Supervisor - Registered Nurse - Hudson Valley

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About the Position

Under the supervision of Assistant Director - Program Nursing and at the direction of nursing and program leadership teams, the Supervisor - Registered Nurse is responsible for oversight and direction of day-to-day activities of nursing-related services for assigned region and/or system(s).

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Location

• Hudson Valley (Westchester and Rockland Counties)

Schedule

• Full time

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring safe and appropriate nursing services and medication administration for persons supported across assigned caseload, which may include a variety of program(s) and/or system(s), working in collaboration with regional, nursing and other leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure implementation of person-centered, individualized plans of nursing service by regularly monitoring, assessing and addressing program and person-specific needs through oversight of nursing staff.

• Serves as the primary resource for day-to-day nursing and medical-related needs of the people we support across assigned caseload, providing leadership and clinical support to program staff, regularly attending regional leadership meetings to remain informed of progress, concerns or issues, making recommendations and implementing resolutions to address new or changing needs.

• Develops and maintains an understanding of regulations applicable to assigned programs and/or systems as they relate to medical and nursing care, including needs or care for specific medical and related conditions of persons supported and of scopes and standards of nursing practice applicable to state(s) of assignment.  

• Directly supervises Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for assigned caseload across or within a region, providing support and guidance for nursing services to ensure that the medical needs of persons supported are successfully met.

• Maintains regular communication with assigned nursing staff to ensure understanding and consistent application and enforcement of job expectations, performance standards, policies and procedures and conducts regular observations, including on-site at programs or systems across assigned caseload, to evaluate performance, managing concerns of performance issues through discussions and plans for corrective actions or development plans, as needed.

• Ensures nursing staff are utilizing the full nursing process with each person supported from assessing conditions through improving effectiveness of care and are appropriately communicating with persons supported based on their learning needs, as they relate to health care, to support understanding and education relating to individualized medical treatments, medications and related information.

• Regularly monitors and assesses nursing caseloads based on program and/or person-specific needs, proposing changes and new needs to nursing leadership team, including reassignments of Regional HCS to programs across caseload to address specific needs or concerns.

• Directs and assists assigned nursing staff with implementing, monitoring and otherwise updating plans of nursing care or PONS, addressing new and changing medical needs for persons supported and handling complex medical issues through regular support, feedback and coaching, on site, in person and virtually as appropriate.

• Regularly travels to programs across assigned region to engage with or observe persons supported, program staff and nursing staff or to conduct assessments, implement plans, collect data, facilitate medical in-services and/or attend meetings to ensure appropriate implementation and monitoring of nursing plans; travels