Nurse Supervisor

Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Staff RN, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. Every day you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Nurse Supervisor is under the general direction and reports to the Vice President of Nursing, and is responsible for providing leadership on the off shifts in accordance with Dominican Hospital policies and procedures. ALL REGISTERED NURSES will render professional nursing care to patients, support medical care as directed by physicians. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Dignity/Dominican Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The RN shall support Dignity/Dominican Hospital's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement/process improvement activities and patient satisfaction

• Ensures Staffing Levels are maintained as measured by productivity and/or unit acuity and ratio
• Utilizes Teletracking to monitor patient flow
• Coordinates hospital response to internal & external disasters
• Maintains standard for communication within department
• Acts as an education resource, assisting with mandatory educational programs and providing instruction to nursing staff in the use of the Res-Q staffing and acuity systems
• Acts as a resource for Hospital Policies & Procedures

Required:

• Associate Of Nursing, upon hire or
• Minimum five years clinical nursingpractice 
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire 
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Preferred:

• Bachelors Of Nursing and Prior management experience, upon hire