Registered Nurse - Supervisor (Shaker)

BASIC PURPOSE

$7,500 Sign-On Bonus (with minimum 6 months of dialysis experience)

Great opportunity to join a company that values our employees and the patients we serve!

Centers for Dialysis Care is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our Team!

Quality Management Responsibilities

• Trains facility staff on CDC quality program, standards, expectations and methods to improve results
• Routinely reviews facility quality outcomes and works with facility management and staff to achieve CDC quality outcome goals
• Provides leadership in implementing quality improvement initiatives at the facility
• Supports the FM in assuring facility compliance with Medicare conditions of coverage
• Aids in preparation and facility readiness for ODH survey process
• Responds to facility medical record audits and works with FM to create plans to deal with any problems identified
• Reviews and provides input for revision of patient care policies as directed
• Assists in the leadership of facility quality teams and participates in a corporate quality team

Operational Management Responsibilities

• Assists with the facility implementation of patient care policies that are new or revised
• Collaborates on solutions to address budget variance as needed
• Provides support and suggestions to help regulate expenses for the facility
• Performs product and policy evaluation trails on site as directed
• In the absence of the FM updates biweekly staffing reports and capacity planning
• Maintains oversight of direct patient care staff to ensure adherence with CDC policy and procedure
• In the absence of the FM conducts monthly quality and operations meetings to maintain communication with facility leadership
• Conducts monthly staff meetings as necessary to communicate, educate, and review facility performance in the areas of quality, operations, and safety
• Affirms adequate staffing for all disciplines that report to the FM
• Is on-call for emergency issues at the facility as needed
• Conducts interdisciplinary meetings to maintain communication between departments as needed
• Collaborates in the creation and maintenance of systems that facilitate smooth operation of the facility
• Aids in the planning and implementation of facility expansion or downsizing as necessary
• Affirms patient care and human resources manuals and postings are kept up to date in the facility as needed

Patient Care Responsibilities

• Functions in staffing according to schedule and patient load demands as needed
• Evaluates nursing care plans and CDC nursing documentation requirements for completion and accuracy
• Maintains the patient schedule per CDC guidelines
• Schedules and assures completion of new patient orientation per policy
• Manages intake of new patients and admission process
• Schedules and assures completion of new patient orientation per policy
• Maintains suggested dose guidelines and protocol dosing requirements for appropriate medications
• Reviews monthly labs to make sure patient lab issues are addressed and that labs are complete and accurate
• Addresses patient complaints and concerns to achieve patient satisfaction
• Performs rounds in the facility to monitor the delivery of patient care
• Conducts multidisciplinary team meetings to complete semi-annual patient care conferences and annual long term program review
• Maintains record of emergency care review and regularly evaluates emergency, CPR, and disaster plans

Personnel Management Responsibilities

• If needed interviews, evaluates and makes recommendation regarding hire for technician and RN positions
• Responsible for the daily supervision and at least annual evaluation of all direct reports as delegated
• Responsible for fair and consistent administration of CDC personnel policies
• Maintains oversight of timekeeping and ACB documentation as delegated by the FM
• In conjunction with FM provides corrective action through negative anecdotal and first step corrective action process
• Works continuously on building teamwork principles in the facility
• Affords assistance with the management of the new staff training on site and assures training documentation completed
• Helps maintain new and current employee personnel and health files per CDC guidelines
• Supports the FM in providing for ongoing education and in servicing as needed
• If needed provides appropriate personnel documentation to payroll and human resources
• Helps obtain appropriate staff credentialing, licensure, and health requirements for CDC files

Safety Responsibilities

• Assists the FM to assure compliance with Hazmat Policy for all employees in their direct report
• Assists the FM in posting and monitoring employee injuries per safety guidelines
• Collaborates with the FM in investigating employee injuries to prevent and correct safety hazards
• Assists the FM in assuring safety equipment and guidelines are adhered to in all operations
• Supports the FM efforts to assure new safety policies and procedures are fully implemented per guidelines

Compliance Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of CDC Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and Compliance plan
• Part of the leadership team that assures employees are consistently informed about policies and compliance issues
• As needed participates in audits to measure compliance
• Supports the FM efforts to develop and implement plans to assure compliance

Education, Experience, Training and Licenses/Registrations

• Needs to function at a basic level in Word/Excel/and Outlook
• RN, BSN and CNN or CDN preferred
• 1 year as a nurse in an outpatient dialysis facility preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to quality care
• ACN experience preferred
• Prior performance management experience is helpful