Nursing Supv Long Term Care

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of two main Divisions - the San Francisco Health Network and Population Health. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The applicant pool resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH.

Role descriptionUnder general supervision, directs the professional nursing and auxiliary staff of a number of patient-care units; plans and directs activities to provide maximum care within the limits of budgetary provisions; participates in guidance, educational and in-service training; directs procurement of supplies and equipment; coordinates services with those of other departments; engages in research activities to improve nursing services and patient care; and performs related duties as required.Requires responsibility for: carrying out, interpreting, coordinating and enforcing existing policies, methods and procedures pertaining to hospital nursing services; achieving considerable economies and preventing considerable losses through enforcement of proper use and handling of hospital equipment, materials and supplies; making regular contacts with professional nursing and auxiliary personnel, physicians and persons in other departments concerning general nursing matters, and with relatives and visitors of hospital patients; reviewing detailed reports and medical records of patients in assigned units/departments/divisions. Nature of duties requires sustained physical effort with occasional exposure to minor accident or health hazards or several disagreeable elements inherent in general hospital ward services and patient care.1. Directs and supervises the professional nursing staff and auxiliary personnel engaged in rendering patient care in various assigned units/departments/divisions; prepares work schedules, makes assignments and supervises activities and evaluates work performance. 2. Coordinates services rendered with those of other departments; checks each unit/department/division to assure compliance with instructions. 3. Supervises assigned personnel in units/departments/divisions; prepares and reviews related time and work performance reports and makes changes in personnel assignments as required or as directed by superior. 4. Personally will round on each assigned unit/department/division visits; confers with nurse managers and staff nurses concerning all new patients; makes bedside visits to all seriously and critically ill patients; discusses specific problems with assigned nurses or physicians. 5. Investigates complaints of patients and staff members; resolves difficulties or refers same to executive leadership; utilizes and makes interpretations of existing policies as related to nursing care in specific departments; reports unusual occurrences to superior; strives to establish and maintain good relations and good morale among all assigned personnel. 6. Participates in planning and coordinating with other hospital department personnel in order to promote and provide maximum patient care; maintains high quality of in-service training and adequacy of training materials in order to insure continuous best performances. 7. Participates in all Quality Metrics and Initiatives, including auditing, analyzing and reporting of such metrics. The Nursing Supervisor performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university. Experience: Two (2) years of experience, within the last five (5) years, in a designated nursing supervisory (e.g. nurse manager or charge nurse) or administrative leadership/support role in a skilled nursing facility, long term care, rehabilitation setting, or other acute care setting focused on management of chronic diseases, geriatric, and rehab care. License and Certification: Possession of a valid Registered Nurse license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Substitution: · Three (3) years (equivalent to 6,000 hours) of additional nursing supervisory experience beyond the required may substitute for the education requirement.