Nursing Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS

Graduated of an accredited school of nursing and licensed by the state of NJ as a RN. Current CPR or certified within 90 days of hire Other certifications may be required for other areas of the organization POSITION SUMMARY: The Unit Manager assumes responsibility for a specific unit or area within the organization to include assessment, medication, distribution, treatment clinical documentation, and supervision of Nursing Staff and other staff as needed.

PART I: JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS

1. Audits immunization weekly on all guests.
2. Completes admission chart audit on all admissions.
3. Submits high cost meds report- ex: Lovenox, ARixtra, Epogen, Procrit and Aranes.
4. Ensures narcotic Med Refill and Back up med are refilled and maintenance.
5. Reviews admission order for accuracy.
6. Monitors clinical issues or any staffing issues and all other assigned project as needed.
7. Inputs the 24 hour report electronically on unit. Set up the discharge instructions on all the floors : (11-7 shift only)
8. In-services nursing staff as needed.
9. Completes nursing acuity report daily.
10. Responsible for weekly med room maintenance-returnables expired item,over the counter and monitors refrigerator items.
11. Completes psychotropic summary every 1 st Weekend of the month. Follow up with the nurses as needed.
12. Sends wound report in a timely manner. Ensures that follow up documentation is completed and accurate.
13. Performs skin assessment weekly. Ensure that follow up on all documentation and all intervention are in place.
14. Completes infection control report as required.
15. Develops care plan on all guests with facility acquired infection and nosocomial infection.
16. Prepare reports for quarterly meeting as needed.
17. Completes fall incident reports. Follows up with proper documentation and care plan.
18. Prepares investigation report for falls with injury and ensure all documentation is in place as per regulatory agency (State and Ombudsman Standards).
19. Review and corrects all hot files /folder were reviewed by the unit clerk for medical records.
20. Audits High Cost Med list –example Lovenox-duration and submits report.
21. Monitors high cost med usage-Therapeutic Interchange and Per Diem Exclusion List. I. PERFORMS ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO:
22. Skin
23. Cardiac
24. Respiratory
25. GI
26. Neurological
27. Muscular Skeletal
28. Renal
29. Pain II. ACCURATELY DOCUMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING FORMS:
30. Ambulation/Restorative care
31. Pyschotropic Monitoring
32. Pain Management
33. Pressure Ulcer Management/skin assessment
34. Fall Prevention Strategies
35. Antibiotic documentation
36. Incidents/accident
37. Nurses Note day 1-5 and day 6 -Discharge Documentation. III. ACCURATELYAND TIMELY COMPLETION OF NURSING ASSESSMENT AND DATA COLLECTION UPON ADMISSION:
38. Fall Risk assessment
39. Side Rail screen
40. Braden Scale
41. Bowel and Bladder
42. Elopement Risk Profile
43. Pain Evaluation
44. Smoking Evaluation
45. Data collection
46. Immunization Record Sheet IV. CONTACTS PHYSICIAN FOR ADMISSION ORDERS:
47. Reconciles medications
48. Documents legibly onto POS
49. Read back and verifies Telephone Orders
50. Make appropriate referrals
51. Transcribes all orders.
52. Fax back (new admissions) V. RESPONDS TO EMERGENCY CODES:
53. Amber
54. Blue
55. Grey
56. Red
57. Silver
58. Orange
59. Yellow
60. Triage
61. Clear PART II. FACILITY –WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES & STANDARDS EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO:
62. Speak English in patient care areas.
63. Attend mandatory and scheduled In-services/meetings.
64. Arrive to work on time as scheduled
65. Demonstrate ability to work with others cooperatively.
66. Demonstrate flexibility in assignment to meet resident/family needs.
67. Wear ID appropriately at all times.