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- Supervise nursing staff assigned to shift.
- Complete performance appraisals in a timely manner.
- Counsel staff.
- Oversee and assist with admissions to and discharges from the facility.
- Make rounds of Veteran/Member areas to ensure proper level and quality of care.
- Follow up on all Veteran/Member issues.
- May perform more difficult nursing procedures.
- Provide support and consultation to the nursing staff on clinical issues.
- Ensure compliance with facility policies and procedures and State, Federal and VA regulations.
- Oversee daily staff assignments to ensure that the facility is appropriately staffed to meet the Veteran/Member needs in the most efficient and effective manner.
- May reassign staff or call in additional staff as necessary to maintain coverage through the shift.
- Participate in the selection of nursing staff.
- Orient new staff.
- Assist with the planning and delivery of in-service training for assigned shift.
- Assist in development of policies and procedures.
- Assist with quality assurance audits.
- Contact the Director of Nursing Services and/or Administrator with significant issues (e.g., abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property or funds, fire or police involvement, elopements, etc.) in accordance with facility policies and regulations.
- Obtain, assign and maintain inventory of supplies, equipment and medications during the hours that the warehouse is closed.
- Participates fully in the QAPI process, our Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program mandate by CMS which incorporates AMS.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
- Assume staff assignments when necessary.
- Principles, practices and techniques of professional licensed nursing care as applied to a skilled nursing environment
- Gerontological/Geriatric nursing theory and practices
- Resident condition and changing medical/physical/psychological care needs
- Community and medical resources necessary to provide quality care
- Practices and procedures of team nursing
- Practices and procedures of developing treatment plans for resident/patient care
- Federal, State, VA, and agency laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of nursing within a skilled nursing facility, general professional nursing practices and the security and control of medical supplies and medications and dispensing thereof
- Effective supervision
- Basic staff development principles necessary for training subordinate staff
- Professional nursing methods and techniques
- Applying and interpreting state and agency laws and regulations governing geriatric nursing practices
- Developing and carrying out patient care plans within a team nursing concept
- Supervision and leadership
- Listen, observe, assess and respond to medical emergencies
- Respond to medical issues/inquiries in a professional manner
- Work with professional and non-professional staff to ensure health and safety of residents
- One or more years of Skilled Nursing Facility or Long-Term Care Experience preferred.
- Current or temporary license to practice as a RN nurse in the State of Arizona
- The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
- Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Health and dental insurance
- Retirement plan
- Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
- Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
- Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
Temporary Supervisor - Phoenix, AZ, United States - State of Arizona
Description
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES
For Veterans and those who care for them.
REGISTERED NURSING SUPERVISOR
DAY SHIFT
Arizona State Veterans' Home - Phoenix
Why not come and join Arizona Department of Veterans' Service's team in Phoenix?
The Nursing Supervisor provides supervisory and clinical nursing oversight to include overall direction of nursing operations during an assigned shift of duty.
This position makes rounds to ensure proper level and quality of care and compliance with facility policies and procedures and State, Federal and VA regulations.
The Nursing Supervisor responds to and takes appropriate action in emergency situations and is responsible for supervising nursing staff assigned to the shift including orientation, training, performance appraisals and discipline, as needed.
The employee in this position will learn, implement and monitor Arizona Management System (AMS) methods and will use AMS concepts and tools for problem solving and continuous work/process improvements and efficiencies.
The Nursing Supervisor incorporates a cultural focus on Veteran/Member centered care in the performance of job duties.As a Nursing Supervisor you will:
Retirement: