Job DescriptionThis is a RN Travel position. You must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be considered for this position.
Position OverviewType of Position: Travel
Description:
Nursing Supervisor - Long Term Care
Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (5x8-hour shifts)
Position Overview
- Directly supervises charge nurses, team leaders, and resident aides
- Supervises nursing assistants
ResponsibilitiesDepartmental Support & Communication
- Supports and enhances the philosophy of the nursing department
- Creates a harmonious work environment and maintains effective communication within the nursing department and between nursing and other departments for the purpose of problem solving and sharing general information
- Promotes an atmosphere that is sensitive and responsive to the needs of staff, residents, and families
- Updates administration, DON, ADON, and Medical Director as needed for facility and resident concerns or problems
- Responsible for communicating pertinent resident, staff, and facility information to the oncoming supervisor
Clinical Duties
- Serves as a clinical resource person to Nurse Managers, charge nurses, and staff in problem solving, development of nursing care plans, and resident assessments
- Assumes clinical duties as charge/staff nurse as indicated
- Promotes continuity of care and compliance with comprehensive care plans for residents
- Monitors and follows up on abnormal lab test results and coordinates intervention with NP/MD and Nurse Manager
- Coordinates appropriate emergency care, intervention, and transportation of residents, coordinating with the primary physician, medical director, and nursing administration
- Assists Nurse Managers and MDS coordinator with MDS and PRI documentation
Staffing & Operations
- Assumes responsibility for operations of the nursing department in the absence of the DON and ADON, with coordination from administration as appropriate
- Completes long and short-term staffing needs for nursing to ensure adequate and safe staffing for all units, communicating changes as per policy
- Reviews staffing and maintains minimum standards, canceling agency staff as necessary
- Participates in development, promotion, interpretation, and implementation of standards of care
- Coordinates with nursing staff on resident admission and discharge, and assists staff as needed
- Serves on committees as requested
Staff Management & Development
- Provides input on nursing personnel performance
- Monitors personnel attendance, counsels and conferences staff, maintaining contact with DON and Nurse Manager
- Assists with nursing staff orientation as needed and makes recommendations to staff development coordinator, DON, and Human Resources
- Assumes responsibility for professional growth and development and promotes staff development
Compliance & Regulatory
- Complies with regulatory agencies and policies and procedures; promotes and facilitates implementation of policies on units
- Assists administration and regulatory agencies with resident and staff investigations
- Respects confidentiality of residents, departments, and nursing home information
- Follows safety rules and procedures; reports safety hazards and unsafe acts and ensures corrective action is taken
- Follows up on all incidents and accidents; completes incident and accident reports per policy and notifies appropriate parties
- Utilizes personal protective equipment, engineering, and work practice controls to prevent and minimize occupational exposure to blood and other infectious materials
- Follows infection control policies and procedures
Additional Duties
- Performs additional job-related duties as necessary within scope of responsibility
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree
- NYS RN License
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience
- Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience
- Minimum 1 year of Long Term Care experience
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