RN Supervisor (57833)

WOODLAND POND INC•Village of New Paltz, NY

19d•$45 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Supervisor is responsible to maintain the nursing philosophy, objectives, and standards of quality nursing care; and ensure compliance with standards, codes, rules and regulations, and the policies set-forth by Woodland Pond

Requirements

RN graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Holds a current, unencumbered RN license to practice in the State of New York
Proficiency with computers and standard office software
Valid CPR certification
Maintains high standards for work areas, attitude and appearance
Understands that honesty and ethics are essential in the performance of duties
Willing to learn and grow
Demonstrates maturity in judgment and behaviors
Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to and communicate with primarily the geriatric population
Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
Able to assess data reflecting the residents status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each residents requirements relative to their age-specific needs
Able to work a flexible schedule
Maintains predictable and reliable attendance

Nice To Haves

Minimum two years of clinical nursing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Participates actively with IDT and follows-through on actions determined by the Team
Is responsible for every resident on the skilled nursing unit
Serves as a resident advocate and ensures resident rights are maintained
Supports the medical staff
Works collaboratively with all departments at Woodland Pond
Works with staff in the planning of the units services, programs, and activities
Ensures staff comply with polices and standards of care
Ensures completeness of Accident and Incident reports
Serves as a leader and resource for nursing staff
Assists with resident care as needed
Participates in investigations as assigned
Ensures safe quality care is provided to the residents daily, and essential information is communicated to provide appropriate continuity of care from admission to discharge
Is a liaison with residents, families, and other departments to adequately plan for and provide resident care
Oversees the creation of assignments for the LPNs, CNAs, UAs
Ensures accurate, appropriate, and complete documentation by all nursing staff
Reviews MD progress notes to ensure accuracy and completion, following in-house visits.
Ensures a full and thorough report is given to the Charge RN (Nights), including tasks that need to be carried over to the next shift, i.e. admission assessments, weekly RN assessments, etc.
Ensures accuracy of each Care Plan, Kardex, MDS, and Assessment
Completes timely as assigned
Effectively communicates the plan of care
Ensures that resident care plan is followed
Ensures appropriate and ongoing communication to the resident, family, staff, MD, IDT, etc.
Uses communication to enhance quality of resident care and staff working environment
Communicates with unit manager regularly about the status of the unit, staff, and residents.
May be asked by the unit manager to assist with pc&ds and scheduled evaluations.
Actively communicates with the unit manager and staff educator to coordinate educations for personnel.
Promotes an environment of learning
Ensures staff attends mandatory in-services and meets minimum continuing education requirements
May be asked by UM or staff educator to assist with staff audits, to ensure care is being delivered per care plan and medical staff orders
Ensures work consistency among staff
Promotes a positive, friendly work environment, leading by example.
Provides staff with praise and also re-educations as necessary.
Ensures appropriate are available and monitors that supplies are utilized appropriately to avoid waste
Is cost-effective
Ensures staff awareness of manuals, including other departments (e.g. SDS, emergency protocols)
Uses manual and assists other staff on using policies as necessary
Constantly strives to enhance the resident and staff experience
Reports and completes necessary paperwork for each resident incident/accident/change in condition
Ensures staff compliance with standards and regulations
Reports potential outbreaks and takes appropriate measures to control/eliminate infection control exposures
Initiates and completes appropriate sections of employee I&As when they occur.
Works beyond normal working hours, or in other positions temporarily when necessary (e.g. administers medications)
Is subject to callback during emergency conditions
Takes RN on-call as needed
Accepts and records call outs on staffing call out forms.
Communicates call out to staffing coordinator, UM, and DON.
It may be necessary to provide return to work instructions per policies guided by the NYSDOH and CDC, depending on the reason for the call out.
Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and be enthusiastic
Must work harmoniously with others
Seeks out new methods and principles to incorporate into the nursing practice
Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment
Able to make independent decisions
Able to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures necessary to provide quality care
Promotes teamwork and collaboration among Woodland Pond staff members
Must continually strive to enhance knowledge, and ensure evidenced-based nursing is being practiced
Encouraged to attend an out-of-facility continuing education seminars
Completes all required training and in-services
Addresses the high volume of family, visitor and resident companion questions and concerns during high visitation times.
Works closely with medical staff for in house visits, during medical staff rounding, several days each week.
Provides assessment, data and insight to medical staff both in house and on call for any change in resident condition that may require order changes in medication, treatment etc.
The majority of nurse to medical staff communication occurs on the day shift.
Performs and/or ensures the completion of in-depth and thorough admissions and discharges to include.
Admissions: Order Entry-Medications, Treatments, Dietary, Therapy, Advance Directives. (per hospital discharge instructions)
Ensures advanced directives are in place or are completed via a MOLST at the time of admission.
Completes and/or ensures a MOLST form is done in the absence of social work.
Assures communication of all follow up consult appointments to Medical Services Assistant
Completes all Clinical Assessment forms for each admission at the time of admission.
Responsible for relaying incomplete admission tasks to the Charge RN (Nights).
Conducts a full Physical Assessment of Skin and every body system (i.e.) Neurologic, Cardiovascular, GI, Urinary, etc. and documents such.
Completes an in-depth interview with new resident and family, as well as review of medical record to ensure an accurate, complete admission.
Educates resident and family to the facility policies and procedures. (i.e.) visitation, smoking policy, etc.
Completes all nursing instructions for CNAs and Unit Assistants.
Communicates with medical staff re: the new admission orders and diagnoses.
Discharges: Completes Discharge Summary with all orders-Medications, Treatments, Therapy orders and Equipment needed).
Provides any needed discharge teaching and document each instance in the medical record. (i.e.)Insulin administration, wound treatments, g-tube or foley catheter care.
Writes all scripts for discharge.
Completes Form 3122 for all discharges to the Enhanced units.
Completes an O2 necessity form if necessary for discharge.
Attends Daily IDT meeting each morning to review each residents progress.
Reviews of all resident outgoing appointments that day.
Coordinate with CNAs and Medical Services Assistant to ensure residents make each appointment and that appropriate documentation goes with the resident to their appointment.
Upon return the day charge nurse must review the consult recommendations, communicates those needs to the provider and enter any needed order or care related changes in the EMR.
Ensures all residents get to in house and out-of-house appointments.
Daily review of appointment calendar.
Ensures all residents get to planned activities.
Ensures all residents get to therapy appointments in house.
Assists with completion of all Investigations and Analyses (I&As) not completed on the prior shift.
Attends weekly Wound Care Rounds as part of that team.
Performs daily follow up and documentation in the EMR for any resident requiring Bowel Protocol intervention and medications with an RN assessment.
Reviews all labs and diagnostic testing reports performed on shift and all pending labs from previous shifts/days.
Communicates those results with medical staff and enters any needed order changes in the EMR as well as a progress note about the visit and changes.
Communicates with Family/Health Care Proxys ANY changes in medications, resident conditions, consult results from appointments, and incident especially those resulting in an I&A (skin injuries, fall, behaviors, etc.)The majority of family communication occurs on the day shift.