State of Maryland

A Registered Nurse Supervisor is the supervisory level of work in the provision of direct nursing care in a State facility for a ward, cottage or unit on a twenty-four hour basis or for several wards or cottages during one shift.  Employees in this classification are primarily responsible for medical nursing care.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Registered Nurses and other assigned licensed and non-licensed nursing care staff.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Registered Nurse Manager, Assistant Director of Nursing or Director of Nursing.  Employees may be assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends.  Employees may be subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing needs.  The work is usually performed in a residential or inpatient treatment facility providing twenty-four care.  Employees are required to observe infection control precautions in order to prevent contamination and spread of disease.  The work may require the lifting and positioning of nonambulatory patients and the lifting of wheelchairs and other heavy duty equipment.  The work may require long periods of standing, walking, bending and reaching.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

A Registered Nurse Supervisor is differentiated from a Registered Nurse Charge in that the Registered Nurse Supervisor is responsible for twenty-four hour supervision of a unit or is a shift supervisor for several wards, cottages or units and supervises the Registered Nurse Charge while the Registered Nurse Charge is responsible for nursing care for a ward or unit on one shift.  The Registered Nurse Supervisor is differentiated from the Registered Nurse Manager in that the Registered Nurse Manager plans and coordinates nursing care for an entire nursing division composed of several wards, cottages or units for all shifts and supervises Registered Nurse Supervisors.

Supervises lower-level Registered Nurses and assigned licensed and non-licensed nursing care staff in providing direct nursing care;

Implements, evaluates and maintains nursing program and standards of nursing practice for designated areas or for a shift;

Prepares reports of onsite reviews and evaluations;

Makes patient care assignments consistent with the level of preparation of staff and needs of patients;

Participates in recruitment, selection and assignment of personnel necessary to implement the nursing program;

May provide direct nursing care as needed;

Performs other related duties.

1. Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State Board of Nursing, 4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215 or possess a current multi-state license in party states that candidates have declared as primary states of residence.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of an automobile.  Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

3. Employees in this classification may be required to successfully complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and maintain current certification.

1. Employees in this classification are subject to call-in and, therefore, will be required to provide the facility with a phone number at which they can be reached.

2. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.