RN / VA Nurse Field Supervisor

At Home Healthcare•Jackson, TN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The RN / VA Nurse Field Supervisor role involves assisting field staff in delivering quality care to clients, supporting staff education, and supervising personal support staff. This position monitors field staff performance for regulatory compliance, conducts client admissions, and performs regular home visits to observe caregiver interactions, monitor client well-being, and ensure adherence to care plans. The supervisor is responsible for timely documentation of visits and admissions, reporting concerns to upper management, and assisting in critical incident investigations and disciplinary actions as directed. The role also includes performing field staff performance evaluations and ensuring compliance with all applicable rules and regulations. The supervisor must maintain professional appearance, confidentiality, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Requirements

Must have a valid State nursing license or a license from a compact state.
At least 2 year of nursing experience in your specialty.
Ability to cope with the emotional needs of patients and their families.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Respecting the patient's privacy and maintaining confidentiality.
Current TN driver's license and automobile liability insurance.
BLS, PALS & ACLS Certification (Depending on floor).
Current TB skin test.
Must be able to satisfy employee screening results (background check, drug testing, motor vehicle report, licensure verification, abuse registry, OIG excluded individuals).
2 letters of recommendation, resume & immunization records.
2 References.
Pass a routine physical (Depending on accepted facility).

Nice To Haves

Ability to adapt and perform job duties in demanding environments (i.e. temperature changes, cigarette exposure, pet exposure, and various other household chemicals).
Ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands to handle/feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, smell, manipulate up to 50 pounds, lift up-to 30 pounds, and ability to walk independently up and down a normal flight of stairs.
Specific vision abilities could include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Assists field staff in meeting the qualifications to deliver quality care to the clients.
Assists in staff education including orientation, proficiency check-offs, and annual education programs as assigned by the upper management.
Supervises and exhibits leadership capabilities and provides guidance and instruction to personal support staff as needed.
Monitors field staff performance to assure adherence to insurance and state regulations.
Performs client admissions timely and accurately, as required.
Solicits necessary client specific information to support the client’s admission to the agency as set forth by PSSA regulations.
Regularly visits client homes to observe caregiver interactions, monitor client well-being, address any concerns raised by clients or caregivers, and ensure adherence to care plans.
Performs supervisory visits to clients’ homes in a timely manner and submits related documentation timely.
Uses initiative and self-direction to schedule admissions and supervisory visits the day prior.
Reports negative comments, complaints, concerns/issues discovered during home visits, to upper management in a timely manner.
Assists in the investigation of critical incidents as directed by upper management and documents findings in a timely manner.
Assists in providing disciplinary action to field employees as needed and directed from upper management.
Submits records and reports timely as required by administration.
Submits paperwork that is neat, legible, and written in dark colored ink or electronically, as required.
Performs field staff performance/competency evaluations within 30 days of employment and at least yearly thereafter, at the direction of office staff.
Ensures compliance with all applicable company, insurance, state, and federal rules and regulations.
Notifies the office of any anticipated problems with the posted schedule.
Provides as much advance notice of changes/problems as is possible.
Adheres to agency infection control and safety policies, including education, reporting and practice implementation specific to job position.
Always maintains a professional appearance.
Follows dress code policy requirements.
Maintains confidentiality of all records and reports maintained for all clients.
Listens to others and provides relevant and timely information to management, colleagues, and patients.
Ability to communicate warmly and effectively over the phone and in writing.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Must be able to exercise good judgment in decision making.
Ability to adapt and perform job duties in demanding environments (i.e. temperature changes, cigarette exposure, pet exposure, and various other household chemicals).
Ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands to handle/feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, smell, manipulate up to 50 pounds, lift up-to 30 pounds, and ability to walk independently up and down a normal flight of stairs.
Specific vision abilities could include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Must have a valid driver’s license and/or the availability of an insured vehicle to travel to clients’ homes and agreed upon meeting places.
Work with patients in a hospital setting and provide them with an array of services.
Apply knowledge and skills in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice to facilitate problem resolution and achieve individualized patient goals and outcomes.
Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct.
Deliver care in a manner that protects and preserves the patients dignity, rights, values, beliefs, privacy and autonomy.