REGISTERED NURSE

Supervisor Nursing

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, supervises the nursing personnel and the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during an assigned tour of duty. Such supervision must be in accordance with accepted professional standards and current federal, state and local regulations to ensure the highest degree of quality care is always maintained.

Responsibilities include:

· Monitoring the daily delivery of nursing care and nursing staff performance as they deliver nursing care to the patients/residents in accordance with established policies and procedures

· Planning and conducting shift staff meetings on a regular basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and to assist in the improvement of services

· Identifying problems or potential problems in the delivery of nursing care to residents and implementing corrective action immediately

· Making written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of Nursing as necessary

· Assisting in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the resident's total regimen of care

· Beginning investigation of all accidents, including staff interviews, data gathering and report writing

· Interpreting the nursing department's policies and procedures to personnel, resident, visitors and government agencies as required

· Ensuring staff always maintain confidentiality of resident information

· Developing work assignments and/or assisting in completing and performing such tasks

· Delegating to each Charge Nurse the administrative authority, responsibility and accountability necessary to perform his/her assigned duties

· Making daily rounds of assigned units at a minimum at the beginning and end of the shift, depending upon the activity of the units

· Following-up on complaints and grievances filed by resident, families or staff. Taking corrective action as needed and making reports to the Director of Nursing

· Reporting to Director of Nursing all reports of suspected abuse

· Ensuring that emergency equipment/supply checks are done each shift

· Ensuring that the resident's environment is maintained in a clean and safe manner

· May make determination of death when necessary

· Participating in the orientation program for new assigned nursing staff in order to facilitate their assimilation into the work place within a reasonable time span and to ensure that each staff member understands his/her role, responsibilities and standards of performance

· Completing written performance evaluations on the assigned staff following probation and thereafter annually, and when performance dictates the need, completing additional evaluations

· Initiating corrective and progressive disciplinary action, as needed

· Ensuring that nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards

· Ensuring that all nursing service personnel comply with the policies and procedures, including dress code as set forth in the Nursing Procedure Manual

· Ensuring that enough nursing staff are scheduled and available for your/next tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained, and nursing care needs of the patient/resident are met

· Monitoring time and attendance of nursing personnel and taking corrective action as appropriate

· Making recommendations to the Director of Nursing regarding employee dismissals, transfers etc.

· Identifying learning needs of the nursing staff

· Planning, scheduling and conducting unit-based in-services as needs are identified

· Monitoring assigned personnel to ensure that they are following established procedures in the use of equipment

· Recommending to the Director of Nursing the equipment and supply needs of the department

· Monitoring nursing procedures to ensure that nursing service supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste

· Ensuring the prompt repair or replacement of medical/nursing equipment when necessary

· Overseeing the nursing care to patients/residents to ensure safe, efficient and customer-oriented services are delivered at all times.

· Informing nursing staff of new admission arrivals and the expected time of arrival

· Ensuring that rooms are ready for the new admission

· Visiting resident on report daily in order to observe and evaluate each resident's physical and emotional status

· Reviewing the nurse's notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided

· Providing direct nursing care as necessary

· Starting and restarting IV's when ordered and when necessary

· Ensuring the staff refer to the resident's care plan prior to administering care to the resident

· Assisting the staff nurses in monitoring seriously ill resident

· Ensuring that all nurses on your shift comply with the written procedures for the administration, storage and control of medications and supplies

· Monitoring medication passes and treatments to ensure compliance with physician orders and facility policy

· Reviewing medication administration records (MAR) for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of physician orders

· Inspecting nursing treatment areas daily, such as clean utility room, to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe manner

· Meeting with family members and resident as needed.

· Consulting with the resident, family and physician in planning the resident's care, treatment and rehabilitation

· Assisting in arranging transportation for transfers to the hospital

· Participating in the implementation of facility quality improvement program for the nursing service department

· Participating in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing

· Attending and actively participating in various committee meetings such as Infection Control, Safety, and Performance Improvement as requested

· Implementing recommendations from committees as instructed by the Director of Nursing

· Performing Performance Improvement audits as assigned

· Participating in and adhering to employee health, safety, security and corporate compliance programs and activities

· Participating in the implementation and maintenance of the Infection Control program for monitoring and/or reporting communicable and/or infectious diseases among resident and personnel

· Assisting in developing safety standards for the nursing service department as necessary

· Ensuring that personnel follow the established procedures for the use and disposal of personal protective equipment

· Reporting malfunction of equipment and/or broken furniture immediately to Maintenance Department

· Receiving annual physical including appropriate screening for tuberculosis

· The ability to conduct all activities within the resident abuse prevention manual

· Cooperating with investigations regarding employee health, safety, security, and corporate compliance programs

· Reporting all accident and incidents to Supervisor immediately upon occurrence

· Correcting unsafe or hazardous condition encountered, if unable to correct, report condition to immediate Supervisor upon discovery

· Conducting all activities within established safety, security and infection control procedures and guidelines Conducts all activities within established corporate compliance policies and procedures

· Observing and responding to all standing security precautions, devices and alerts as they pertain to work and common area

· Responding to fire/disaster drills and emergencies

· Ensuring residents safety in accordance with resident safety program.

· Following safety features of the plan of care

· Ensuring that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure have attended the appropriate in-service training prior to performing such tasks

· Ensuring that the assigned nursing personnel follow established infection control procedures when isolation precautions become necessary

· Ensuring that personnel follow the established procedures for the use and disposal of personal protective equipment

· Ensuring that all residents are wearing appropriate identification bracelets

· Participatings in mandatory in-service and job training

· Assisting the Director of Staff Development in providing off shift in-services as necessary

· Assisting in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process

Qualifications include:

· Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

· Current registration and license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state employed in

· Peripheral IV certification

· Two years of clinical nursing experience

· One-year experience in a management position preferred

· One-year experience in geriatrics and subacute population

· CPR/BLS certified

· The ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language required, knowledge of other language helpful

Supervisory responsibilities include:

· Supervising the nursing personnel and the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during an assigned tour of duty

Work environment includes:

· This job operates in a health care