Nursing Supervisor RN/PT - Innovation

Job DetailsJob Location: · Manassas Health & Rehab Center - MANASSAS, VA 20109 · Position Type: · Part TimeJOB SUMMARY: · The Unit Manager coordinates, manages, evaluates, and is accountable for 24-hour patient care, activities, nursing personnel, and unit operations on a designa ...

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location:
Manassas Health & Rehab Center - MANASSAS, VA 20109

Position Type:

Part TimeJOB SUMMARY:

The Unit Manager coordinates, manages, evaluates, and is accountable for 24-hour patient care, activities, nursing personnel, and unit operations on a designated unit.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Administrative:

• Promotes and maintains an effective working relationship with physician/physician extenders, lab, and pharmacy to ensure proper and safe care of patients.
• Promotes and maintains an effective working relationship with nursing personnel, other departments, patients, families, and visitors.
• Demonstrates and ensures customer service standards are being met when interacting with employees, patients, and the general public. Addresses, complaints and follow-up as needed.
• Exhibits a professional demeanor, serving as a role model for licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants.
• Is knowledgeable of and participates in the Center's Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program.
• Provides input on qualifications and staffing levels needed to meet the needs of the patients.
• Monitors employee's adherence to organization policies and procedures (e.g., absenteeism, dress code, etc.).
• Conducts monthly unit meeting with nursing personnel and communicates information and changes in Center policy and procedures when indicated. Provides in-service training as needed.
• Actively supports all Service Excellence Initiatives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS – Clinical

• Checks schedule each day to ensure adequate staffing. Assigns and delegates nursing personnel responsibilities for licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel.
• Evaluates and assesses patients on a regular basis. Ensures significant changes of the patient's condition are reported to the physician/physician extender and legal representative.
• Monitors to ensure that nursing documentation is appropriate, concise, and timely.
• Keeps the Director of Nursing, or designee informed of the status of patients and other related matters.
• Keeps the Director of Nursing, or designee informed of personnel concerns.
• Makes rounds with physicians/physician extenders as indicated to provide pertinent information regarding the patients care and condition and follows through with the physician/physician orders.
• Reviews physician/physician extender's orders, lab reports, and pharmacy contacts regarding any changes in medication.
• Communicates with family members regarding patients care and/or condition.
• Completes incident/accident reports, investigates, and conducts appropriate follow through regarding allegations of abuse or neglect, family/patient concerns and reported incidents/accidents involving nursing personnel.

a. Reports allegations of abuse/neglect, incidents/accidents to the Director of Nursing or designee.
b.

Ensures notification regarding allegations of abuse/neglect, and other instances of incidents/accidents to the physician/physician extender and the patient's legal representative.

• Ensures medications are administered according to physician/physician extender orders and consistent with current standards of practice.
• Assists licensed nurses with blood draws, initiating IV therapy and performing other standard nursing procedures or treatments when necessary.
• Reviews medication records for completeness, accuracy in the transcription of physician/physician extender orders and reviews adherence to stop-orders.
• Updates the daily patient Roster/Matrix.
• Participates in patient care conferences.
• Participates in center committees as assigned.
• Evaluates patients' status and unit activities at the beginning of the shift and ensures appropriate level of nursing personnel to care for patients.
• Performs frequent rounds on unit to evaluate nursing personnel performance and oversight of direct care performance.
• Validates adequate inventory and working condition of clinical supplies and equipment.
• Ensures patient assessments and care plans are reviewed/revised as indicated.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications1. Licensed nurse in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.

• Previous nursing management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.
• Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, working and frequently pulling, pushing, and bending
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at a time
• Must be able to move 150 pounds with assistance