RN Supervisor

Life Care Services•Columbia, MD

7h•$95,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Residences at Vantage Point, caring for people is our passion. We believe in serving the needs and wants of older adults – caring for them just as we’d care for a member of our own family. The Charge Nurse is an RN Supervisor who is responsible for the overall nursing care/service on his/her shift, including the accurate and timely administration of medications, treatments, documentation and emergency calls, as indicated. All job duties are to be performed in accordance with established standards as described in the Quality Assurance Manual for the department.

Requirements

RN Supervisor
Must be an RN
Ability to administer medications and treatments accurately and timely.
Proficiency in documentation.
Ability to handle emergency calls.
Familiarity with Quality Assurance Manual for the department.
Ability to conduct audits (medication room, skin assessment sheets, monthly summaries, quarterly assessments).
Experience in staff education and training.
Competency assessment skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Charge Nurse.
Familiarity with Vantage Point's Hospitality Promises.

Responsibilities

Report – read 24 hour report and communication book, initial and date communication book
Make rounds – Make visual rounds of unit – See any sick residents first, check all O2 for correct rate, look for safety – alarms, medications in room, call lights in place etc, infection control – tubing labeled, briefs not in trash cans, bags in trash cans, resident care-positioning, room cleanliness. Address any concerns with staff.
Check medication room for complete QA audits, expired meds, dated opened vials.
Conduct documented review of any admission from the day before. Complete all outstanding documents. Notify DON of any concerns with admission process.
Follow up with any family concerns – Investigate resident/family concerns and implement corrective action plans as needed to resolve issues. Follow up with DON/Social Work.
Oversees implementation of resident care plans and conducts rounds to monitor critical or high-acuity residents.
Ensure any admission that come in during the week or weekend are to be completed by the charge nurse (LPN/RN)r.
Conduct audit of all skin assessment sheets that should have been completed during the week. Complete any that were not done. Leave written list for DON of any that you had to complete.
Audit monthly summary list for needed completion. Leave list of any omissions for DON.
Audit for completion of Quarterly assessments per calendar. Leave list of any omissions for DON.
Conduct staff education and lead training for new hires, provide feedback and assess competencies.