What are the responsibilities and job description for the CNA SUPERVISOR position at JASPER GENERAL HOSPITAL?
Night shift position 7am-7pm
Job Summary: The CNA Supervisor will assist the Nursing Supervisor with orientating and training new CNA employees and act as a liaison between the Nursing Supervisor and the Activities Supervisor on staffing needs and CNA patient care. The CNA Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and providing direct resident care including nursing/clinical care, personal, nutritional, social and restorative care in the ADHC operations and other areas throughout the program as appropriate.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Delegate tasks to Direct Care staff
- Take Call
- Ensure timely response by CNAs to resident's needs, mealtime, fluids and meal recording
- Monitor and perform consistent safety practices
- Implement direct care staff adherence to all agency policies and procedures
- Ensure direct care staff documentation is completed accurately and timely
- Assist with staff development and skills review
- Meet with Management team monthly
- Provide direct client care and other related duties as assigned by the Nursing Supervisor
- Assist Nursing Supervisor/ADON with coordinating vacation/sick requests to ensure appropriate coverage
- Act as the first level, go to person for direct care staff regarding issues
- Provide first level support as a patient services liaison to research issues surrounding complaints and communicate findings to manager
- Facilitate the orientation and training of new direct care staff
- Assist patients with concern and empathy
- Respect patient confidentiality and privacy
- Communicate in a courteous and respectful fashion
- Anticipate patient issues to circumvent challenges and deliver unsurpassed patient experience
- Prioritize tasks to ensure optimum services to residents as requests and needs change
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Valid CNA license
- Proven CNA knowledge and leadership
- Minimum two years experience as a CNA
