How to hire a hospital supervisor

How to hire a hospital supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step hospital supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a hospital supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new hospital supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the hospital supervisor you need to hire. Certain hospital supervisor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a hospital supervisor to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a hospital supervisor that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of hospital supervisors and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Hospital Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Hospital Supervisor	Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.	$12-30
   Student Nurse	A Student Nurse is responsible for treating and taking care of a patient's needs while upholding all the rules and medical regulations of a hospital or clinic. They work and function under the supervision of a Clinical Instructor while still gaining practical experience... Show more	$12-25
   Ambulatory Care Coordinator	An ambulatory care coordinator coordinates with physicians to ensure that the patients' individual medical needs are identified and addressed on time. Ambulatory care coordinators work directly under the supervision of an assigned ambulatory manager and supervisor to promote patients' health and welfare through face-to-face, telephone, or email... Show more	$14-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • HR
   • Hospital Policy
   • Patient Safety
   • Wine
   • Rehabilitation
   • Culinary
   • Conflict Resolution
   • Cleanliness
   • Critical Care
   • HIPAA
   • Clinical Resource
   • PET
   • Infection Control

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   Responsibilities:

   • Interact successfully with regulatory and oversight agencies, which lead to more streamline operations of complex healthcare reimbursement programs.
   • Maintain the cleanliness of the food court in the international concourse in Hartfield-Jackson airport.
   • Maintain high standards of sanitation and expect levels of cleanliness and appearance at all times.
   • Work in labor and delivery, medical, surgical, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and administration.
   • Work in accordance with HIPPA regulations and maintain patient confidentiality.
   • Coordinate emergency helicopter services to and from the facility of critically ill or injure patients.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your hospital supervisor job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A hospital supervisor salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a hospital supervisor in North Dakota may be lower than in California, and an entry-level hospital supervisor usually earns less than a senior-level hospital supervisor. Additionally, a hospital supervisor with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average hospital supervisor salary

   $41,899yearly

   $20.14 hourly rate

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   Entry-level hospital supervisor salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average hospital supervisor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	District of Columbia	$61,912	$30
   2	California	$60,456	$29
   3	Pennsylvania	$58,534	$28
   4	New York	$55,765	$27
   5	Nevada	$52,601	$25
   6	Massachusetts	$50,009	$24
   7	Maryland	$46,990	$23
   8	Arizona	$43,596	$21
   9	Ohio	$42,921	$21
   10	Florida	$42,771	$21
   11	Texas	$41,750	$20
   12	Georgia	$41,627	$20
   13	Washington	$40,720	$20
   14	New Mexico	$37,618	$18
   15	Colorado	$37,247	$18
   16	Minnesota	$37,080	$18
   17	North Carolina	$35,922	$17
   18	Kansas	$35,418	$17
   19	Missouri	$33,011	$16
   20	Nebraska	$32,155	$15

   Average hospital supervisor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	RSM US	$77,735	$37.37	10
   2	St. Luke's Health System	$66,592	$32.02	9
   3	Trios Health	$65,173	$31.33	1
   4	Hca Hospital Services Of San Diego	$64,569	$31.04
   5	LifeBridge Health	$62,201	$29.90	4
   6	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	$62,129	$29.87	4
   7	Presbyterian	$60,297	$28.99	1
   8	Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center	$59,607	$28.66	2
   9	GradyHealth	$59,304	$28.51	1
   10	Duke University Health System	$58,554	$28.15	4
   11	Cottage Health	$57,189	$27.49
   12	Mercy Health	$57,039	$27.42	39
   13	UCHealth	$54,869	$26.38	1
   14	Prime Healthcare	$52,649	$25.31	28
   15	Mission Regional Medical Center	$51,269	$24.65	39
   16	St Anthony's Hospital Inc	$50,587	$24.32
   17	Student Conservation Association	$50,273	$24.17
   18	Bon Secours Community Hospital	$49,205	$23.66	50
   19	Northwestern Medicine	$48,363	$23.25	7
   20	Rochester Regional Health	$48,252	$23.20

4. Writing a hospital supervisor job description

   A job description for a hospital supervisor role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a hospital supervisor job description:

   Hospital supervisor job description example

   The vascular access supervisor provides direct supervision of the vascular access team. This position will be a working supervisor with time allocated to perform supervisory duties. The vascular access supervisor serves as the subject matter expert in appropriate peripheral access and peripherally inserted central line access. The vascular access supervisor assists in developing IV therapy policies and protocols based on current national standards of practice. This position is responsible for the insertion of peripherally inserted central and peripheral access using ultrasound technology while maintaining current infection prevention practices related to vascular access. The vascular access supervisor is responsible for evaluating line appropriateness, monitoring infusion related outcomes and line necessity. The vascular access nurse is responsible for educating clinical nurses, members of the healthcare team, patients and families as needed and serves as a resource both in-house and in the community. The team member will also serve as educator and mentor/preceptor for various students and nurse residents.
   Responsibilities 1. Provides direct supervision of personnel practicing on Vascular Access Team, makes schedules, evaluates assignments, and directly observes staff performance.
   2. Monitors productivity and assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.
   3. Communicates personnel related concerns to Director.
   4. Conducts systematic and comprehensive assessments of patient's vascular needs from admission or encounter to discharge across the care continuum to ensure patient safety, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient and family. Care addresses all aspects of the individual and family, including age, gender, spiritual, cultural, physical, psychosocial and patient preferences. Proactively uses safety surveillance to prevent adverse outcomes.
   5. Independently administers vascular access procedures per licensure authority, assesses and reassesses the patient and documents interventions in a timely manner per policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Consistently adheres to patient safety guidelines regarding all aspects of vascular access administration.
   6. In collaboration with patient and family, plans care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals. Constructs individualized, age specific vascular access care for optimal patient and family outcomes, as appropriate to the practice setting. Incorporates data from the interdisciplinary care team into the plan of care to assure continuity and appropriate patient teaching. 7. In collaboration with patient and family, identifies and prioritizes patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals and preferences, and nursing interventions and the plan of care.
   8. Implements nursing care interventions to meet patient and family center health care needs. Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes.
   9. Evaluates care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient /family responses to interventions; revises the interdisciplinary plan of care in collaboration with other care team members to promote desired outcomes. Recognizes care variances and takes steps to prevent or intervene with potential or real adverse events to promote safe care.
   10. Serves as an advocate for the patient and family, demonstrates respect for their rights, responsibilities, and sensitivity to their preferences. Prepares the patient and family for discharge; obtains feedback to promote positive patient satisfaction outcomes. Qualifications Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):
   • BSN from an accredited school of nursing Experience (required):
   • Experience 3-5 years as a Registered Nurse in acute care facility with demonstrated knowledge and experience of concepts of intravenous therapy including optimal vein use, vein preservation and difficult access placement required. Use of ultrasound technology for vein identification and line placement preferred. Experience with assessment for and placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) preferred. • Current RN license in Kentucky. Current AHA certification in Basic Life Support (BLS). Current certification or eligibility to obtain within one year from hire for Certified Registered Nurse Infusionist (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) designation preferred.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right hospital supervisor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with hospital supervisors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit hospital supervisors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your hospital supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit hospital supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit hospital supervisors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new hospital supervisor

   Once you've found the hospital supervisor candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new hospital supervisor. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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