What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Weekend Supervisor position at Bowling Green?
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:
- Supervise nursing unit including scheduling and directing nursing staff.
- Coordinate effective use of personnel, supplies, equipment, and facilities; obtain medications and medical records to provide
- Contact physicians as necessary and ensure physician interventions are timely and appropriate; ensure appropriate
- Review staffing patterns and census of nursing units; reassign personnel when necessary to ensure residents needs and
- Investigate complaints and take necessary action to resolve problems.
- Responsible during the shift for the total nursing care of residents in the assigned unit.
- Assumes responsibility for compliance with Federal, State, Local, and company regulations.
- Explains procedures and treatments and care plan to residents.
- Transcribes physician’s orders to resident charts, 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 resident’s response
- Receives/gives report from/to nurse he/she is relieving/coming on and records sufficient information and implements
- Follows established procedures for charting and reporting all reports of incident/accidents for residents and employees.
- Conducts frequent rounds to evaluate effectiveness of care delivery. Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of
- Prepares equipment and aids Physician during treatment and examination of resident.
- Observes resident, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or Physician of resident’s condition
- Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess the condition of
- Responds to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
- Assists in completion of the care plans (acute and long term) and is involved in the care conference as deemed necessary.
- Participates, reports to DON/ Administrator and conducts (as appropriate) investigations related to any alleged abuse.
- Ensures that the progress notes are reflective of the care plan and that the approaches on the care plan are being followed.
- Assures that team is aware of the resident care plan, and ensure personnel refer to the care plan prior to administering care.
- Monitors that documentation is completed daily. Takes reports from nursing staff to facilitate accurate documentation in
- Responsible for all other RN duties as required.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
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