RN Supervisor - Per Diem Night (only)

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY To ensure in collaboration with the Nurse Manager that each neighborhood provide safe, appropriate and goal-directed care and to provide support and direct nursing staff. To be familiar with all policies and procedures. Be able to seek appropriate guidance as needed. Work in collaboration with medical doctors in emergent situations and support and promote family centered care and maintain effective communication with family members. The ideal candidate has strong clinical skills in change management, emotional intelligence and demonstrated leadership experience in a residential or behavioral health setting.

JOB FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position. Understands and promotes Elizabeth Seton Children’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure application with organizational policies and procedures. Demonstrates professionalism and flexibility in all situations and encounters.

Represents the Children’s Center knowledgably and with dignity when interacting with visitors or in the community. Creates and maintains an atmosphere of safety, warmth and support which encourages residents/families and staff to achieve their full potential. Provides staff with supervision, support and guidance necessary to implement nursing theory and practice and provide safe, appropriate goal directed care. Performs clinical evaluation for the physician on site and reports clinical findings for medical decisions.

Guides and supervises the nursing staff in the delivery of nursing care, to ensure continuity of care and to evaluate the quality of total care provided on the evening and night tours of duty. Provides accurate, objective and thorough endorsement of resident status to oncoming management and to clinical status meetings when scheduled Initiates investigations of care issues and family concerns in a timely and thorough manner. This includes, but is not limited to, incident reports, medication errors and abuse and neglect reporting. Collaborate with Nurse Manager, supervise and support nursing staff, including performance evaluations, coaching and counseling.

Interprets policies and procedures for nursing staff and other services. Provides education and training as needed regarding policy and procedure. Provides input to Team Leaders on a regular basis regarding employee performance on their shift, and intervenes as necessary to provide coaching, counseling and/or progressive discipline. When providing same follows all rules of regulations of the Center, the SDOH and the 1199 bargaining unit. Takes responsibility to arrange coverage for scheduled shift if unable to provide coverage as planned…

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