Registered Nurse/ Weekend Supervisor - Rose Mountain Care Center
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
About the Job
The RN Supervisor assumes responsibility for the center, include assessment, medication, distribution, treatment clinical documentation, and supervision of Nursing Staff and other staff as needed. Works closely with the ADON and DON to ensure the the safety and well being of the residents.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduated of an accredited school of nursing and licensed by the state of NJ as a RN.
Current CPR or certified within 90 days of hire
Other certifications may be required for other areas of the organization
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Unit Manager assumes responsibility for a specific unit or area within the organization to
include assessment, medication, distribution, treatment clinical documentation, and
supervision of Nursing Staff and other staff as needed.
PART I: JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS
1. Audits immunization weekly on all guests.
2. Completes admission chart audit on all admissions.
3. Submits high cost meds report- ex: Lovenox, ARixtra, Epogen, Procrit and Aranes.
4. Ensures narcotic Med Refill and Back up med are refilled and maintenance.
5. Reviews admission order for accuracy.
6. Monitors clinical issues or any staffing issues and all other assigned project as needed.
7. Inputs the 24 hour report electronically on unit. Set up the discharge instructions on all the
floors : (11-7 shift only)
8. In-services nursing staff as needed.
9. Completes nursing acuity report daily.
10. Responsible for weekly med room maintenance-returnables expired item,over the counter
and monitors refrigerator items.
11. Completes psychotropic summary every 1 st Weekend of the month. Follow up with the
nurses as needed.
12. Sends wound report in a timely manner. Ensures that follow up documentation is
completed and accurate.
13. Performs skin assessment weekly. Ensure that follow up on all documentation and all
intervention are in place.
14. Completes infection control report as required.
15. Develops care plan on all guests with facility acquired infection and nosocomial infection.
16. Prepare reports for quarterly meeting as needed.
17. Completes fall incident reports. Follows up with proper documentation and care plan.
18. Prepares investigation report for falls with injury and ensure all documentation is in place
as per regulatory agency (State and Ombudsman Standards).
19. Review and corrects all hot files /folder were reviewed by the unit clerk for medical
records.
20. Audits High Cost Med list –example Lovenox-duration and submits report.
21. Monitors high cost med usage-Therapeutic Interchange and Per Diem Exclusion List.
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I. PERFORMS ASSESSMENTS RELATED TO:
1. Skin
2. Cardiac
3. Respiratory
4. GI
5. Neurological
6. Muscular Skeletal
7. Renal
8. Pain
II. ACCURATELY DOCUMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING FORMS:
1. Ambulation/Restorative care
2. Pyschotropic Monitoring
3. Pain Management
4. Pressure Ulcer Management/skin assessment
5. Fall Prevention Strategies
6. Antibiotic documentation
7. Incidents/accident
8. Nurses Note day 1-5 and day 6 -Discharge Documentation.
III. ACCURATELYAND TIMELY COMPLETION OF NURSING ASSESSMENT AND DATA
COLLECTION UPON ADMISSION:
1. Fall Risk assessment
2. Side Rail screen
3. Braden Scale
4. Bowel and Bladder
5. Elopement Risk Profile
6. Pain Evaluation
7. Smoking Evaluation
8. Data collection
9. Immunization Record Sheet
IV. CONTACTS PHYSICIAN FOR ADMISSION ORDERS:
1. Reconciles medications
2. Documents legibly onto POS
3. Read back and verifies Telephone Orders
4. Make appropriate referrals
5. Transcribes all orders.
6. Fax back (new admissions)
V. RESPONDS TO EMERGENCY CODES:
1. Amber
2. Blue
3. Grey
4. Red
5. Silver
6. Orange
7. Yellow
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8. Triage
9. Clear
PART II. FACILITY –WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES & STANDARDS
EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO:
1. Speak English in patient care areas.
2. Attend mandatory and scheduled In-services/meetings.
3. Arrive to work on time as scheduled
4. Demonstrate ability to work with others cooperatively.
5. Demonstrate flexibility in assignment to meet resident/family needs.