Nurse III RN Shift Supervisor

About the role

Come work in an environment where we truly value and respect those we serve and believe in the mission that all people can achieve a higher level of wellness and independence. The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems.

Responsibilities

The RN Shift Supervisor is responsible for coordinating and overseeing nursing activities and ensuring appropriate nursing staff coverage during the assigned shift. Serves as the point-of-contact for other interdisciplinary staff for coordination of nursing services for the assigned areas, or the SSLC as a whole, specific to SSLC needs.

• Responds to emergency situations to provide assessment and ensures safety and care of individuals and staff.
• Provides treatment to HHS employees injured in course and scope of employment.
• Performs complex nursing work, including comprehensive physical assessments and care intervention, such as health screenings, treatments and other nursing procedures.
• Evaluates and documents healthcare needs and/or issues and reports health care needs and/or issues to the appropriate person(s).
• Provides oversight and coaching of, and delegates work to, nursing staff including direct care RNs and LVNs during the assigned shift.
• Assists with on-the-job nursing instruction and training of other nurses as instructed and serves as a resource for other nurses.
• Reports personnel issues to the assigned nurse managers for follow up.
• Provides input into subordinate nursing staff evaluations, as requested.
• Models appropriate interaction with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their family members, and with staff members.
• Develops and presents information for inservice training or staff development, as assigned.
• Communicates with others, such as direct care staff, physicians, primary care practitioners (PCPs), administration, and other nursing staff to ensure optimal care as part of the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• May serve in an on-call status on a rotating schedule as required to meet operational needs of the facility.
• Ensures appropriate nursing staff coverage is maintained for the assigned area during the assigned shift by collaborating with person(s) responsible for nursing schedule and other appropriate staff.
• Makes adjustment to nursing assignments based upon call-ins and the immediate needs of individuals served.
• Delegates work assignments to nursing staff within the assigned area and reports significant nursing coverage issues to the appropriate administrator.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of nursing techniques, standards, and procedures; of health care laws and regulations; of medical diagnoses and procedures; of accepted medical treatment patterns; of community health and nursing care principles, practices, and procedures; of program regulations and procedures; and of utilization review and control measures.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws and Intermediate Care Facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF-IID) rules, regulations, policy and procedures related to State Supported Living Center or ability to quickly gain that knowledge.
• Knowledge of nursing care standards, the Settlement Agreement and the Healthcare Guidelines or ability to quickly gain the knowledge.
• Knowledge of infectious diseases and infection prevention and control principles and practices in the healthcare setting.
• Skills in the use of computer/software and an electronic health record system
• Skill in the care and treatment of patients.
• Exceptional physical assessment skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present ideas clearly and concisely in both written and oral communications, and via telemedicine equipment.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage. Free CEUs and updated resources through Lippincott access for all nurses.

Pay

Salary Range: $7,532.75 - $8,886.16, Pay Frequency: Monthly

Schedule

Shift: Regular Night, Additional Shift: Nights (Third); Days (First); Evenings (Second); Weekends, Telework: Not Eligible for Telework, Travel: Up to 5%, Regular/Temporary: Regular, Full Time/Part Time: Full time, FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt