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Nashville LifeFlight Ground Base Supervisor

Montgomery College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247

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R-51867**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.**Organization:**Ground Transport**Job Summary:**The Base Supervisor is responsible for the daily operations of the team and assigned geographical base, ensuring that procedures and policies are carried out in a safe, standard, and efficient manner compliant within accreditation standards. Reports directly to the LifeFlight Ground Clinical Manager. The Base Supervisor oversees the Paramedic and AEMT staff members and actively participates in overall supervision of the base, supports clinical practice, and provision of patient care with accountabilities for day-to-day people leadership, quality, service, compliance, throughput, and scheduling. The primary focus of the Base Supervisor is to ensure optimal performance of the base by engaging in effective problem solving with staff, patients, and families and to develop and lead the assigned base resources. The Base Supervisor provides feedback and coaching to staff members, recognizing them for their contributions while fostering a high-performance culture..KEY RESPONSIBILITIES* Provides clinical leadership for the team and assures that patient care is facilitated in accordance with the standards, practice, and protocols of the department.* Provides operational guidance to the staff, makes operational decisions as necessary and follows up on additional administrative duties such as base supplies and fleet maintenance with respective resources.* Develops, leads, and evaluates base employees on work team performance.* Oversees base projects and other on-going work activities (timelines, work plans, deliverables) in alignment with division plan and vision.* Acts as a leader for staff on clinical standards; routinely provides clinical guidance/coaching to subordinates/peers.* Ensures scheduling assignments are based on patient transport care needs and demonstrated staff competencies.* Provides advanced pre-hospital and inter-facility patient care from initial contact until care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility.* The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES* Leadership (Novice): Sets the example in challenging and difficult situations. Can demonstrate different leadership styles, such as supportive and authoritative, as individuals and situations require it. Communicates team and unit goals clearly and effectively. Is receptive to ideas and suggestions from team members. Shows leadership and initiative in situations where supervision is not present or required.* Compliance (Novice): Can explain and apply basic statutory instructions in normal situations on the job. Understands the principles upon which the rules and regulations are based. Appropriately escalates problems relating to rules and regulations in timely and effective manner.* Operations Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to realistically anticipate resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Appropriately matches equipment and capital resources to task demands. Achieves results within budget. Competently handles multiple assignments simultaneously. Reshapes project during life-cycle evolution, if needed. Demonstrates ability to break down work into manageable and measurable units. Accepts changes to assignments with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Able to absorb changes to major assignments while maintaining a high level of performance. Uses available time efficiently. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.* People Management (Novice): Conducts performance reviews. Effectively delegates tasks to others. Coaches subordinates on technical and interpersonal topics, as well as professional development. Demonstrates team building techniques and provides leadership through personal example of good work habits, open communication and effective people relationships. Involves subordinates in decisions which affect them. Demonstrates self-reliance and resourcefulness as an example to others.* Quality Management (Novice): Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service.* Clinical Expertise (Intermediate): Demonstrates the mastery of patient care including patient assessment and treatment, care planning, patient education and evidence based practice. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training and expertise to role model and coach less experienced staff.* Emergency Management (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in applying emergency management in challenging and complex situations. Often takes a lead role in highly pressurized situations when there is a need to achieve results. Consistently delivers results in a creative and imaginative manner while setting a standard for others. Contributes in the development of best practices for the organization.Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.**Core Accountabilities:**\* Organizational Impact: Plans and sets day-to-day objectives for the team that have a direct effect on the results of the department or area that the job is in. \* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves technical and operational problems within provided guideline. \* Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced subject matter knowledge within a specific technical area and basic management knowledge to support the team. \* Team Interaction: Leads/supervises a unit within a department or a small department. Typically without budget or hire/fire authority. Role is typically a 'working' supervisor.**Core Capabilities :**Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders #J-18808-Ljbffr