Will “Ward Supervisor” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

0 % Chance of Automation

“Ward Supervisor” will never be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #46 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 72,180.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 34.00
Currently, there are 2,857,180 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Registered Nurses”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Ward Supervisor”

Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Related Technology & Tools

Defibrillators
Personal computers
Bilimeters
Manually operated oxygen supply resuscitators
Urinary catheters
Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Gastrointestinal GI endoscopes
Incentive spirometers
Triple lumen catheters
Surgical clamps
Head immobilizers
Cooling blankets
Spine boards
Urinalysis test strips
Nasal suctioning equipment
Oral suctioning equipment
Percussion hammers
Balanced suspension traction equipment
Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps
Suture needleholders
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Patient lifters
Otoscopes
Tracheostomy collars
Occlusion clamps
Urine analysis equipment
Suction equipment
Oxygen tanks
Pleuravacs
Flexible sigmoidoscopes
Pulmonary artery catheters
Oxygen regulators
Colposcopes
Binocular light compound microscopes
Apnea monitors
Torso immobilizers
Laser printers
Phaco consoles
Aqua K pads
Intubation stylets
Heparin locks
Lower extremity prosthetic devices
Surgical drapes
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure LEEP equipment
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Manual resuscitation bags
Intermittent enteral feeding equipment
Pelvic specula
Canes
Isolettes
Tablet computers
Upper extremity prosthetic devices
Epidural pumps
Notebook computers
Photopheresis systems
Skin traction equipment
Double lumen catheters
Enema equipment
Pacemakers
Telemedicine equipment
Pulse oximeters
Glucose testing equipment
Telemetry units
Infusion pump enteral feeding tubes
Levine tubes
Sequential compression devices
Scalpels
Electrocardiography EKG units
Snellen eye charts
Splints
Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Peripheral intravenous IV locks
Nasal cannulas
Manual blood pressure monitors
Bladder irrigation equipment
Capillary glucose monitors
Oxyhoods
Infant security sensors
Intravenous IV tubing
Colonoscopy equipment
Grounding pads
Hemostats
Nebulizers
Single lumen catheters
Blood warming equipment
Angiocaths
Medical encyclopedias
Nasogastric tubes
Suture needles
Bed scales
Insulin pumps
Continuous enteral feeding equipment
Endotracheal ET tubes
Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors
Oxygen administration equipment
Heelstick blood sampling equipment
Partial masks
Suture removal kits
Staple removers
Hospital beds
Intravenous IV equipment
Rape kits
Cardiac monitors
Infant warmers
Electrosurgical devices
Vacuum extractors
Meconium aspirators
Arterial line catheters
Straight hemostats
Peripheral angiocaths
Ventimasks
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Ventricular assist devices VAD
Bag-valve masks
Umbilical catheters
Overhead clinical trapezes
Intracranial pressure monitors
Peripheral butterflys
Electronic blood pressure monitors
Leather restraints
One-way valve protective shields
Surgical lights
Mechanical stethoscopes
Centrifuges
Bucks traction equipment
Mayo trays
Reflex hammers
Cervical traction equipment
Curved hemostats
Traction equipment
Autotransfusion systems
Intramuscular needles
Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
Swab dryers
Transport cardiac monitors
Tuberculosis TB skin test equipment
Blood collection needles
Audiometers
Chemotherapy spill kits
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
Fetal scalp electrodes
T-pieces with aerosol
Arterial blood gas testing equipment
Tourniquets
Walkers
Doppler pulse measurement devices
Cardiac monitor electrodes
Syringes
Non-rebreather masks
Lukens traps
Pelvic traction equipment
Russell's traction equipment
Computerized electrocardiography EKG and hemodynamic monitoring systems
Limb restraints
Laryngoscope blades
Automated medicine dispensing equipment
Autoclaves
Vest restraints
Retractors
Ventilators
Vacutainer tubes
Lancets
Cervical collars
Phototherapy equipment
Vacutainer sleeves
Epidural catheters
Manometers
Titmus vision screeners
Jackson-Pratt drains
Crutches
Medical tuning forks
Flash sterilizers
Hemovac drains
Gait belts
Pocket personal computers PC
Infusion control devices
Phaco apparatus
Fetal monitors
Oxygen flowmeters
Tracheal suctioning equipment
Intravenous syringe pumps
Personal digital assistants PDA
Hyper/hypothermia blankets
Mechanical lift devices
Continuous passive motion CPM machines

IBM Notes
Misys Healthcare Systems Misys CPR
Allscripts Misys Healthcare Systems
Human resource management software HRMS
Per-Se Technologies ORSOS One-Call
Microsoft PowerPoint
QuadraMed Affinity Healthcare Information System
Medical procedure coding software
Siemens SIENET Sky
Microsoft SharePoint
IDX Systems
Epic Systems
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
MEDITECH software
Microsoft Outlook
DoctorsPartner EMR
Diagnostic and procedural coding software
Electronic medical record EMR software
Microsoft Office
Drug guide software
Misys Healthcare Systems Misys HomeCare
Microsoft Excel
HMS
Medical condition coding software
Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Data entry software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Access
Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager
PCC EHR