Location: West Orange,NJ, USA
OVERVIEW:
Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, supervises the nursing personnel and the day-to-daynursing activities of the facility during an assigned tour of duty. Such supervision must be in accordancewith accepted professional standards and current federal, state and local regulations to ensure thehighest degree of quality care is always maintained.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Monitor the daily delivery of nursing care and nursing staff performance as they deliver nursingcare to the patients/residents in accordance with established policies and procedures• Plan and conduct shift staff meetings on a regular basis to assist in identifying and correctingproblem areas and to assist in the improvement of services• Identify problems or potential problems in the delivery of nursing care to residents andimplement corrective action immediately• Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director of Nursing as necessary• Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services toensure the continuity of the resident's total regimen of care• Begin investigation of all accidents, including staff interviews, data gathering and report writing• Interpret the nursing department's policies and procedures to personnel, resident, visitors andgovernment agencies as required• Ensure staff always maintain confidentiality of resident information• Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks• Delegate to each Charge Nurse the administrative authority, responsibility and accountabilitynecessary to perform his/her assigned duties• Make daily rounds of assigned units at a minimum at the beginning and end of the shift,depending upon the activity of the units• Follow-up on complaints and grievances filed by resident, families or staff. Take correctiveaction as needed and make reports to the Director of Nursing• Report to Director of Nursing all reports of suspected abuse• Ensure that emergency equipment/supply checks are done each shift• Ensure that the resident's environment is maintained in a clean and safe manner• May make determination of death when necessary• Participate in the orientation program for new assigned nursing staff in order to facilitate theirassimilation into the work place within a reasonable time span and to ensure that each staffmember understands his/her role, responsibilities and standards of performance• Complete written performance evaluations on the assigned staff following probation andthereafter annually, and when performance dictates the need, complete additional evaluations• Initiate corrective and progressive disciplinary action, as needed• Ensure that nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance withacceptable nursing standards• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the policies and procedures, includingdress code as set forth in the Nursing Procedure Manual• Ensure that a enough nursing staff are scheduled and available for your/next tour of duty toensure that quality care is maintained, and nursing care needs of the patient/resident are met• Monitor time and attendance of nursing personnel and take corrective action as appropriate• Make recommendations to the Director of Nursing regarding employee dismissals, transfers etc.• Identify learning needs of the nursing staff• Plan, schedule and conduct unit-based in-services as needs are identified• Monitor assigned personnel to ensure that they are following established procedures in the useof equipment• Recommend to the Director of Nursing the equipment and supply needs of the department• Monitor nursing procedures to ensure that nursing service supplies are used in an efficientmanner to avoid waste• Ensure the prompt repair or replacement of medical/nursing equipment when necessary• Oversee the nursing care to patients/residents to ensure safe, efficient and customer-orientedservices are delivered at all times.• Inform nursing staff of new admission arrivals and the expected time of arrival• Ensure that rooms are ready for the new admission• Visit resident on report daily in order to observe and evaluate each resident's physical andemotional status• Review the nurse's notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing carebeing provided• Provide direct nursing care as necessary• Start and restart IV's when ordered and when necessary• Ensure the staff refer to the resident's care plan prior to administering care to the resident• Assist the staff nurses in monitoring seriously ill resident• Ensure that all nurses on your shift comply with the written procedures for the administration,storage and control of medications and supplies• Monitor medication passes and treatments to ensure compliance with physician orders andfacility policy• Review medication administration records (MAR) for completeness of information, accuracy inthe transcription of physician orders• Inspect nursing treatment areas daily, such as clean utility room, to ensure that they aremaintained in a clean and safe manner• Meet with family members and resident as needed.• Consult with the resident, family and physician in planning the resident's care, treatment andrehabilitation• Assist in arranging transportation for transfers to the hospital• Participate in the implementation of facility quality improvement program for the nursingservice department• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies asrequested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing• Attend and actively participate in various committee meetings such as Infection Control, Safety,and Performance Improvement as requested• Implement recommendations from committees as instructed by the Director of Nursing• Perform Performance Improvement audits as assigned• Participate in and adhere to employee health, safety, security and corporate complianceprograms and activities• Participate in the implementation and maintenance of the Infection Control program formonitoring and/or reporting communicable and/or infectious diseases among resident andpersonnel• Assist in developing safety standards for the nursing service department as necessary• Ensure that personnel follow the established procedures for the use and disposal of personalprotective equipment• Report malfunction of equipment and/or broken furniture immediately to MaintenanceDepartment• Receive annual physical including appropriate screening for tuberculosis• The ability to conduct all activities within the resident abuse prevention manual• Cooperate with investigations regarding employee health, safety, security, and corporatecompliance programs• Report all accident and incidents to Supervisor immediately upon occurrence• Correct unsafe or hazardous condition encountered, if unable to correct, report condition toimmediate Supervisor upon discovery• Conduct all activities within established safety, security and infection control procedures andguidelines Conducts all activities within established corporate compliance policies andprocedures.• Observe and respond to all standing security precautions, devices and alerts as they pertain towork and common area• Respond to fire/disaster drills and emergencies• Ensure residents safety in accordance with resident safety program.• Follow safety features of the plan of care• Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure have attended theappropriate in-service training prior to performing such tasks• Ensure that the assigned nursing personnel follow established infection control procedureswhen isolation precautions become necessary• Ensure that personnel follow the established procedures for the use and disposal of personalprotective equipment• Ensure that all residents are wearing appropriate identification bracelets• Participates in mandatory in-service and job training• Assist the Director of Staff Development in providing off shift in-services as necessary• Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)• Current registration and license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state employed in• Peripheral IV certification• Two years of clinical nursing experience• One-year experience in a management position preferred• One-year experience in geriatrics and subacute population• CPR/BLS certified• The ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language required, knowledge ofother language helpful
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supervises the nursing personnel and the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during anassigned tour of duty
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locationsaround the care center.• Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens inworking environment.• Incumbent may be required to work extended periods of time at a video display terminal.• Incumbent may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric, and deceased patients.• Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary• Must be able to stay or return to facility during emergency conditions
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by anemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus• This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping,crouching, crawling and climbing all day.• The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.
TRAVEL:
• No travel is expected for this position