RN House Supervisor - Day Shift

Homewood Living Williamsport•Williamsport, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides monitoring and supervision of all functions necessary to promote quality care to all residents on the shift. This role involves overseeing daily operations, ensuring appropriate staffing, collaborating with physicians, monitoring resident health, documenting care, orienting new staff, communicating with families, and resolving concerns. The supervisor also acts as a liaison between residents, families, and physicians, interprets orders, prepares reports, and provides direct care as needed. They are responsible for supervising nursing personnel, ensuring sound judgment and safety, and reporting significant issues to administration.

Requirements

Current and valid RN license in the state providing resident care.
Two to four years’ experience in a supervisory position preferably in a geriatric long term care facility.
Possesses compassion, understanding and empathy for older persons.
Possesses management ability including skills in written and verbal communication, good judgment and reasoning and coaching.
Understands management, delegation and motivational concepts.
Ability to communicate to residents, family and staff at a level they can understand.
Must be able to react quickly and decisively in emergencies and in unexpected behavior of residents.
Ability to lift 30 pounds in assisting co-workers with resident lifts, transfers, etc. several times throughout the shift.
Demonstrates strong conflict resolutions skills in a manner that is respectful and dignified.

Responsibilities

Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as well as personnel matters as confidential information.
Complies with established Corporate and Departmental policies and procedures, and maintains established standards and practices.
Responsible for appropriate staffing to provide proper care to residents; including replacement of call-offs while on duty or reappropriation of scheduled staff.
Works with and assists the attending physicians in the delivery of care to residents, and oversees preparation of residents’ charts for physician visits.
Observes, assesses, evaluates and monitors resident health problems. Communicates findings to the attending physician, and coordinates appropriate follow-up.
Reviews clinical records for timeliness, completeness and accuracy.
Accurately documents in the medical record observations, assessments and progress notes.
Updates care plans as treatment plans change.
Oversees orientation of new nursing personnel on assigned shift.
Ensures proper communication to families on resident health conditions.
Resolves resident and family concerns as needed.
Consults with the Head Nurse as necessary.
Acts as liaison between resident, resident’s families and the physician.
Interprets doctor orders and treatment plans in providing education when needed.
Prepares daily report and communicates significant information to the relieving supervisor.
Provides direct care as necessary.
Models work tasks in a manner consistent with Homewood’s policies and standards of nursing practices.
Provides overall supervision to all nursing personnel and ensures proper chain of command is followed.
Supervises nursing staff for sound judgment, safety, resident care and customer service.
Shares responsibility for the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care plans and nursing care.
Exercises sound clinical judgment with resident care issues.
Responsible for informing administration/management of severe issues, reportable events, resident/family concerns and alleged abuse and neglect in a timely manner.
Seeks guidance when appropriate when reporting to outside agencies.
Responsible to implement the emergency plan should an emergency or disaster occurs.
Assumes the responsibility for “manger on duty” on the evening and night shifts.
Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor.