Night Nurse Shift Supervisor

Summary

The Shift Supervisor will plan and organize the nursing care for Elders of Brethren Retirement Community. He/She will directly supervise the licensed nursing Care Partners, Resident Assistants and STNAs. The major functions of this job are: to provide leadership within the department to meet program goals and objectives; to provide leadership in a smooth transition of elders moving in and out of the facility and to maintain and respect all laws, rules and regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor licensed nursing Care Partners and unlicensed Care Partners in quality Elder services.
• Direct day-to-day operations of the neighborhood. This includes reviewing the care provided to Elders for a 24-hour period.
• Provide leadership and support for the resident-centered care model.
• Assure quality of care by performing audits on issues such as, but not limited to: skin, falls, restraints, care plans, and infection control.
• Utilize reports in PCC or other electronic medical record software. Teach and monitor licensed nurses in the use of the software.
• Make regular rounds to visit acutely/terminally ill Elders and newly admitted or transferred Elders and assisting the Charge Nurses in assessing Elder needs.
• Serve as a liaison/multi-disciplinary team member between Care Partners, administration, Elders, family, physicians, and other community members to maintain good rapport and public relations.
• Actively participate in the Nurse Manager on call rotation.
• Assist with other duties as necessary for smooth operation.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervise the licensed nursing Care Partners and the nursing assistants. Performs supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training Care Partners, planning, assigning and directly working, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining Care Partners; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.
• Possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of business community. Write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Must occasionally lift and/or move heavier objects.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or equivalent combination of education and one-year experience as competent nurse practitioner in supervisory management capacity. Ability to manage basic skills inherent in operating the computers.

Language Skills

• Possess the ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquires or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. May be exposed to human body fluids and infections.

Privacy Understanding

• It is the position of Brethren Retirement Community that all of its employees have the potential to encounter both written and oral information of a private nature. It is understood that as an employee the highest standards of discretion must be observed. Under no circumstances will resident information be shared with any other person except for authorized persons providing for the care of the individual(s).