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RN Clinical House Supervisor

ThedaCare · Shawano, WI · Part time

Posted Aug 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about your leadership experience and why you want to be a house supervisor in Shawano.

What they are checking: Readiness to lead a whole hospital on a shift and a real interest in the role.

Tell me about a time you made a difficult decision without anyone to check with.

What they are checking: Comfort with independent judgment, since house supervisors often act alone on nights and weekends.

How do you stay clinically sharp across many units when you are not doing direct patient care every day?

What they are checking: Ongoing learning across specialties so they can support every unit in the hospital.

What would you do

You are the senior leader in the building overnight. What does a good shift look like for you?

What they are checking: Understanding of the role, including staffing, patient flow, emergencies and support for staff.

Two nurses call in sick and the ED is holding patients. How do you staff the hospital?

What they are checking: Creative and safe staffing decisions under pressure in a smaller hospital with limited options.

A nurse comes to you upset after a conflict with a physician. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Supporting staff while addressing the issue fairly and escalating when needed.

How would you handle a security issue, like a violent visitor, in the middle of the night?

What they are checking: Calm crisis management and knowing how to involve security or police to keep people safe.

What do you do when a family member demands to speak with someone in charge?

What they are checking: Service recovery skills and willingness to listen and solve problems directly.

About the work

A patient needs a higher level of care that your hospital cannot provide. How do you arrange a transfer?

What they are checking: Knowledge of transfer processes, EMTALA rules and coordinating with receiving hospitals and transport.

How do you respond to a rapid response or code as the house supervisor?

What they are checking: Clinical leadership during emergencies and supporting the bedside team.

How do you hand off the hospital to the next supervisor or day leaders?

What they are checking: Clear reporting on staffing, patient flow and open issues so nothing is lost at shift change.

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The full job description

As published by ThedaCare.

Why ThedaCare? Living A Life Inspired! Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world. At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare. Benefits , with a whole-person approach to wellness – • Lifestyle Engagement • e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support • Access & Affordability • e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare About ThedaCare! Summary : The RN Clinical House Supervisor provides patient-centered, specialized, and evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an inter-professional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy. Serves as the onsite hospital administrative authority in the absence of hospital or nursing administration, working as necessary with the director of nursing, unit directors, managers, and the hospital administrator on-call regarding complex administrative decisions in support of daily operations to ensure regulatory compliance. Is responsible for patient outcomes that meet high quality of care standards. Job Description: Schedule: Night Shift Every Third Weekend Rotation Holiday Rotation KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: • Provides oversight of acute patient care resource allocation, unit operations, and patient flow in a manner to promote patient safety and satisfaction. • Serves as a role model of organizational service standards, mission, vision, and values. Assists team members in understanding how their day-to-day jobs contribute to ThedaCare strategy. • Serves as the representative leader to varied services (i.e., employee health, human resources, infection prevention, health information, and risk management) to ensure service availability. • Participates as an active member in committee work, leadership meetings, and projects to contribute to strategic planning. • Communicates practice alerts, policy changes, and educational opportunities to team members during rounds and at bed huddles. • Responds to emergency situations including medical and facility codes. Facilitates the movement of patients to a higher level of care as necessary. • Provides consultation and maintains positive relationships with physicians and other inter-professional team members, collaborates to problem solve, and escalates appropriately to ensure safe patient care. • Ensures patients are placed expeditiously to the right level of care as bed requests are received. Monitors patient flow through collection of data and report sharing for assessing opportunities to improve quality. • Works with direct access to ensure the smooth inter-facility transfer of patients to and from our facilities. • Provides accurate reports and hand-offs to oncoming shifts, director of nursing, and hospital administrator on-call to ensure continuity of operations through the next shift. • Is responsible for the coordination of activities and ensures continual compliance with regulatory standards (i.e., The Joint Commission, CMS, and AHCA). • Demonstrates, anticipates, and proactively manages risks to prevent crises. QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or commitment to obtain BSN within five years for current ThedaCare RNs • Current Wisconsin RN license • American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) • American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) • Three years of clinical experience • Two years of experience leading projects, a council/committee, and/or clinical improvement work. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: • Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of Fifty (50) pounds without assistance • Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties. WORK ENVIRONMENT: • Frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments • Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock • Occasional high noise level in work environment • Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials, and pharmacological agents • Standing and/or walking for extended periods of time • Transporting, transferring, positioning patients and/or equipment from one location to another; little likelihood for injury if proper body mechanics and procedures are followed • Occasional contact with aggressive and combative patients. Position requires compliance with department specific competencies. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 18 Scheduled FTE: 0.45 Location: ThedaCare Medical Center - Shawano - Shawano,Wisconsin Overtime Exempt: No Worker Shift Details: Nights

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