RN, Supervisor - Robbinsdale - FT - Days

Sanford Health•Robbinsdale, MN

2d•$37 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This position is at the Robbinsdale Specialty Care Community, a 96-bed senior skilled nursing facility specializing in long-term and post-acute care services. The role involves supervising nursing staff and activities, including resident care and record-keeping, assisting in managing nursing staff for a particular shift, and taking action regarding resource provision within a shift or designated timeframe. The supervisor will assign residents to nursing staff based on resident condition and employee skill level. The role also includes monitoring resident care areas for cleanliness and readiness, potentially filling in for clinical support staff, and acting as a point of contact for technical training and troubleshooting. The supervisor is responsible for utilizing and ensuring staff follow the nursing process for individualized care, collaborating with inter-professional colleagues, managing personal care, medication administration, care planning, scheduling physician visits, and coordinating with families and external agencies to meet client needs. Additionally, the role assists with human resources administrative processing, budget information preparation, and new staff training and orientation. Knowledge of clinical practices, strategic planning, administrative and financial principles, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to remain calm in emergencies are essential. The supervisor will interpret, adapt, and supply guidelines and procedures, follow up with risk management, and train clinical staff as needed. They will also be knowledgeable of common safety hazards and precautions, participate in reviewing clinical performance assessments, recommend process improvements, and implement established performance improvement policies while training employees on them. The role functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined by the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules, and adheres to the American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nurses.

Requirements

Active RN license required at time of hire
Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
Thorough knowledge of the nursing practice act and standards of nursing care, and a working knowledge of administrative and management techniques.
Currently holds an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where the practice of nursing is occurring and/or possess multistate licensure if in a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state.
Nurses performing nursing practice over the telephone require licensure in the states where the patients being served reside.
Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.

Nice To Haves

Graduate from a nationally accredited nursing program preferred, including, but not limited to, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Previous leadership experience preferred.
Certification may be required depending on specialty or service area.

Responsibilities

Supervises nursing home staff and nursing activities, including resident care and record-keeping.
Assists in managing the nursing staff assigned to a particular shift within the nursing home.
Takes action regarding provision of resources within the context of shifts or designated time frame.
Assigns residents to available nursing staff, taking into consideration the resident's condition and the employee's skill level.
Monitors resident care areas and other nursing home facilities for cleanliness and readiness.
May fill in for clinical support staff when staffing gaps exist.
Dependent on staffing needs, may fill in as a point of contact for technical training and troubleshooting for staff.
Responsible for utilizing and ensuring staff follow the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/planning, implementation and evaluation) to provide individualized nursing care to clients.
Collaborates with other inter-professional colleagues, including providers to plan, implement and evaluate care.
Includes personal care management, medication administration, care planning, scheduling physician visits, setting up appointments, and working with clients, families, home health services, county and state offices to assure client needs are met.
Assists and supports human resources administrative processing and procedures with staff management.
May assist with providing feedback in the collection and preparation of required budget information.
Assists in conducting new staff training and orientation regarding operating rules and working standards.
Recognizes problems and recommends solutions.
Reacts calmly and effectively in emergencies.
Interprets, adapts and supplies guidelines and procedures.
Accountable to follow up with risk management and training of clinical staff as needed.
Functions within the scopes and standards of nursing practice as outlined in the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in state of practice and licensure.
Participates in reviewing results of clinical performance assessments and recommends process improvements.
Implements established performance improvement policies and trains employees on these policies.