RN Supervisor 2nd

Description

BE A PART OF A FAMILY, NOT JUST AN EMPLOYEE!

NO MANDATING

BENEFITS FOR PART TIME AND FULL TIME

Seeking caring compassionate, qualified RN. As an RN Supervisor at Garvey Manor you will have the opportunity to get to know your residents and lead your team of LPN’s and CNA's, while working alongside a competent and caring nursing staff. At Garvey Manor, employment is not just a job. We view our work as a ministry, an extension of the Carmelite Sisters Mission of caring for our residents.

We, the employees of Garvey Manor, have been chosen to share the love of Christ with our residents. By offering our love, concern and hope to them and to each other, we show our dedication to respect the value and dignity of life. Quality of life and quality of care are guided by the values of the Christian faith in the Carmelite tradition.

God has blessed us with a gift and a responsibility a ministry of love and kinship. We are rewarded with smiles, laughter, affection, wisdom, appreciation and personal fulfillment.

We believe our services have become a ministry, renewing us to return God's riches in the work of our hands

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Direct Care

• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician, verifying the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment.
• Communicate effectively and use appropriate interventions when providing care for residents with behavioral health issues, including dementia.
• Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary and in accordance with established procedures.
• You will be responsible for your unit/shift to ensure that the nursing staff are providing proper care and performing work assignments properly. You will also be responsible to ensure training is giving when needed to staff, and provide training if necessary.
• Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such assignments.
• Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and consistently and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, gender, religion, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Participate in the orientation of new residents/families to the facility.
• Monitor direct nursing care provided by the nurse aides and/or trainees to ensure that each resident’s plan of care is being followed.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to ensure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Complete Direct Care and help all Staff as needed
• Participate in and receive nursing report at the start and end of your shift.
• Review physician orders and ensure proper follow through is completed.

Education:        Must have successfully completed an accredited practical nurse or registered nurse training program.

Experience:     None required; on-the-job training provided.
                        Long-term care experience preferred.

Certificates & Licenses:  Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN or RN in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  May work under a practice permit as allowed by law.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Works in nursing care areas and other areas as required, as well as throughout the facility.
• May work in confined or small areas.
• Moves frequently during work hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with residents, family members, personnel, visitors, volunteers, business associates, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, visitors, etc.
• Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Attends and participates in continuing education programs.
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, and other air contaminants.
• Communicates with departmental personnel and other personnel as required.
• Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily when necessary.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Accountability: Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her own actions.

Assertiveness/ Initiative/Judgment: Able to act in a self-confident manner to complete an assignment or to defend a position or idea. Able to make independent decisions to solve a problem or meet a goal while following facility procedures.

Constructive Communication: Able to speak, write, listen and understand effectively with others.

Coaching/Mentoring/Development/Training: Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others develop and strengthen specific knowledge and skill areas. May require ability to present information publicly.

Education and Learning: Able to participate in learning activities to obtain required skills.

Leadership: Able to organize, direct, and influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to use resident and facility resources to reach optimal outcomes. Make decisions, encourage others, and promote positive spirit.

Mission-Oriented: Able to provide care/services in a manner supportive of the Mission and Philosophy of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm.

Organized and Resourceful: Adaptable to change, creative/innovative, detail-oriented, conscientious of resident/facility property, self-directed, efficient, able to work under pressure.

Team Player: Considerate, empathetic, hospitable, able to work with and collaborate with others, patient, respectful of individual rights and diversity, service-oriented while following facility procedures.

Work Ethic: Able to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards. Honest, loyal, mission-oriented, reliable, responsible, and aware of safety requirements.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Must have successfully completed an accredited practical nurse or registered nurse training program.

Experience: None required; on-the-job training provided.
Long-term care experience preferred.

Certificates & Licenses: Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN or RN in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. May work under a practice permit as allowed by law.

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0-2.5 hrs/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33%-66% of the time (2.5 5.5 hrs/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hrs/day)

OTHER PHYSICAL/SENSORY REQUIREMENTS (with or without the aid of mechanical devices)

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a residents condition.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by policies of this facility which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Works in nursing care areas and other areas as required, as well as throughout the facility.
• May work in confined or small areas.
• Moves frequently during work hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with residents, family members, personnel, visitors, volunteers, business associates, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, visitors, etc.
• Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions (severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
• Attends and participates in continuing education programs.
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the work day, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, and other air contaminants.
• Communicates with departmental personnel and other personnel as required.
• Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily when necessary.
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.