Registered Nurse Supervisor
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Promote or restore resident's health by monitoring and recording vital signs.
Provide physical and psychological support to residents and their families.
Promote resident's independence by establishing a resident centered model approach to all aspects of nursing care.
Affirm quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards of practice; measuring health outcomes against resident's goals and standards; following nursing home's philosophy and standards of care set by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act and any other governing agency.
Administer prescribed treatments and medications to residents by all approved routes while monitoring for resident's physical and mental response to medications and treatments.
Assist with admission of new residents by determining resident's special nursing needs and assigns tasks to Registered Nurses (RNs).
Accompany physicians on medical rounds and update physicians regarding resident's medical conditions.
- Train, direct, monitor, advise, evaluate, promote and discipline RNs, LPNs, and CNAs.
- Document resident information into the Electronic Charting System (ECS) to provide continuity of care and will also enter information into the Minimum Data Set (MDS) system as needed and/or requested.
- Assure development and adherence of resident care plans by the interdisciplinary team on a daily basis.
- Supervise emergency preparedness drills.
- Record weekly and/or monthly resident progress or change in condition.
- Prepare accident/incident reports for residents and staff.
- Aid residents with transfers, repositioning, and ADLs, and help to answer call lights on the unit in a timely manner.
- Transcribe physician orders.
- Account for narcotics and resident money and valuables.
Other duties as assigned.
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing
- Nursing experience with the geriatric population
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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