Salary: $37.70 Hourly
Location : Health Care Center 1051 Clark St. Reedsburg, WI 53959
Job Type: Non-Exempt
Job Number: 2112
Department: Health Care Center
Opening Date: 01/02/2024
Closing Date: 6/30/2024 11:59 PM Central
Description

The purpose of the Registered Nurse Supervisor is to direct register nursing services at the Sauk County Health Care Center.
Schedule Openings: 1415-2245 OR 2230-0700
Essential Duties

• Promote or restore resident's health by monitoring and recording vital signs.

• Provide physical and psychological support to residents and their families.

• Promote resident's independence by establishing a resident centered model approach to all aspects of nursing care.

• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards of practice; measuring health outcomes against resident's goals and standards; following nursing home's philosophy and standards of care set by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act and any other governing agency.

• Administer prescribed treatments and medications to residents by all approved routes while monitoring for resident's physical and mental response to medications and treatments.

• Assist with admission of new residents by determining resident's special nursing needs and assigns tasks to Registered Nurses (RNs).

• Accompany physicians on medical rounds and update physicians regarding resident's medical conditions.

• Train, direct, monitor, advise, evaluate, promote and discipline RNs, LPNs, and CNAs.

• Document resident information into the Electronic Charting System (ECS) to provide continuity of care and will also enter information into the Minimum Data Set (MDS) system as needed and/or requested.

• Assist in developing resident care plans and assures adherence by the interdisciplinary team on a daily basis.

Additional Tasks

• Supervise emergency preparedness drills.

• Record weekly and/or monthly resident progress or change in condition.

• Prepare accident/incident reports for residents and staff.

• Assist residents with transfers, repositioning, and ADLs, and help to answer call lights on the unit in a timely manner.

• Transcribe physician orders.

• Account for narcotics and resident money and valuables.

• And other duties as assigned.

Minimum Training and Education
Required: Associate's degree in Nursing
4 years of nursing experience
Licenses/Certifications: Registered Nursing (RN) License
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing
1 year of nursing experience
Nursing experience with the geriatric population
Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
Become a part of the Sauk County team!
Sauk County offers an exceptional, comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, eleven paid holidays, and a generous pension plan through the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). Additional voluntary life, supplemental, dental, vision, accident, and short-term disability plans are available as well as deferred compensation. Further benefits include vacation and sick leave accrual and a wellness program.
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