RN Supervisor: Lead Resident Care & Team Coordination

Theprimary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to theresidents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by licensedpractical nurses and nursing assistants.

·Organizeand assign all jobs to be done on tour of duty so that workload is evenlydistributed among nursing personnel on the basis of staff qualifications, sizeand physical layout of the facility.

·Periodicallyreview department policies, procedures and job descriptions and makerecommendations for revisions.

·Implementestablished policies and procedures.

·Ensurethat all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies andprocedures established by this facility.

·Meetwith your assigned nursing staff and support personnel to plan appropriateservices, programs and activities for your shift.

·Cooperatewith other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure thatthe resident’s individual care plans are being followed.

·Participatein the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s qualityassurance program.

·Requestconferences with the Director of Nursing as needed to discuss resident,personnel and facility related business.

·Participatein facility surveys made by authorized regulatory agencies as requested.

·Periodicallyreview the resident’s written discharge plan and participate in updating thatplan as required.

·Admit,transfer and discharge residents as required.

·Placeand receive, personally, all calls to and from physicians.

Chartingand Documentation

·Assistin updating the resident care plans as instructed by the MDS/Care PlanCoordinator and/or Director of Nursing.

·Chartnurses’ notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the careprovided to the resident, as well as the resident’s response to the care.

·Documentstatus of each resident on the chart at least weekly, more often if significantchange occurs or as directed. Follow up with monthly and quarterly summaries asinstructed.

·Makerounds with physician, as directed, and record visits in resident’s chart.

·Transcribe,accurately and promptly, all physician’s orders.

·Directdocumentation and make weekly detailed evaluation of all resident documentationso that chart reflects progress and condition of resident at all times.

·Approveand sign charts when observations are made.

·Ensurethat all medications and treatments are charted and signed followingadministration of the medication/treatment, by the administering person.

Reportall discrepancies noted concerning physician’s orders, diet change, chartingerror, etc. to the ADON or DON #J-18808-Ljbffr