Nurse Supervisor LPN

Nurse Supervisor LPN Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and leadership to all on-duty nursing staff during non-business hours.
• Ensure proper staffing levels, monitor workflow, and assist with prioritizing patient care tasks.
• Address staff concerns and promote a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Act as the highest-ranking on-site authority during after-hours and weekends.
• Make timely decisions related to patient care, staffing, safety, and operations.
• Collaborate with other departments when needed and escalate issues appropriately.
• Offer clinical expertise and support in resolving patient care challenges.
• Assist with complex cases or difficult family situations.
• Handle call-ins or last-minute staffing changes, ensuring coverage and continuity of care.
• Makes frequent rounds to note resident/patient conditions and to ensure nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Give and receive the nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours.
• Ensures assigned work area (i.e. nurse station, med. Cart, medication room, etc.), resident/patient care rooms and treatment areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
• Ensures medication rooms and medication carts are locked according to regulation.
• Maintains close coordination with all departments to ensure continuity and collaboration of services.
• Provides required resident assessments/observations and interventions, reviewing care plans to ensure appropriate care.
• Documents all pertinent data as required by Medicare, Medicaid, company standards and policies.
• Ensures that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a certified nursing assistant, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.
• Attends and participates in in-service classes, performance improvement (“PI”) committees, continuing education in-service programs and other meetings as assigned.

Nurse Supervisor LPN Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to multi-task and remain calm under stress.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and delegate to others.
• Understands and follows infection control standards, policies and procedures.
• Must be able to adapt to a flexible work schedule and occasional overnight travel.
• Possess special interest in, and a positive attitude about, working with short and long-term care residents and the elderly.
• Demonstrate basic computer knowledge and ability with an aptitude to learn company applications. Microsoft Office version 1997, 2000 or XP, MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, E-mail, Outlook, Internet Explorer.

Nurse Supervisor LPN Education and Experience

• Nursing Degree or diploma from an accredited College or University.
• Possess a current license to practice in the State as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Long-Term care and MDS experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Walking, reaching, bending, lifting, extended sitting, grasping, fine hand coordination, pushing and pulling, ability to distinguish smells and temperatures, all with or without the aid of mechanical devices is required.
• Limited potential for exposure to environmental hazards.
• Understanding and adherence to company safety standards and protocols required.
• Meet all health requirements as needed.