YAZOO CITY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE

Summary

The primary purpose of your job position is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during your tour of duty. Such supervision must be 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, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Responsibilities

• Receives report on patient/resident status from previous shift, evaluates and ensures resources in place to meet needs
• Makes physical rounds assessing quality of care, intervening with provision of care and interacting with care givers and patients/residents
• May administer medication/treatments as prescribed.
• Supervises charge nurses, aides, and other providers of care in carrying out their responsibility (medication pass, nursing care, documentation, treatments, supervision) 
• Assesses and monitors to verify patient/residents’ needs are met and policies and procedures are followed.
• Provides empathetic communication to families, patient/residents regarding change of condition and in response to care concerns 
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• Valid registration as an RN in the state of Practice
• Completion of relevant state Board of Nursing approved.

Benefits:

• Excellent wage benefits package
• Competitive wages
• Opportunity to make a difference in the community