RN Supervisor- Skilled 7:00pm-7:30am (Weekend)

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Mets with nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts services, programs, and activities.
• Signs 24-hour report daily and, when acting as a free-floating supervisor, reviews and signs 24-hour reports in each area.
• Reviews nurses notes on both units to ensure they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided and reflect the residents response to care.
• Communicates with discharging hospitals to ensure necessary information is obtained and received for new and readmissions.
• Provides guidance and supervision to nursing staff to assure quality resident care.
• Ensures a sufficient number of nursing assistants and nurses are available on each tour of duty to provide routine nursing care to all residents.
• Interacts with attending physicians in reviewing treatment plans, records, and signs their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies.
• Orders prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies.
• Ensures that an adequate supply of floor stock medications, supplies, and equipment are on hand to meet the needs of the residents.
• Oversees narcotic records and necessary documentation as required by regulation and policy. Report any unresolved narcotic issues to on call nursing administration.
• Oversees disposal of drugs and narcotics as required, and in accordance with our established procedures.
• Reviews medications Kardex for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physicians order, and adherence to stop order policies.
• Aids in development of work assignments, and/or assists in completing and performing such tasks.
• Makes several rounds of the Nursing units.
• Utilizes call out book per policy.
• Reviews complaints and grievances made or filed by your assigned personnel. Makes appropriate reports to the Director of Nursing (DON) as required or as may be necessary.
• Develops and maintains a good working rapport with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to assure that Nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Creates and maintains an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift.
• Mets with shifts nursing personnel on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and/or the improvement of services.
• Reviews and evaluates assigned departments work force and makes recommendations to the DON.
• Participates in determining assigned shifts staffing requirements, employee performance evaluations, and making recommendations to the DON concerning employee dismissals, transfer, etc.
• Makes rounds with physicians as necessary.
• Implements and maintains established nursing objectives and standards.
• Make periodic checks to evaluate the residents physical and emotional status.
• Mets with residents, and/or family members, as necessary. Reports any problem areas to the Director.
• Ensures efficient management of all nursing units.
• Provides in-service training to staff as needed.
• Maintains the status of all residents and ensures all clinical needs are met. Report changes in status to the Director or ADON in a timely manner.
• Assists in planning for the total needs of the residents.
• Recommends assignment of adequate number of staff to meet the needs of the residents.
• Provides leadership during evening/night shifts to ensure residents, families and employee concerns are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner and communicated to appropriate department head.
• Ensures compliance by nursing staff of all facility policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations.
• Performs chart audits as requested.
• Monitors medication passes to assure that medications are being administered as ordered.
• Performs as a staff nurse when needed.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited LPN/RN school.
• Minimum of one-year long term care experience preferred.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Licensed Nurse in Maryland.