- Supervising nursing staff
- Overseeing the daily responsibilities of nursing staff, providing feedback, and offering support
- Assigning nurses
- Assigning nurses to patients and shifts
- Ensuring quality care
- Ensuring that patients receive quality healthcare and that operational nursing standards are met
- Communicating
- Communicating with patients, nurses, other healthcare professionals, family members, and visitors
- Reporting
- Reporting nursing activity to senior management and communicating updated information to departments and staff
- Writing and updating policies
- Writing and updating policies and procedures to establish and maintain the safety of staff and patients
- Leading by example
- Leading by example and motivating staff
- Resolving incidents
- Resolving incidents that take place during the shift and communicating them to senior administrators as needed
Nursing supervisors should have excellent communication and people skills, as well as organizational and problem-solving skills.They should also have a valid nursing license, in-depth knowledge of hospital procedures, and a thorough knowledge of legal regulations and best practices in healthcare.
