Weekend Nursing Supervisor - LPN/RN

Terrace of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Promotes and restores patients' health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staffs; providing physical and psychological support for patients, friends, and families.

Requirements

• Must utilize Good Judgment in all related work activities
• Demonstrate Effective Supervisory skills
• Demonstrate Effective Communication Skills
• Maintains Nursing Skills in accordance with current standards of practice
• Must maintain a current and valid Florida RN/LPN license at all times
• Must maintain a Safe and Effective Work Environment
• Must demonstrate a Teamwork Approach
• Utilize Effective Listening Skills
• Knowledge of Current Standards of Practice related to Pain Management, Administering Medication, and Adult Health
• Knowledge of current state and federal regulations related to care of residents in a nursing facility
• Maintains compliance with and helps to implement the Facility’s Corporate Compliance and Code of Conduct Plan

Responsibilities

• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
• Maintains nursing staff by orienting, and training nurses and auxiliary staff.
• Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff; following up on work results.
• Maintains nursing staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching and counseling patient, friends, and family and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.
• Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests.
• Resolves patient needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by implementing procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from other health care professionals.
• Protects patients and employees implementing infection-control policies and protocols; enforcing medication administration, storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
• Maintains documentation of patient care services by auditing patient and department records.
• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; approving requisitions and cost allocations.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or directed.
• Complete Annual performance evaluations on your staff in a timely manner.
• Complete Annual Competencies test upon hire and annually for all your staff.
• Attends all meetings as necessary, assigned or as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed