RN Supervisor- Skilled 7:00pm-7:30am (Weekend)

Overview Career Opportunities with Maryland Masonic Homes A great place to work. Share with friends or Subscribe! Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities? Join our team! Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available. Qualifications Minimum Required Qualifications: Must be a graduate of an accredited LPN/RN school. Minimum of one-year long term care experience preferred. Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Licensed Nurse in Maryland. Responsibilities Meets with nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts services, programs, and activities. Signs 24-hour report daily and, when acting as a free-floating supervisor, reviews and signs 24-hour reports in each area. Reviews nurse’s notes on both units to ensure they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided and reflect the resident’s response to care. Communicates with discharging hospitals to ensure necessary information is obtained and received for new and readmissions. Provides guidance and supervision to nursing staff to assure quality resident care. Ensures a sufficient number of nursing assistants and nurses are available on each tour of duty to provide routine nursing care to all residents. Interacts with attending physicians in reviewing treatment plans, records, and signs their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies. Orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies. Ensures that an adequate supply of floor stock medications, supplies, and equipment are on hand to meet the needs of the residents. Oversees narcotic records and necessary documentation as required by regulation and policy. Report any unresolved narcotic issues to on call nursing administration. Oversees disposal of drugs and narcotics as required, and in accordance with our established procedures. Reviews medications Kardex for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician’s order, and adherence to stop order policies. Assists in development of work assignments, and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks. Makes several rounds of the Nursing units. Utilizes call out book per policy. Reviews complaints and grievances made or filed by your assigned personnel. Makes appropriate reports to the Director of Nursing (DON) as required or as may be necessary. Develops and maintains a good working rapport with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to assure that Nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents. Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift. Meets with shift’s nursing personnel on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or the improvement of services. Reviews and evaluates assigned department’s work force and makes recommendations to the DON. Participates in determining assigned shifts staffing requirements, employee performance evaluations, and making recommendations to the DON concerning employee dismissals, transfer, etc. Monitors the nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours. Makes rounds with physicians as necessary. Implements and maintains established nursing objectives and standards. Make periodic checks to evaluate the resident’s physical and emotional status. Meets with residents, and/or family members, as necessary. Reports any problem areas to the Director. Ensures efficient management of all nursing units. Provides in-service training to staff as needed. Monitors the status of all residents and ensures all clinical needs are met. Report changes in status to the Director or ADON in a timely manner. Assists in planning for the total needs of the residents. Recommends assignment of adequate number of staff to meet the needs of the residents. Provides leadership during evening/night shifts to ensure residents, families and employee concerns are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner and communicated to appropriate department head. Ensures compliance by nursing staff of all facility policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations. Performs chart audits as requested. Monitors medication passes to assure that medications are being administered as ordered. Performs as a staff nurse when needed. Hourly rate will be based on experience of license. #J-18808-Ljbffr