiday in consecutive years unless voluntarily requested and approved by the manager
• A holiday tracking log will be maintained to ensure fairness
• Staff may request trades, subject to approval
• Final schedule determined based on patient care needs and staffing requirements

Decision-Making Authority

• Authority to reassign staff and adjust staffing levels based on patient care needs
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• Authority to activate contingency staffing and escalation plans
• Authority to initiate diversion in collaboration with leadership
• Authority to accelerate clinical and operational concerns to executive leadership

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.