Weekend RN Nursing Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Receives report on patient/resident status from previous shift, evaluates and ensures resources in place to meet needs
• Makes physical rounds assessing quality of care, intervening with provision of care and interacting with care givers and patients/residents
• Supervises charge nurse/nurses other providers of care in carrying out their responsibility (medication pass, nursing care, documentation, treatments, supervision)
• Evaluates performance of charge nurses; coaches and disciplines as needed.
• Affirms and monitors to verify patient/residents’ needs are met and policies and procedures are followed.
• Affirms critically ill residents; reports findings to physician and records observations; may provide direct care as needed
• Responds and coordinates actions in emergency situations
• In charge of department/center in absence of Director of Nursing Services, Administrator as necessary
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Nursing Services
• Assists with root cause analysis and Quality Improvement/ QAPI initiatives
• Ensures safe work practices are followed
• Provides empathetic communication to families, patient/residents regarding change of condition and in response to care concerns
• Ensures resident rights are respected

Qualifications

• Current license by the State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse with experience in the long-term care industry preferred; at least three years nursing experience required.
• Ability to plan, supervise and coordinates services.
• A preference for contacts with people, as in supervising and instructing nursing personnel.