NURSING SUPERVISOR - HOME CARE

*Shift Requirements: (4) 10 hour shifts Friday - Monday 8:00am-6:30pm with On Call responsibilities*

Job Summary:
The Nurse Supervisor assists the Nurse Manager with the nurse manager daily tasks. Home visits may be required. The Nurse Supervisor plays a crucial role in the Home Health team by assisting the nurse manager in overseeing and supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care. The Nurse Supervisor provides leadership and support to Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Nursing Assistants (NAs), while also engaging directly with patients and their families to offer education, support, and emotional care. Serves as a lead resource for their licensed discipline.

Job Duties:

• Address and resolve staffing or patient care issues in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the assignment of clinical staff to patient care after reviewing the Client Information Form.
• Ensure clinical staff assigned is competent in all areas of care ordered by the physician.
• Assist clerical staff with patient care concerns.
• Maintain working relationship with MD office staff for clerical updates and patient care concerns/documentation.
• Review OASIS documentation and patient admission paperwork to ensure accuracy, completeness, appropriateness of scheduled services and timely completion.
• Participates in weekly case conferences.
• Participates in any QA programs as needed.
• Conducts themselves as a role model for agency staff.
• May assist the Clinical Manager in completing the written annual evaluation of the field staff RNs and HHAs.
• Follows all Avow/AmeriCare policies and procedures and safeguards the privacy of patient protected health information.
• All other duties as assigned.

Core Values:
Integrity: We are honest, hardworking, fiscally responsible professionals driven solely by the wellbeing of our patients, their loved ones, and the communities we serve.

Education: We believe it is important not only to serve the community but to educate community members about our services and the role we play through lifes transitions.

Collaboration: We know we cannot achieve everything we want without working together with each other, with our healthcare partners, and with the community.

Innovation: We embrace change and are always looking at creative ways to solve problems and serve new populations.

Celebration: We believe in the importance of celebrating life and relationships.

Education/Experience:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed in the state of Florida. Minimum of two years of medical/surgical nursing experience, preferably in home health. Exhibit exceptional leadership capabilities.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Valid Florida Drivers License.
Valid nursing license in the state of Florida
Valid/current CPR certification

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Occupational Exposure Category I

Compensation and Benefits:
This is only a summary of our employee benefits; it is subject to change.

• Medical insurance (PPO) with prescription drug co-pay or HDHP w/HSA
• Supplemental Benefits (hospital confinement, accident and/or cancer)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and accidental death/dismemberment insurance (company paid)
• Long term care insurance (company paid)
• Retirement savings plan (TSA/403(b) matching program)
• Short and long term disability insurance (company paid)
• LegalShield (identity protection and more)
• Bereavement leave for family and pets
• Direct deposit
• Credit union availability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off
• Mileage reimbursement
• In-house continuing education opportunities
• Discounted membership at local area Fitness Center
• Tuition reimbursement
• Other employer-sponsored activities

Avow is a Tobacco Free Organization which includes but is not limited to cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vaping, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and loose tobacco smoked via pipe or hookah. And due to the above, Avow will only hire Nicotine Free individuals.