NURSE- Shift Supervisor- Senior Living Community-   FT Overnight Shift available
 WE OFFER NIGHT AND WEEKEND SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS!!!

​​​​​SUMMARY: This position is responsible for providing overall leadership and management of the health and well-being of the residents within the community.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•      Maintains communications with Healthcare Providers of recent changes or requests for orders.

•      Ensures that community follows all federal, state, local laws and regulations as it pertains to clinical care.

•      Collects, and reports occurrences, and if necessary, assist in developing/implementing improvement plans.

•      Partners with Administrator and other team members to maintain resident and team member health safety.

•      Partners with pharmacy consultant to provide optimal pharmaceutical services to residents.

•      Oversees infection control practices in community.

•      Oversees the safe and efficient distribution/administration of medications, injections, nebulizers, moderate wound care per state regulations.

•      Identifies ongoing needs and services of residents through the evaluation/ Service Plan process including documentation for residents with a change in health care status.

•      Manages the completion of any assigned evaluations.

•      Partners with other department coordinators to identify, review, and discuss potential change in service/medication levels and updates the resident’s service plan as indicated by state regulations.

•      Maintains communications with resident’s family and/or responsible party regarding changes in care or health concerns.

•      Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Directly supervises certified nursing assistants’ employees within the       department(s).

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Associate degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or six months to one year related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

·       Certificates, licenses and registrations required:

o   Maintains current state license as a Licensed Professional Nurse or a Professional Registered Nurse per state regulations.

·       Other skills required:

o   Experience in assisted living, home health or long-term care industries.

o   Two (2) years’ experience as a Licensed Nurse.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Continually required to stand.
• Continually required to walk.
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Frequently required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally works around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.
• Occasionally exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 200 pounds continually lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include
  • Close Vision
  • Distance Vision
• Additional remarks regarding work environment:
  • Works primarily indoors in a climate-controlled setting.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.  Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.