Rn Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current registration with the state nursing licensure agency and a valid nursing license in the state of employment; maintain licensure according to the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Maintain background checks in good standing according to Department of Aging & Disability Services requirements.
• Demonstrate leadership and managerial ability.
• Ability to organize, plan, and supervise care and Certified Nursing Aides assigned to a unit and shift.
• Maintain effective interpersonal relationships and work cooperatively with nursing and other departments.
• Be in good emotional, mental, and physical health, with sound judgment and high professional standards.
• Willingness and ability to provide emergency assistance to residents as indicated.
• Courteous conduct with residents, families, and employees; maintain a neat, well-groomed, professional appearance.
• Desire to work with geriatric residents and address their current and prospective needs.
• Be present at the facility and ready to begin assigned duties on time.
• Willingness to work at the facility on weekdays as well as weekends.
• Willingness to work preferred shifts as scheduled and assist on other shifts as needed to maintain adequate staffing.
• Ability to evaluate geriatric residents’ needs and provide timely interventions.
• Ability to evaluate nursing staff needs and provide timely staff education.
• Ability to follow and supervise staff to ensure facility policies and procedures are followed.
• Ability to manage and supervise the assigned unit productively and in a timely manner.
• Complete pre-employment and annual tuberculosis screening examinations.

Responsibilities

• Receive report from the outgoing shift and review communication systems for unusual occurrences.
• Assign Certified Nursing Aides and other designated personnel to meet residents’ needs, provide staff with report, and supervise their work.
• Make frequent rounds of the assigned unit, assess residents, and intervene when needed.
• Prepare and administer ordered medications, reorder medications as needed, and document medication issues according to policy.
• Provide ordered special procedures and treatments; assess and document treatment areas and results; prepare weekly skin reports and contact physicians about areas not responding positively and promptly.
• Supervise meal service and work with staff to ensure residents receive adequate nutrition.
• Continually assess residents for risks and complications, including skin breakdown, incontinence, contractures, reduced mobility or participation in daily activities, weight loss, and behavioral changes.
• Observe Nursing Assistants’ work and residents’ care, including turning, repositioning, toileting, walking, exercising, food and fluids, grooming, and restorative programs; intervene as indicated.
• Observe residents’ surroundings to help ensure a clean and safe environment.
• Document nursing notes and ensure unusual observations, incidents, and events are recorded accurately and promptly.
• Review resident information and documentation, reassess residents, interview staff, and write monthly progress notes using the Interdisciplinary Care Plan; suggest care plan changes on the working copy.
• Admit residents as required.
• Assist with ordering laboratory tests, reviewing results, and notifying physicians of results.
• Notify physicians, residents, and families or powers of attorney about new or unusual findings as indicated.
• Assist with chart audits and responding to consultant reports.
• Review and sign Certified Nursing Aides’ documentation and provide intervention as indicated.
• Count required medications with the oncoming and outgoing shifts.
• Make appropriate entries in Communication Books and help keep other departments informed of residents’ changes in condition.
• Assist with in-services for assigned staff.
• Keep the nurses’ station and medication room clean; assign Certified Nursing Aides to keep ancillary rooms clean and orderly and staff to maintain equipment in clean, usable condition.
• Review and update Medication Administration Records, Treatment Administration Records, and Nursing Care Flow Records for the upcoming month.
• Make end-of-shift rounds to prepare the area for the oncoming shift and give report to that shift.
• Review staffing for the oncoming shift and arrange timely replacements for known absences.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident information and follow HIPAA regulations.
• Practice within the scope and guidelines of the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
• Participate in employee evaluations, staff meetings, and in-services as required.