RN Nursing Supervisor

Overnight Resident Nurse (RN) SupervisorAlaris Health at Cedar Grove, a 190 bed-skilled nursing center in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, seeks an overnight Resident Nurse (RN) Supervisor to direct and coordinate all nursing units. The individual must have advanced training and broad nursing experience including supervisory duties. Additional duties include:adequately staffing shifts and the department relative to resident levels and needsmaintaining consistent collaboration and communication with all charge nurses on a daily basismaking morning and nightly rounds to assess residents' condition, giving special attention to critically ill residentsensuring that each resident's individual nursing care plan is understood and adhered toperforming medication passes and/or direct resident care as neededorienting, training, and refreshing nursing personnel to develop and refine their skillsanswering all emergencies throughout the shiftenforcing the Center's safety protocols and reviewing incidents and investigative reports for accuracy and completenessassisting in developing and implementing the Center's quality improvement programand above all, ensuring that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals' needs and rightsJOB REQUIREMENTS:Graduate of an accredited school of nursingCurrent registration with the professional board of nursing examiners of New JerseyExperience in the nursing field and supervisory experience in long-term carePossess thorough knowledge of: nursing theory, techniques and practices, procedures and equipment, dietetic, sanitation, and personal hygiene and medications, their proper dosage and expected resultsAbility to understand and follow oral and written instructions of a technical natureAbility to recognize and identify symptoms and to make decisions quickly in emergenciesAbility to train and delegate staff membersPositively interact with everyone from personnel and residents to government agencies and the general public