Job Description

The purpose of your job position is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by the Nursing Services staff on weekends, and provide direct nursing care to the residents, in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services (DON) or Assistant Director of Nursing Services (ADON) to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Specific Requirements

• Oversee the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Services staff assigned to you, and ensure their performance is aligned in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.

• Ensure the staff complies with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Services Procedures Manual.

• Ensure that staff performs the functions outlined in their respective job descriptions.

• Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.

• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained.

• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to the staff assigned to you, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required.

• Must clear the criminal background check, be in good standing with the Texas Misconduct Registry, and must not appear on the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university, or be a graduate of an approved RN program.

Experience

• At least three (3) years of nursing experience in long-term care is required. At least two (2) years of supervisory experience preferred.

• Working knowledge of computers, including Internet, keyboard, and mouse navigation is required.