RN/LPN Night Shift Supervisor

Position: RN/LPN Night Shift Supervisor

• Generous PTO Accrual

• Competitive pay

• 401K available after first year

• Insurance options available

Responsibilities:

• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patient, families, staff, and colleagues.

• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of research, how it affects practice and who/what resources are available to assist with evidence-based practice by asking questions, demonstrating interest, participating in unit-based journal clubs.

• Clinical practice demonstrates knowledge of how quality and innovation impacts patient satisfaction, safety, and clinical quality outcomes.

• Identifies opportunities for improvement on the clinical area.

• Utilizes nursing process in managing the care of residents including assessment, interdisciplinary planning, and implementation, evaluation of resident care, teaching and discharge planning utilizing evidence-bases standards of nursing practices.

• Provides basic psychosocial support and counseling.

• Collaborates with physician and care team to ensure quality resident care.

• Reports and records all changes observed in condition or behavior of residents in accordance with documentation practices and policies.

• Complies with established medication use policies, safety policies and procedures including standard infection control practices.

• Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives.

• Leads by investing and building healthy relationships among staff, colleagues, and other disciplines.

• Shows the ability to set priorities and demonstrates an understanding of shared governance and promotes at the unit level.

• Serves as an engaged member of a team supporting colleagues in service to patients and families and may participate in task forces or other initiatives.

• Assumes 24-hour responsibility for delivery of safe, competent, and quality resident care, and efficient operations of the nursing unit through supervision and evaluation of all nursing staff.

• Completes required/requested reports, evaluations, and assignments accurately and timely.

• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner, interacting and communicating with dignity and respect

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the health care team.

• Demonstrates awareness of cultural diversity, horizontal violence, and impairment in the health professions.

• Cares for patients, staff, and self by supporting and promoting a culture of safety in the workplace, recognizing hazards, reporting, and investigating incidents in a timely manner in accordance with policies, regulations, and prudent practices.

• Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance.

• Professionally accepts assignments.

• Applies policies and procedures in fair and consistent manner.

• Ensures nursing care is delivered in accordance with established Standards of Care, Policies and Procedures, and regulations.

• Ensures resident care is documented appropriately in the residents' medical record and addresses any areas of non-compliance issues timely.

• Ensures efficient and thorough hand-off of information from shift to shift to promote communication of residents' status and needs.

• Facilitates communication between all nursing personnel, other departments/disciplines, and physicians and ensures necessary follow-up actions are taken.

• Ensures appropriate and timely implementation of physician's orders and timely notification of physician/CRNP/PA of any changes in resident condition.

• Communicates necessary information to family/responsible person.

Qualifications & Educations:

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience required

• CPR/BLS/AED

• 1 year of progressive leadership experience required (e.g., charge nurse, Nursing Resource Coordinator)

• 1 year of Long-Term Care experience

• Requires high energy and upbeat personality

• Ability to work as part of weekend on-call rotation

• Positive team building through positive leadership