Nurse Supervisor - Annandale, United States - Leewood August Healthcare

Leewood August Healthcare

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Annandale, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Purpose of Your Job Position
The primary purpose of your position is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the Facility during your shift.

Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our Facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Delegation of Authority
As Nurse Supervisor you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Job Function
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position.

However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is an essential function of the position.

Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Functions

Assist the Director of Nursing Services (the "Director") in directing the daytoday functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the Facility.
Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures that govern the daytoday functions of the nursing service department.
Ensure that reference material (i.e., PDR'S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses' stations is current. Recommend written material that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the daytoday needs of the resident.
Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the daytoday nursing procedures performed in this Facility.
Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
Make written and oral reports or recommendations to the Director concerning the operation of the nursing service department.
Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions to the Director.
Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care.
Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with their respective job descriptions.
Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the Facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or the Director.
Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required.
Assist the Director in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan, as necessary.
Meet with the nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the department's services, programs, and activities.
Admit, transfer, and discharge residents, as required.
Complete accident or incident reports, as necessary.
Interpret the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies, as required.
Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.

Committee Functions

Attend various committee meetings of the Facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assessment, etc.) as required.
Assist in preparing written and/or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committee(s), as directed.
Provide information to the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee, as requested.
Participate in developing the agenda for the Care Plan Committee meetings, as necessary.
Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of the discharge plans and make such plans available to the Care Plan Committee, as required or as may be necessary.
Implement recommendations from established committees as instructed by the Director.

Personnel Functions

Ensure that a sufficient number of licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for your tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.
Ensure that a sufficient number of CNA/GNAs are available for your tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
Develop work assignments, and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks.
Delegate to each LPN or RN the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform his/her assigned duties.
Ensure that all nurse aide trainees are under the direct supervision of a LPN.
Make daily rounds of the nursing service department t