LPN Supervisor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide general nursing care services within the legal scope of nursing practice and standards developed by the profession, Nurse Practice Act, and regulatory agencies
• Use professional nursing processes, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, while carrying out nursing responsibilities
• Assess health care needs of clients through a variety of routine interdisciplinary assessments, and develops, implements, and evaluates individualized nursing and health care plans accordingly
• Manage LPN staff team
• Create and manage LPN work schedule
• Provide coverage for all open LPN shifts
• Conduct staff meetings
• Provide regular individual supervision for LPN staff as appropriate
• Evaluate, coach, and provide corrective action plans to assure LPN staff meet job performance standards and reviews all disciplinary action with Director of Nursing prior to instituting
• Respond to emergency health care needs of the clients
• Perform health screenings of clients
• Collect and record data specific to the health status of clients
• Collaborate to develop nursing guidelines/protocols for medical and health care needs
• Monitor and clinically directs special programs such as infection control and medication management
• Participates in interdisciplinary planning meetings and recommends changes in nursing and health care programs and/or in the care of clients
• Provides health care instruction and information to individuals and staff relating to the promotion of health and wellness
• Attend and participate in scheduled staff meetings

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Skill in implementing nursing protocol
• Skill in patient assessment
• Ability to assign and direct work
• Ability to carry out instruction and accurately document medical information
• Ability to work and communicate with others
• Ability to develop rapport with men and women who may have substance abuse, mental health and/or health issues
• Ability to apply organizational management skills and maintain self and resident discipline
• Ability to prepare and maintain required documentation
• Ability to comply with state and federal regulations regarding confidentiality
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with residents

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regularity Required: Sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally Required: Stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 10 pounds

SCHEDULING NEEDS

• M-F 3pm-11:30pm, and weekend coverage during shift openings, if needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently licensed in Virginia as an LPN for at least three years
• Minimum of two years experience in addictions/psychiatric nursing
• Supervisory experience