Evening/Night Supervisor Patient Monitoring

Job Opportunity

Supervises cardiac monitor technicians and maintains the clinical operations of the telemetry surveillance center, Video Monitoring Department, and Children's Hospital. Monitors staff performance and equipment/computer function; communicates status to nurse managers and nursing supervisors. Manages, coordinates, and evaluates all elements of financial, material and human resources in the provision of telemetry monitoring surveillance to assigned group of patients in accordance with the service and missions of the institution.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Associate's Degree
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• Obtain Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) Certification through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) preferred within one year of hire date.

Experience:

• One year experience of EKG interpretation skills.
• One year supervisory or leadership role experience

Preferred Qualifications

Education, Certification, and/or Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree

Experience:

• Five years' experience of EKG interpretation skills.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manages personnel to ensure the availability of an appropriately credentialed, clinically competent, well-developed cohesive work force to meet patient care needs.
• Improves and maintains management skills by participating in self-development activities such as seminars, workshops, classes and literature review.
• Assist in the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of policies, procedures and processes
• Engages in fiscal activities in order to ensure the availability of supplies, equipment, and human resources to meet patient care needs in a timely cost effective manner.
• Maintains effective communication with Medical staff, patients, staff and other departments as necessary to assure identification of problems and provide problem resolution in support of the hospital's mission of quality patient care delivery.
• Assures the adherence of all standards and policies as set forth by WVUH and the accrediting bodies for the purposes of licensure, regulation and accreditation.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Preceptor, facilitates the professional development of personnel. Oversees and participates in the orientation, training, and continuing education of the staff (departmental and interdepartmental) and other health related personnel.
• Participates in outreach activities in the community, in order to educate and/or promote good relationships.
• With director and manager, problem solving of practice, physician and patient service issues
• Assist in annual performance review of technicians
• Able to utilize or learn computer applications used in job such as Microsoft Office Epic, Net-learning, Ultimate, Strata Jazz and other software applications.
• Provides on-going feedback to employees concerning job performance. Coaches and counsels employees, under the direction of the Director/Manager
• Participates in unit and house-wide performance improvement initiatives
• Functions as a staff role model by promoting cooperative problem solving, individual and group goal orientation, appropriate delegation of departmental activities and fostering team building through individual coaching and counseling, regular attendance at staff meetings, annual performance appraisals, and active participation in the activities of the department.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills and Abilities

1. Must possess the knowledge of EKG interpretation.

2. Must possess excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills across work groups.

3. Strong team player.

4. Strong customer service skills.

5. Must be available for all shifts.

Additional Job Description

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Non-Exempt)

Company: WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals

Cost Center: 45 WVUH Nursing HVI Telemetry Surveillance Unit

Address: 1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.