RN Supervisor

Current CPR or certified within 90 days of hire

Other certifications may be required for other areas of the organization

Position

Summary

The RN 11-7 Supervisor assumes responsibility for the nursing staff of facility during the 11-7 shift. This includes patient assessments, medication distribution, treatment, clinical documentation, and supervision of Nursing Staff and other staff as needed.

Part i: job responsibilities and standards

• Audits immunization weekly on all guests.

• Completes admission chart audit on all admissions.

• Submits high cost meds report- ex: Lovenox, ARixtra, Epogen, Procrit and Aranes.

• Ensures narcotic Med Refill and Back up med are refilled and maintenance.

• Reviews admission order for accuracy.

• Monitors clinical issues or any staffing issues and all other assigned project as needed.

• Inputs the 24 hour report electronically on unit. Set up the discharge instructions on all the floors : (11-7 shift only)

• In-services nursing staff as needed.

• Completes nursing acuity report daily.

• Responsible for weekly med room maintenance-returnables expired item,over the counter and monitors refrigerator items.

• Completes psychotropic summary every 1 st Weekend of the month. Follow up with the nurses as needed.

• Sends wound report in a timely manner. Ensures that follow up documentation is completed and accurate.

• Performs skin assessment weekly. Ensure that follow up on all documentation and all intervention are in place.

• Completes infection control report as required.

• Develops care plan on all guests with facility acquired infection and nosocomial infection.

• Prepare reports for quarterly meeting as needed.

• Completes fall incident reports. Follows up with proper documentation and care plan.

• Prepares investigation report for falls with injury and ensure all documentation is in place as per regulatory agency (State and Ombudsman Standards).

• Review and corrects all hot files /folder were reviewed by the unit clerk for medical records.

• Audits High Cost Med list –example Lovenox-duration and submits report.

• Monitors high cost med usage-Therapeutic Interchange and Per Diem Exclusion List.

• PERFORMS ASSESSMENTS/BMS RELATED TO:

• Skin

• Cardiac

• Respiratory

• GI

• Neurological

• Muscular Skeletal

• Renal

• Pain

Ii. accurately documents on the following forms

• Ambulation/Restorative care

• Pyschotropic Monitoring

• Pain Management

• Pressure Ulcer Management/skin assessment

• Fall Prevention Strategies

• Antibiotic documentation

• Incidents/accident

• Nurses Note day 1-5 and day 6 -Discharge Documentation.

Iii. accuratelyand timely completion of nursing assessment and data

Collection upon admission

• Fall Risk assessment

• Side Rail screen

• Braden Scale

• Bowel and Bladder

• Elopement Risk Profile

• Pain Evaluation

• Smoking Evaluation

• Data collection

• Immunization Record Sheet

IV. contacts physician for admission orders

• Reconciles medications

• Documents legibly onto POS

• Read back and verifies Telephone Orders

• Make appropriate referrals

• Transcribes all orders.

• Fax back (new admissions)

Employee is required to

• Speak English in patient care areas.

• Attend mandatory and scheduled In-services/meetings.

• Arrive to work on time as scheduled

• Demonstrate ability to work with others cooperatively.

• Demonstrate flexibility in assignment to meet resident/family needs.

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