RN Supervisor is primarily responsible for overseeing day to day patient care, supervising, directing and developing nurse staff, and reporting to the Director of Nursing to ensure quality patient care within a long-term care center, skilled nursing facility or assisted living community.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients as well as nursing staff in a position to understand service requirements.
- Assure quality of care by enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements
- Maintain nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, scheduling and training nurses and auxiliary staff.
- Maintain safe and clean working environment
- Ensure operations of medical and administrative equipment verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements.
- Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Valid RN License in the State of New York
- CPR/BLS certified
- Minimum 2+ years in nursing home or other healthcare setting and a minimum 1-year experience as a nurse supervisor
