RN - Nurse Supervisor - Weekend Option - FT - Days (70815)

JOB SUMMARY

Directs nursing care of the patients, and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision should be in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations governing our nursing center, and as may be directed by the Administrator, the Medical Director, and/or the Director of Nursing Services, to provide that appropriate care for our patients is maintained.

ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENT MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists the Director of Nursing in planning, developing, organizing and directing the day to day functions of the nursing assistants (personnel and administrative etc.).

• Admits, discharges and transfers patients as requested.

• Documentation and billing supplies used.

• Sends patients to the hospital as necessary.

• Knowledge of procedures to follow if unable to reach physician.

• Develops nursing assistant work assignments.

• Makes compliance rounds and reporting any pertinent issues.

• Maintains effective lines of communication with attending physicians.

• Assists the Director of Nursing Services to coordinate the care planning/MDS process and committee meetings as necessary.

• Participates in patient screening and selection process as requested.

• Assists the Director of Nursing to monitor physician services (documentation and visits etc.) in accordance with current regulations.

• Assists the Director of Nursing Services in follow-up of consultant recommendations, i.e., pharmacy, dietary, etc.

• Provides demonstration/education as necessary for CNA to perform job.

• Completes documentation procedures on patients (appropriate use of forms, timelines and Medicare documentation etc.).

• Communicates with physicians, arranges for transportation for doctor appointments and contacts families.

• Demonstrates appropriate/effective supervisory skills that include fair and uniformly applied corrective actions administered without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.

• Provides to the Director of Nursing Services appropriate reports/documentation to support departmental updates, corrective actions and other as necessary.

• Assists as requested, in the interviewing, screening and selection of associates in accordance with established staffing budgets.

• Assists the Director of Nursing Services to maintain appropriate personnel file documentation including reference checks, screenings, corrective actions, evaluations, skills verification and others as requested.

• Reviews and responds to complaints/grievances (associate and/or patient or family) that concern your department as requested by the Director of Nursing Services.

• Maintains efforts to establish effective inter-departmental communication to provide positive working relationships.

• Assists the Director of Nursing Services in monitoring nursing assistants for compliance with established procedural guidelines and protocols.

• Maintains a working knowledge of current licensure standards and the survey process.

• Monitors work of other nursing staff in unit for thoroughness.

• Makes rounds to provide proper care to and cleanliness of patients.

• Coordinates care of patients.

• Supervises nursing staff LPNs and CNAs.

• Assists nursing staff members according to needs.