PACE Supervisor Registered Nurse

San Ysidro Health Center•National City, CA

71d

About The Position

Reporting to the PACE Manager, RN, the PACE Supervisor, RN is a proactive manager, responsible for site specific functionality, including day-to-day activities of PACE Nursing and clinical support teams. Responsibilities include ensuring direct and indirect nursing care to PACE participants, as well as performance management of Clinic RN's, Day Center LVN's, support clinical teams, and other clinical areas as assigned. This position acts as the clinical leadership liaison between the Site Medical Director and clinical teams, as well as working in conjunction with the Site Manager, to ensure fluency of daily operations, and high-quality outcomes for PACE participants.

Requirements

Currently practicing RN, with at least 1 year RN experience, including at least 9-months experience working with frail elderly populations within a PACE program and demonstrated progressive leadership skills and responsibilities.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Valid, unrestricted CA RN license
BLS certification
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Possess the skills to provide high quality care for geriatric patients.
Must thrive in team environment, possess good organizational and supervisory skills, and have the ability to effectively handle difficult and unusual interpersonal situations.
Meet a standardized set of competencies for the specific position description established by San Diego PACE and approved by CMS.
Demonstrated ability to be culturally sensitive and respect diversity, work effectively with individuals of different cultures and socio-economic status; passion for service; self-starter and highly organized; ability to prioritize and complete a large volume of work within strict deadlines; provide prompt, efficient and responsive customer service.
Knowledge of video conferencing software and Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Power Point. Knowledge of Electronic Health Records (ie. EPIC, True Chart, NextGen)
Physical clearance for reaching, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, and grasping; have full range of motion; ability to lift 50 lbs; need to lift and participants.
TB clearance; must maintain current First Aid, CPR and BLS Certification.
Frequent standing and walking; Will be required to occasionally travel to other sites or other locations in San Diego County.
Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background, and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre-employment PPDs. Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.
Maintain privacy of all patients, employee and volunteer information and access such information only on a need-to-know basis for business purposes.
Comply with all regulations regarding corporate integrity and security obligations. Report unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful behavior or activity.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of demonstrated progressive leadership skills and responsibilities.
Knowledge and or experience working in senior or elder care setting - PACE, Nursing Home, Hospice, ADHC.
Nursing competency and familiarity with care paths, interact tools commonly used in skilled nursing home settings.
Must be able to triage clinical symptoms, apply care paths and clinical interactive tools in patient evaluation and care prior to communications with physicians.
Must be comfortable starting IV lines, IV medication administration and monitoring.
Must be comfortable with acute care of frail adults, complex wound care and cognitively impaired adults.
Bachelor's Degree (BSN)

Responsibilities

Ensures and monitors day-to-day direct and indirect nursing care/services to PACE participants in the Clinic and Day Center setting.
Responsible for the day-to-day functions and resolution of workflow disruptions within the Clinic and Day Center, including but not limited to: proactive trouble shooting, review daily clinic schedule, staffing coverage, quality assurance, quality improvement, employee performance and time sheet management
Coordinate services for complex client needs in Clinic and Day Center setting or delegation of complex tasks as appropriate.
Identifies health crises and emergency situations and independently initiates appropriate action; including ability to effectively lead various codes until completion.
Completion of administrative incident or accident reports as needed.
Clearly and effectively communicates participant health status changes to appropriate team members and coordinates or delegates participant care with day center/clinic staff.
Conducts routine staff meetings and regular 1:1 meetings with each team member.
Ensures compliance with prescribed staffing ratios to meet patient care needs.
Ensures that all medications and testing materials are not expired and stored in appropriate location and crash carts are complete and up to date.
Ensures care provided conforms to accepted practice standards; provides correct treatments/ procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards.
Ensures participant and family education is provided by the nursing team as needed.
Ensures all clinical quality measures are achieved, via conduction of routine audits and active participation in PACE QA processes in compliance with PACE requirements and regulations.
Assists with the planning and preparation of the PACE annual CMS/DHCS audit.
In coordination with the PACE Medical Director and the PACE Quality Manager, ensures that clinical protocols are followed, making recommendations for improvements, and instrumental in implementation of QA improvement plans.
Ensures a safe work environment for all team members, and immediately takes appropriate steps to resolve any risks.
Other duties as assigned.
The nurse will occasionally be responsible for conducting timely and comprehensive assessments of participants in various settings, including their homes and skilled nursing facilities. These assessments may include initial evaluations, routine follow-ups, and as-needed visits to support care planning, ensure compliance with PACE requirements, and promote participant safety and well-being. The ability to travel to different sites and work independently in the field is essential. Travel time will be included as paid time, and mileage will be reimbursed.
Works independently and as an effective member of the leadership team.
Multi-tasking regarding projects and their respective activities, timelines, and issues.
Demonstrated ability to advocate for patients and staff, while maintaining diplomacy.
Able to work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, ancillary clinical staff, patients, internal departments, and external service providers.
Demonstrated patient-centered care focus, advocacy, and customer service skills.
Knowledge of PACE and CMS requirements and regulations.
Advanced nursing assessment and critical thinking skills.
Ability to travel between work sites to transport supplies, as needed.
Thorough knowledge of appropriate utilization of services available to PACE participants.
Able to document concise yet thorough clinical documentation of patient assessment and care needs.
Demonstrated strong communication and customer service skills, problem solving, critical thinking, time management, organizational skills, and clinical judgment abilities.
Technical ability to utilize Microsoft Office computer applications, EHR's and video conferencing.
Complies with all department, organization, and government policies & procedures.
Attends meetings and trainings as required.
Adheres to and models SYH's core values and behaviors of Excellence, Empowerment, Integrity, and Respect.
Adheres to SYH attendance and punctuality policies and practices.
Performs other duties as assigned