EL Weekend Supervisor

Description

Job Summary:

The Enhanced Living Weekend Supervisor is delegated the responsibility and accountability for supporting his/her assigned team members during his/her shift in addition to the Enhanced Living Director of Nursing, Enhanced Living  Clinical Manager, and/or other Enhanced Living Leadership members. This person provides clinical support to all neighborhoods as needed. The Enhanced Living Weekend Supervisor promotes a holistic approach to care while placing emphasis on elder-directed and quality focused outcomes. This position guides the clinical team and coordinates communications between neighborhood nurses and Enhanced Living Director of Nursing.

Job Standards:

• Follow/adhere to the Code of Conduct

• Follow/adhere to organization, federal/state regulations and guidelines, including Resident Rights 

• Maintain neatness, cleanliness, good personal hygiene, and a well-groomed appearance, adhering to dress code of the department

• Perform duties of job without posing a threat to the health and safety of themselves or others

• Maintain sound mental and physical health and strength

• Must be free of communicable diseases

• Exhibit the Core Values of Messiah Lifeways 

• Follow team standards of the neighborhoods

• Exhibit core competencies of Person Centered Community Minded culture 

• Familiar with the needs and characteristics of residents in a personal care setting

• Able to be flexible for occasional weekend and evening work

• Assume accountability for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the assigned duties and within his or her span of control

• Will assume responsibility to ensure secure handling of information, and will adhere to HIPAA Privacy and Security standards

• Recognize your role as part of the QAPI efforts of your organization and attend training to build understanding and capacity to undertake QAPI work

• Carry out QAPI roles and responsibilities as assigned

• Look for and share with leadership ideas for improvement in the organization

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the day-to-day clinical operations of assigned neighborhoods, and keeps the clinical functions of neighborhoods running smoothly, under the direction of the Enhanced Living Director of Nursing

• Able and willing as needed to perform all job responsibilities as outlined within Enhanced Living Nurse job description

• Support nurses and med tech functions to assist them to achieve their potential in development and delivery of resident directed quality care, as it relates clinically 

• Collaborate with Enhanced Living Social Workers/Neighborhood Managers, and/or Welcome Center in conjunction with the Enhanced Living Director of Nursing and Clinical Manager to assist with new admissions, transfers, and discharges 

• Contribute to the development of team member training with the Enhanced Living Staff Development Coordinator and Enhanced Living Director of Nursing 

• Attend meetings in conjunction with job responsibilities 

• Exercise competent support with clinical team members in neighborhoods 

• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions, performance reviews, and termination of team members within assigned neighborhoods

• Responsible for dealing with urgent personnel matters in neighborhoods when Enhanced Living leadership team members are not available 

• Ensure regulatory compliance by encouraging appropriate record keeping, as it relates to medical documentation, medical charts, and medical practices in the neighborhoods 

• Ensure that medication audits, Glucometer Calibrations, EMAR documentation, Fall Records, and all other quality assurance records are up to date through routine monitoring of records

• Assist with wound management needs in conjunction with the Clinical Manager 

• Assist with quality management as it relates to re-hospitalization initiatives as well as completing the tabulating of incident reports 

• Assist with identifying patterns of unsafe resident environments and/or physical decline

• Assist with training/re-educating of team members, and/or Rehab services to benefit residents

• Assist to evaluate residents who would benefit from a rehab perspective and initiate services of physical, occupational and/or speech therapy to improve residents' level of functioning

• Assist Staff Development Coordinator by ensuring that team member training and in-service records are organized, recorded and being monitored, especially as it relates to EMARs and medical charts 

• Provide input to the Director of Nursing to assist with the completion of the annual nurse and HIA performance reviews

• Provide on-the-floor time and coverage as needed

• Assist with the team member schedule

• Periodically meet with new neighborhood residents to assess customer satisfaction and if their needs are met 

• Welcome residents to neighborhood and ensure the clinical team is providing orientation of programs and policies 

• Follow emergency procedures, respond rapidly and appropriately to emergencies ensuring the safety of the residents and team members

• Follow proper procedures and promote safe work practices in order to maintain a safe working environment

• Maintain confidentiality regarding resident information must be maintained in strict confidence, as well as other information pertaining to the business of Messiah Lifeways 

• Technology Skills 

  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 

  • Demonstrated proficiency in data management 

  • Demonstrated proficiency in the use of G Suite and e-mail 

  • Demonstrated proficiency to browse the web to locate work-related information 

• Person Centered Community Minded Core Competencies included the following:

• Function as facilitator at community/neighborhood meetings demonstrating:

  • Active listening

  • Conflict facilitation

  • Consensus building

  • Effective communication

  • Compassionate honesty

  • Mentoring

•  Regularly coordinate Enhanced Living Leadership team dialog

  • Emphasis shared leadership

  • Emphasis on frequent informal change generating meetings

• Regularly participate in neighborhood functions, visibly leading the community

  • Meals

  • Community life events

  • Family meetings and support plan meetings

• Demonstrate ability to build consensus, relationships, and to empower community members through:

  • Active leadership

  • Collaboration with other community areas

  • Participation in community events

  • Representing the Enhanced Living Leadership team at key meetings and conferences

• Homebuilding

• Person-Centered, Elder-Directed, Quality Focused

• Leadership

• Critical Thinking

• Taking the Initiative

• Learning and Teaching Centered

• Community Builder

• Conflict Facilitation

• Interpersonal Sensitivity and Communication Skills

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Make clinical decisions based on departmental policies and procedures

• Demonstrate leadership and effective communication skills 

• Demonstrate ability to set and achieve goals

• Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm

Education/Experience:

• LPN/RN licensed in Pennsylvania

• Certified in CPR by an approved program that meets state and federal regulation

• Previous supervisory experience, required

• Three (3) years nursing experience with a minimum of one (1) year in gerontology preferred

Salary : $26 - $38