RN Supervisor

Arbor View Senior Living•Arvada, CO

38d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this role is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during the assigned tour of duty. This supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. The goal is to ensure that every effort possible is made to provide quality of care and quality of life services to the residents.

Requirements

Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved Registered Nurse program
CPR certification required
Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility
Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which includes a mental and physical examination
Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met
Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 50 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet
May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
Minimum of two years' experience in long term care nursing facility
Nursing supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Direct, evaluate and supervise all resident care and initiate corrective action.
Make daily resident rounds and report status of nursing care to the Director of Nursing Service.
Assist with analysis of incident and accident investigation reports to determine cause(s) and implement corrective action(s) when appropriate.
Coordinate resident transportation between Nursing Department and Social Service Department.
Monitor central supply ordering between the nursing department and the business office.
Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of Nursing as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing department.
Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care.
Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing.
Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan.
Participate in the written resident's discharge plan as required.
Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required.
Complete accident/incident reports as necessary and conduct the R.N. Assessment of any resident involved in an incident/accident requiring R.N. intervention and direction of the plan of care.
Reviews the twenty-four (24-Hr) report routinely throughout assigned shift to ensure accuracy of information, identified resident care areas, etc. and assist charge nurse will follow-up to identified issues and concerns.
Reviews census data on the 24-Hr report to ensure accuracy of census numbers prior to leaving tour of duty.
Participate in the Performance Improvement Committee program in cooperation with the Administrator and Interdisciplinary Team members (IDT) as assigned.
Serve on, participate in, and attend various other committees of the facility (i.e., psychotropic drug committee, restraint management committee, etc. as required, and as appointed by the Director of Nursing.
Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.
Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
Visit residents on a daily basis in order to observe and evaluate the resident's physical and emotional status.
Provide direct nursing care as needed.
Inspect the nursing service treatment area daily to ensure that they are maintained in a clean, safe manner.
Participate in the development and implementation of procedures for the safe operation of all nursing service equipment.