Job: Nurse Supervisor - RN/LPN

Supervises nursing personnel to deliver nursing care and within scope of practice coordinates care delivery, which will ensure that patient’s needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice through physician orders, center policies and procedures, and federal, state and local guidelines. Currently licensed as an LPN or RN.

General Nursing Care Responsibilities
• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the HCR Infection Control Manual.
• Understands, participates and assists in implementing the Q.A.A.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Practice Guide Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Notifies other Departments of patient changes, i.e., room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge, etc.
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Locates and uses emergency equipment when necessary.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.
• Transcribes physician’s orders to patient charts, cardex, medication/treatment cards and care plans, as required.
• Charts progress notes in an informative, factual manner that reflects the care administered as well as the patient’s response to care.
• Follows established procedure for charting and reporting all reports of incident/accidents (patients & employees).
• Identifies and reports changes in condition to supervisor, physician and family.
• Accurately identifies skin changes and follows HCR ManorCare skin management protocols.
• Orders and reports diagnostic tests timely.
• Conducts frequent rounds to evaluate effectiveness of care delivery.
• Orders supplies and charges for items ordered through Central Supply.
• Assures that an adequate supply of personal protective equipment are on hand and are available for staff to perform procedures that involve exposure to body/blood fluids.
• Counts narcotics at the beginning and completion of each shift with the nurse leaving and coming on to the shift.
• Follows Pharmacy policy and procedures for ordering and delivering medications.
• Coordinates patient rehabilitation program with therapies to ensure 24 hour rehabilitation needs are met.
• Participates in care planning with team and routine interventions.

• Currently licensed as RN/LPN/LVN in state.
• One year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• Lifting 50 pounds max. with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 20 pounds; Walking, standing, fingering, reaching, seeing, stooping, smelling, depth perception, color vision, pushing.

Must be able to execute the terms and conditions set forth in the HCR ManorCare Employee Handbook, including, but not limited to:
a. Works in a safety-conscious manner, which ensures that safe work practices are used in order not to pose a risk to self or others in the workplace. Reports any safety violations or hazards to supervisor
b. Complies with company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations
c. Adheres to policy on Drug-Free Workplace
d. Interacts in a tactful, diplomatic, and humanistic manner with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers to provide a safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective caring environment which ensures the self-respect, personal dignity, rights and physical safety of each patient and facility guest
e. Maintains a dependable attendance record and adheres to standards of cleanliness, grooming, hygiene, and dress code.
f. Takes positive action to ensure equal opportunity in the conduct of all business activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, age, national origin, disability, citizenship, veteran status or any other legally protected category.