Registered Nurse (RN) Weekend Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Follow established standards of nursing practices and implement community programs, policies, and procedures.
• Obtain report from nurse being relieved and provide report to nurse coming on duty; record sufficient information to implement appropriate follow-up action, as necessary.
• Carry out resident rounds daily, reporting problems to supervisor and initiating corrective action.
• Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action immediately.
• Identify resident problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care per physician’s orders in the absence of a physician.
• Provide supervision to direct care associates providing direct resident care.
• Observe community process related to signing out narcotic and administration thereof. This includes the process related to shift narcotic count and documentation thereof.
• Notify physician, when necessary, of changes in conditions, weight, medication errors, medication not available, abnormal lab/X-Ray results, and any other unusual observations.
• Document daily notes on unstable residents/change in resident condition, Medicare residents and recently admitted residents.
• Be responsible for the safety of residents and associates under his/her supervision.
• Observe infection control procedures.
• Perform all the duties of a certified nursing assistant when required.

Requirements

• Unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) License in Texas or compact state.
• Point Click Care Electronic Medical Record Experience.
• Wound care experience.
• Experience in a supervisory capacity at a Skilled Nursing Facility (Preferred).