RN Supervisor - Evening

Responsibilities

• Supports and demonstrates practice consistent with the mission, philosophy, standards, policies and procedures of St. Luke Health Services.
• Deals with staff, residents, family members, visitors and the general public in a professional manner.
• Evaluates and directs the resident care in the absence of the Director/Assistant Director of Nursing.
• Assumes the duties of charge/medication/treatment nurse in emergency situations.
• Disciplines staff after consultation with Nurse Manager/ADON/DON regarding disciplinary action.
• Provides concise, accurate, qualitative reports from your shift to the oncoming supervisor.
• Ensures that all nursing service personnel are following their respective job descriptions.
• Participates in the development, maintenance and implementation of St. Luke’s quality assurance program.
• Makes frequent rounds on all nursing units to ensure that all nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Keeps Director of Nursing or other administrative officer informed of activities and problems.
• Makes sure residents are treated fairly, kindly, with dignity and respect.
• Supervises implementation of the Resident’s Care Plan and Resident Care Records.
• Monitors nursing care to assess changes in residents’ conditions and informs the physician and families of any changes.
• Affords in-service training to all nursing personnel.
• Completes performance evaluations on personnel as required and reviews these with the appropriate personnel.
• Interprets principles of good health care management to St. Luke staff.
• Attends in-service programs and administrative meetings as required.
• Arranges for and supervises removal of residents by the funeral director of choice with proper documentation.
• Accesses computer to obtain admission, discharge and CareTracker information.
• Completes all required documentation and notifies the appropriate Department Heads of call-ins for their departments.
• Night supervisor makes rounds of entire building including dining room, kitchen, basement and all units.
• Checks all doors, ensuring they are locked, and checks alarm system to ensure it is activated.
• Completes “Door Check List Form” nightly.
• Enforces St. Luke’s policies and rules fairly to all personnel.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of Nursing.
• Current registration in the State of New York.
• Current RN licensure required.
• At least 3 years of clinical and managerial experience in a long term care facility preferred.