RN/LPN Supervisor
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THIS POSITION IS
LOCATED IN
SOUTH MILWAUKEE,
WISCONSIN
3821 South Chicago Ave, 53172
*Scheduled Hours per 2-week Pay Period 64-80 hours
- Weekends Required -Every Other
*Also looking for
POOL Staffed Nurses (Only one weekend per month, Also one major and one minor holiday required)
Job Summary: Under the supervision of the RN Care Manager/DON, a RN Supervisor assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of residents/patients for a shift of duty. Nursing care is provided through assessment, implementations, and evaluation of the plan of care. The RN adheres to the standards of care for the area, manages the environment to maintain resident/patient safety, and supervises the resident/patient care activity performance by nursing assistants and helpers. Follows all Extendicare’s policies and procedures. Performs duties as defined by the State Nurse Practice Act.
Essential Duties:
Assumes personal responsibility for professional development, practice, and education. Maintains a professional and safe work environment. Attends and participates in regular meetings
Makes daily work assignments
Directs the work of employees
Reassigns employees from one area to another area as facility needs dictate
Authority to suspend employees for rules violation
Participates in training programs and assists in orientation of new staff.
Makes frequent rounds to note resident/patient conditions and to ensure nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards
Gives/receives the nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours
Ensures assigned work area (i.e. nurse station, med. Cart, medication room, etc.), resident/patient care rooms and treatment areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. Monitors supplies and orders as needed.
Attends regularly conducted staff meetings as scheduled by the Director of Nursing/Nurse Manager and participates regularly in continuing education inservice programs
Provides the following nursing functions:
o Responsible for resident/patient care during his/her respective shift
o Provides required patient assessments and interventions
o Reviews care plans, at least daily, to ensure appropriate care
o Appraises the
DON / Unit Manager of resident /patient status changes in condition
o Takes and records blood pressure and vital signs
o Administers catheter care as required (may include catheter insertion)
o Provides respiratory care, e.g. oxygen, nebulizer treatments
o Assists the physician in therapeutic measures, as needed
o Participates in care plan development and attends resident/patient care conferences.
o Helps determine policies for improvement of care
o Receives and transcribes physician’s orders to resident’s/patient’s charts, Kardex/Care Plan A, Medication Administration Record (“
MAR”), treatment/care plans, as required
o Prepares and administers medications and performs treatments as ordered by the physician
o Charts nurses notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided as well as the resident’s/patient’s response to the care
o Documents all pertinent data as required by Medicare, Medicaid, Extendicare standards and policies
o Completes the required forms upon admission, transfer, and/or discharge
o Informs physician of resident/patient change of condition
o Counts all controlled drugs with other nurse at shift change and notifies the
DON / Unit Manager of all drug and narcotic discrepancies noted on your shift.
o Keeps medication room and medication cart locked according to regulations
o KKeeps medication room and medication cart clean and orderly
o Conducts weekly shift meetings with nursing assistants
Required Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
Ability to follow oral and written directions accurately and thoroughly, and observe/respond to needs of patients.
Keyboarding skills required.
Must possess interpersonal skills to effectively work with employees, visitors and guests.
Ability to prioritize and organize work.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Experience:
Perferred
License/Certification:
Must be Licensed to practice in Wisconsin
Adheres to and exhibits our core values: Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us. Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness. Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community. Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality. Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
Fax Information to 414-762-5077 or call 414-762-7336
Location: South Milwaukee
Compensation: Based on Experience
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