Whole House Supervisor RN

SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS INC•Notre Dame, IN

7d•$34 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

The Sisters of the Holy Cross is recruiting for a Whole House RN Nurse Supervisor. This role operates within the framework of Person Directed Living (PDL), which shapes and informs the ways care is provided to the sisters of the Holy Cross. Team members are expected to create a life-giving, respectful, safe, and clinically appropriate environment that honors the dignity and personhood of the sisters. PDL is integrated into clinical care, daily living assistance, and community engagement. Team members develop relationships to deeply know and support everyone in the community, with robust and respectful communication as the standard. Sisters are encouraged and supported in making choices about their daily routines and communal life, requiring a balance between their abilities and the team's mandate for safety and dignity. The role calls for innovative solutions, bringing joy and hope to both sisters and team members.

Requirements

Must hold and maintain a license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Indiana.
Two years of experience working with older adults.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license.
Supervision of Care Partners and Staff Nurses.
Participating in interdisciplinary communication and decision making.
Planning for staffing and performance management.
Critical thinking skills required.
Problems require analytical, evaluative, and constructive thought.
May entail consultation with peer group, management, or Religious Superiors.
Required communication with Sisters, physicians and other staff members.
Motivating and influencing others with respect.
Ability to speak clearly and hear.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, lift, stoop, and grasp all day.
Must frequently lift and/or move items over 20 pounds and occasionally exert up to 50 pounds.
Exposure to hazards and fatigue are present intermittently.
Exposed to bodily fluids and infectious wastes.
Anticipates daily workflow.
Rearranges schedule due to emergencies.
Arranges and coordinates immediate work in relation to available resources and staff.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree encouraged.
Two years of supervisory/management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide, assist, and delegate in the provision of quality comprehensive nursing care to the Sisters within the scope of practice.
Assist in creating a collaborative care environment in cooperation with Nurse Coordinators and Care Partners.
Take an active role in providing clinical training in-the-moment.
Participate in the On Call Scheduling rotation.
Initiate appropriate measures in an emergency and direct the movement of all sisters and staff present.
Ensure and provide safety training for Nurses, Care Partners, and Sisters.
Work on all floors assuring that Care Partners and nurses are provided oversight and support throughout the entire shift.
Observe the care given by staff and make suggestions accordingly.
Follow Universal Precautions and Infection Control guidelines.
Work closely and collaboratively with Care Partners and nurses, providing mentoring in clinical areas when needed.
Assist team members as needs arise and readily assist in all activities of the unit.
Report abuse or suspected abuse.
Demonstrate flexibility in recognizing and participating in 24-hour staffing if need occurs.
Accurately inform the on-call management team member (DON, ADON, NP) of acute changes in residents’ condition, staffing problems, and any other emergency.
Coordinate night/evening shift operations of care staff to care for Convent, Rosary, and Independent Sisters.
Promote a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to care.
Ensure that a robust shift change meeting between night shift team members with evening and day shift team members occur on all floors by rotating participation on each floor / shift.
Promote interdisciplinary communications between all shifts.
Assure changes in sisters’ conditions are reported to the appropriate person(s).
Give oral and written reports of pertinent information to oncoming team members when needed.
Communicate accurately in oral or written reports.
Actively participate in the growth and development of staff through in-services, monthly staff meetings, and ongoing supervision.
Serve as a scheduler while on call and assure there is proper staffing and reaching out to agency if needed.
Work collaboratively with the DON to assure call offs are filled.
Recognize and reward positive staff behavior.
Address inappropriate behaviors immediately, document these interactions, and share with the staff member.
Provide corrective action and complete documentation.
Complete performance evaluations.
Report to the Nurse Coordinators to ensure care journals and care plans are clinically appropriate and include Sister’s preferences and unique needs during night shift.
Serve as the “expert” or resource to the care partners in problem-solving while promoting independent thinking.
Serve as the final decision-maker during times of disagreement.
Work closely with the night nurses.
Assist in assuring night/evening nurses and care partners receive all information/communications.
Assist Care partners with personal care and assuring the welfare and safety of each sister.
Assure that there are no elopement risks and all sisters are accounted for.
Report any issues or concerns to the Nurse Coordinator on that unit.
Actively participate in monthly nurses’ meetings/ monthly care partner meetings and share information with night/evening staff.
Assist in assuring a quality orientation is provided to all night/evening staff.
Make nightly rounds on each sister and complete rounding sheets.
Complete performance appraisals for the night/evening care partners.
Work collaboratively with the Nurse Coordinators at night or evening shift care partners evaluations.
Consistently demonstrate professional attitudes and manner including confidentiality.
Be responsible for meeting and staying with the Sister until shift change or a Superior relieves you at the hospital, following up with Medical On-Call, and working closely with Superiors to assure that care is provided to the sister who is sent out to the hospital.
Participate in nursing diagnosis and therapeutic assessments of Sisters’ conditions by accurately observing, reporting, and recording to the proper source.
Have a thorough understanding of medication information, explaining diagnoses, appropriate care and treatment for specific diagnoses, to hospital staff etc.
Assist and support staff and Sisters on floors 2 through 5 of St. Mary’s Convent, Rosary, and Augusta wherever appropriate.
Attend at least 80% of staff meetings.
Participate regularly in required PDL training and in-service training.
Maintain knowledge regarding fire and disaster plans.
Maintain attendance and observe working hours, starting time, lunch period, breaks, quitting time, etc.
Comply with work rules, regulations, and instructions, follow established systems and procedures, and complete assignments with minimal supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.