LPN Night Supervisor

Life Enriching Communities•Columbus, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The LPN Supervisor facilitates safe nursing floor operations in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations and standards. The role ensures residents receive quality care and maintain or attain the highest practical level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, while protecting resident rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and individuality. The supervisor stays informed about events that may affect residents and directs nursing staff to foster a positive, calm, and effective team environment. Excellent communication, patience, and compassion are essential when working with team members, residents, and families. The position oversees health services staff in the Nurse Manager’s absence and serves as the community’s whole-house manager on duty. It directs day-to-day work of resident assistants and nurses, makes staffing decisions, monitors resident care, and handles injury investigations and documentation. It also performs charge-nurse duties as needed, including shift reports, individualized care, plan-of-care implementation, medication administration, vital signs, specified IV-related procedures, collecting cultures and specimens, and documentation. The supervisor may assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges, communicate with physicians, families, and other health professionals, make reports and recommendations to the Director, and participate in state surveys. Work is at Wesley Glen in Columbus, Ohio, on a full-time night schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, with an every-other-weekend rotation.

Requirements

Current Ohio LPN license.
Diploma from an accredited nursing school.
Customer service background and orientation, with demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Microsoft Office proficiency.
Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate patience and compassion.

Nice To Haves

Previous nursing experience in a continuing care retirement community or hospital.
Previous supervisory experience.
Knowledge of electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

Oversee Health Services staff in the absence of the Nurse Manager and act as the community’s whole-house manager on duty.
Direct day-to-day job functions of resident assistants (CNAs and RAs) and nurses (LPNs and RNs), and make staffing decisions.
Oversee and monitor resident care.
Conduct resident and associate injury investigations, determine appropriate resolutions, and complete injury documentation at the time of the incident.
Make written and oral reports and recommendations to the Director.
Participate in State surveys.
Act as charge nurse as needed, including giving and receiving shift reports; providing individualized attention; implementing plans of care; dispensing medication; taking vital signs; starting mid-line PICC lines, first-bag antibiotics, and IVs as ordered; collecting cultures and specimens; and reviewing and documenting activities via MARs, TARs, and AOD.
Follow prescribed safety and infection-control procedures, including hand washing, use of disposable gloves when indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
Perform admissions, transfers, and discharge functions as assigned.
Communicate with doctors, families, and other health professionals.