What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weekend LPN Supervisor position at Galerie Management?
Summary:
The Wellness Nurse is responsible for managing and addressing resident care needs
within the community. The Wellness Nurse will hire, train, supervise, and schedule the
Resident Assistants, CNAs, and CMAs. They will monitor resident care needs, alert the
Wellness Director when a resident has a change in condition, and address both
resident and family concerns.
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Plans, organizes, develops and assists in directing the overall operation of the community in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, and Galerie Management regulations and guidelines.
• Partners with Wellness Director by alerting to any change of condition of the resident including tracking incident reporting.
• Participates in the Move In process by completing initial assessments as requested by the Wellness Director.
• Communicates regularly with families through care plan meetings, emails, and phones calls.
• Acts as a resource and meets the families social and emotional needs while encouraging family involvement.
• Assists Wellness Director in monitoring employee hours worked and staffing patterns to assure the maximization of variable staffing.
• Understands and manages the department budget to include labor and other expenses and the impact on overall community performance.
• Assists in hiring, training, supervision, coaching, and discipline with all clinical associates.
• Completes the schedule for clinical associates and is on call as needed.
This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above
referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of
responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her
supervisor.
Summary:
The Wellness Nurse is responsible for managing and addressing resident care needs
within the community. The Wellness Nurse will hire, train, supervise, and schedule the
Resident Assistants, CNAs, and CMAs. They will monitor resident care needs, alert the
Wellness Director when a resident has a change in condition, and address both
resident and family concerns.
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Plans, organizes, develops and assists in directing the overall operation of the community in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, and Galerie Management regulations and guidelines.
• Partners with Wellness Director by alerting to any change of condition of the resident including tracking incident reporting.
• Participates in the Move In process by completing initial assessments as requested by the Wellness Director.
• Communicates regularly with families through care plan meetings, emails, and phones calls.
• Acts as a resource and meets the families social and emotional needs while encouraging family involvement.
• Assists Wellness Director in monitoring employee hours worked and staffing patterns to assure the maximization of variable staffing.
• Understands and manages the department budget to include labor and other expenses and the impact on overall community performance.
• Assists in hiring, training, supervision, coaching, and discipline with all clinical associates.
• Completes the schedule for clinical associates and is on call as needed.
This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above
referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of
responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her
supervisor.
Qualifications:Maintain a current active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License. A minimum of 3
years of clinical experience and a minimum of 2 years of people leadership experience;
or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge and Skills:
• Exhibit good time management and organization skills.
• Possess the ability to handle complex issues.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Express compassion for residents, staff and guests on a consistent basis.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing administration practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing nursing administration functions in an assisted living community.
• Must have the ability to implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the resident care department.