RN Supervisor

BETHESDA HEALTH AND HOUSING•Willmar, MN

About The Position

The RN Supervisor supports and leads all neighborhoods in providing quality care and ensuring residents’ safety and well-being. The role provides coaching and direction to evening team members and contributes to a positive environment for residents and staff. The supervisor provides individualized care, administers medications and physician-ordered treatments, and informs physicians and families of changes in residents’ physical or mental conditions. The position reports to the Director of Nursing and supervises RN/LPN medication administration staff, TMAs, and nursing assistants. It works closely with case managers, social workers, the dietary manager, the activity director, facility staff, residents, and external health care and community contacts. The scheduled hours are 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no holiday rotation, although the employee must work Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve when those dates fall on scheduled weekdays. The position participates in the weekend on-call rotation. The role provides clinical care and assessments, coordinates responses to changes in residents’ conditions and emergencies, oversees care and documentation, supports residents and families through end-of-life care, and promotes continuity of care. It also supervises and supports nursing staff, assists with staffing and training, enforces policies, and contributes to audits, education, and staff evaluations. The supervisor completes and maintains resident documentation and care plans and participates in professional development and staff meetings. The position requires graduation from an approved nursing school and a current Minnesota Registered Nurse license. The job description also specifies maintaining 24 continuing education credits every two years and attending in-services and workshops to update geriatric-care knowledge. Long-term-care experience is preferred, along with supervisory or management skills, proficiency in nursing skills, basic computer skills, and experience administering medications. Work involves frequent interruptions, time constraints, residents with varied needs and emotions, and occasional aggressive behavior. Physical demands include bending, stooping, working from the knees for short periods, and occasionally pushing or pulling a medication cart. Patient handlers must sign and comply with the Skilled Nursing Facility Safe Handling Policy. The dress code includes clean scrubs, appropriate closed-toe slip-resistant footwear, a visible name badge, and compliance with applicable PPE and hygiene requirements.

Requirements

Graduate from an approved school of nursing.
Hold a current Registered Nurse license in the State of Minnesota.
Maintain 24 continuing education credits every two years.
Attend in-services and workshops to update knowledge of geriatric care.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
Ability to follow and deliver clear written and oral instructions.
Ability to communicate difficult issues tactfully and maintain confidentiality.
Professional, honest, respectful, calm, level-headed, and considerate approach; moral integrity and common sense.
Ability to learn from mistakes and maintain a pleasant, cheerful disposition toward staff, families, and residents.
Arrive at and depart from work on time.
Well-developed organizational and time-management skills.
Excellent physical assessment skills and ability to decide, direct, and prioritize resident needs.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge and ability to perform CPR when needed.
Knowledge of medication administration, including oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, and intravenous routes; medication timing, dose, route, frequency, and side effects.
Ability to perform dressing changes, male and female catheterization, tube feedings, tracheostomy care, IV administration and site care, and vital-sign checks.
Knowledge of nursing processes, techniques, policies, and procedures; aseptic technique and infection control practices.
Supervisory knowledge and abilities, including maintaining professional conduct and providing leadership.
Knowledge of disaster plans and applicable State and Federal regulations for medication administration and treatments.
Ability to understand physician and other orders, recognize signs and symptoms of changes in residents’ conditions, evaluate residents, and determine when and to whom concerns should be reported.
Knowledge of assessments used to complete the MDS.
Ability to support residents in differing phases of health, life, and death and promote residents’ rights, dignity, trust, and confidentiality.
Ability to work within time restraints and amid frequent interruptions, prioritize duties, and adapt to work-assignment changes on short notice.
Ability to bend, stoop, and work from the knees for short periods.
Patient handlers must sign and comply with the Skilled Nursing Facility Safe Handling Policy.
Ability to work in an environment with residents who have a wide range of emotional and care needs, including occasional aggressive behavior.

Nice To Haves

Long-term-care experience and a strong interest in geriatric nursing.
Supervisory or management skills.
Proficiency in all nursing skills.
Basic computer skills.
Experience in proper medication administration.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical care to residents and monitor changes in their health.
Receive shift reports, assess residents as needed, and direct care.
Perform required assessments, including restraint and side-rail, pain, fall-risk, MDS, skin, latex-allergy, and 24-hour assessments.
Communicate residents’ health changes to primary physicians, charge nurses, and families.
Make rounds with physicians, interpret orders, and ensure follow-through.
Support terminal residents and their families during the dying process.
Follow resident-rights and vulnerability laws, report suspected or known abuse or neglect, and participate in investigations as requested.
Ensure Mantoux tests are administered to new residents and staff as needed.
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly resident charting and other required documentation.
Respond to and oversee building emergencies; perform the Heimlich maneuver or CPR when needed; assess injuries and arrange emergency medical care when necessary.
Coordinate medical and nursing discharge planning to support continuity of care.
Supervise RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants in providing quality resident care.
Assist LPNs and nursing assistants with resident care as needed.
Fill in for the Director of Nursing or for an RN/LPN medication nurse as needed.
Enforce policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, promote teamwork and trust, and support resident and staff safety.
Follow up on employee injury and investigation reports and assist with staff evaluations as requested.
Communicate pertinent information to the Director of Nursing and coworkers; help replace unavailable employees and address staffing challenges.
Complete assigned audits and education.
Complete paperwork for admissions, transfers, deaths, discharges, doctor appointments, and hospital admissions.
Develop, enter, and update resident care plans and complete weekly charting.
Attend nursing in-services and professional staff meetings, use available resources, and attend outside workshops to improve performance and maintain professional licensure.
Maintain professional conduct and leadership, support confidentiality, dignity, and resident rights, accept constructive feedback, and maintain a pleasant attitude.
Assist with orientation of new team members and support staff experiencing job-related stress.