RN/LPN WEEKEND NURSING SUPERVISOR

Avante at Boca Raton -

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a great career opportunity to gain invaluable experience? We invite you to join our dedicated team! We are currently looking for a Full-Time RN or LPN Weekend Supervisor to join our team.

Avante at Boca Raton is seeking a RN or LPN Weekend Supervisor to join our team of long-term care professionals. This is a vital role in a facility with a positive community reputation, a history of successful outcomes, and an experienced cohesive team.

This is a 144-bed skilled nursing facility, with an In-house therapy department.

This position is for EVERY WEEKEND 7-3 & 3-11.

At Avante, YOU are our greatest asset! We offer Registered Nurses the following benefits :

• Competitive wage
• Affordable Health Plan (Medical, Dental, Vison and Life insurance available)
• Great culture and work environment
• 401k (Matching)
• Flexible Scheduling We work with you!
• Daily Pay option
• Plus, more!

Responsiblities for this Role include :

Administrative Functions and Care Plan Assessment Functions :

• Assist the Director of Nursing in directing the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility;
• Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing department;

Ensure that reference material (i.e. PDR'S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses' stations are current.

Recommend written material that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of the resident;

Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.

• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual;
• Make written and oral reports / recommendations to the Director of Nursing as necessary / required, concerning the operation of the nursing department;
• Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions to the Director of Nursing;
• Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care;
• Participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing department;
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing;
• Implement plans of action to correct deficiencies within the nursing unit;
• Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required;
• Assist the Director of Nursing in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary;
• Meet with the nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the department's services, programs, and activities;
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents as required. Complete accident / incident reports as necessary;
• Participate in the development of written preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident as necessary;
• Participate in the development of a written plan of care (preliminary & comprehensive) for each resident that identifies the problems / needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished and which professional service is responsible for each element of care;
• Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs;
• Ensure that all personnel involved in providing care to the resident are aware of the resident's care plan. Ensure that nursing personnel refer to the resident's care plan prior to administering daily care to the resident;
• Review nurses' notes to determine if the care plan is being followed;
• Assist the Resident Assessment / Care Plan Coordinator in planning, scheduling, and revising the MDS, including the implementation of RAPs and Triggers;
• Interpret the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required;
• Review resident's medical and nursing treatments to ensure that they are provided in accordance with the resident's care plan and wishes;
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary;
• Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident / facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator;
• Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Director of Nursing or the Administrator;
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility's information system;
• Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times;

Perform all other duties as assigned.

Committee Functions

• Attend various committee meetings of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assessment, etc.) as required;
• Assist in preparing written and / or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committee(s) as directed;
• Provide information to the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee as requested;
• Participate in developing the agenda for the Care Plan Committee meetings as necessary;
• Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of the discharge plans and make such plans available to the Care Plan Committee as required or as may be necessary;
• Implement recommendations from established committees as instructed by the Director of Nursing;

Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.

Personnel Functions & Staff Development

• Ensure that a sufficient number of licensed practical and / or registered nurses are available for your tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained;
• Ensure that a sufficient number of certified nursing assistants are available for your tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident;

Develop work assignments, and / or assist in completing and performing such tasks.

• Delegate to each Charge Nurse the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform his / her assigned duties;
• Ensure that all nurse aide trainees are under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse;

Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.

• Report findings to the Director of Nursing;
• Monitor absenteeism to ensure that an adequate number of nursing care personnel are on duty at all times. Report problem areas to the Director of Nursing;
• Ensure that established policies and procedures, including dress codes, are followed by all departmental personnel;
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel. Make appropriate reports to the Director of Nursing as required or as may be necessary;
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department 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;
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the unit and shift;
• Meet with your shift on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas and / or to assist in the improvement of services;
• Review and evaluate your department's work force and make recommendations to the Director of Nursing;
• Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift's staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Director of Nursing concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc.;
• Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures;
• Report known or suspected incidents of fraud to the Administrator;
• Ensure that departmental computer workstations left unattended are properly logged off or the password protected automatic screen-saver activates within established facility policy guidelines;
• Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes that provide instructions on how to do the job, and ensure a well-educated nursing service department;
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to your shift, its policies and procedures, and to his / her job position and duties;
• Provide leadership training that includes the administrative and supervisory principles essential for your Charge Nurses;
• Assist the In-service Director / Educator in developing annual facility in-service training programs (e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention, Safety, Infection Control, etc.);
• Assist support services in developing, implementing, and conducting in-service training programs that relate to the nursing service department;
• Maybe required to alternate on call schedule with Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing;

Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.

Nursing Care Functions

• Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.;
• Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions;
• Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms as necessary;
• Make rounds with physicians as necessary;

Encourage attending physicians to record and sign progress notes, physicians' orders, etc., on a timely basis and in accordance with current regulations.

• Inform the Director when physician visits are not made in a timely manner;
• Consult with the resident, his / her family, and the resident's physician in planning the resident's care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as necessary;
• Notify the resident's attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident's condition;
• Visit residents on a daily basis in order to observe and evaluate each resident's physical and emotional status;
• Ensure that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a certified nursing assistant, and / or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure;
• Review nurses' notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the resident's response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident's wishes;
• Start IVs, urine and other specimens for lab tests as ordered. Take blood pressures, etc., as necessary. Provide direct nursing care as necessary;
• Admit, transfer and discharge residents as necessary;
• Keep the Director of Nursing informed of the status of residents and other related matters through written / oral reports;
• Assist the Charge Nurse in monitoring seriously ill residents;
• Authorize the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with our facilities policies and procedures;
• Ensure that all RNs and LPNs on your shift comply with written procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies;
• Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to ensure that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled;
• Review medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of physician orders, and adherence to stop order policies;
• Inspect the nursing service treatment areas daily to ensure that they are maintained in a clean and safe manner;
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently;
• Assist in arranging transportation for discharged residents as necessary;
• Inform family members of the death of the resident. Call funeral homes when requested by the family;

Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.

Safety and Sanitation

• Assist the Safety Officer in developing safety standards for the nursing service department as necessary;
• Assist the Director of Nursing and / or Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks in which there is potential exposure to blood / body fluids are properly identified and recorded;
• Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood / body fluids participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing such tasks;
• Ensure that an adequate supply of personal protective equipment is on hand and readily available to personnel who perform procedures that involve exposure to blood or body fluids;
• Ensure that personnel follow established procedures for the use and disposal of personal protective equipment;
• Monitor your shift's personnel to ensure that they are following established safety regulations in the use of equipment and supplies;
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with established departmental policies and procedures;
• Ensure that nursing service work areas (i.e., nurses' stations, medicine preparation rooms, etc.) are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner;
• Ensure that all resident care rooms, treatment areas, etc., are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner;
• Ensure that nursing service personnel follow established hand washing and hand hygiene procedures;
• Ensure that nursing service personnel participate in and conduct all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills in a safe and professional manner;
• Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the infection control program for monitoring communicable and / or infectious diseases among the residents and personnel;
• Ensure that nursing service personnel follow established infection control procedures when isolation precautions become necessary;
• Participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of the procedures for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment;
• Ensure that all personnel wear and / or use safety equipment and supplies (e.g., gait belts, mechanical lifts, etc.) when lifting or moving residents;
• Report missing / illegible labels and MSDSs to the safety officer or other designated person;

Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.

Equipment and Supply Functions

• Recommend to the Director the equipment and supply needs of the department;
• Ensure that an adequate stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc., is maintained on premises at all times to meet the needs of the resident;
• Assist the Maintenance Director in developing a preventive maintenance program for maintaining the nursing service department's equipment and supplies in a safe and operable manner;

Participate in the development and implementation of the procedures for the safe operation of all nursing service equipment.

• Ensure that only trained and authorized personnel operate the nursing service department's equipment;
• Monitor nursing procedures to ensure that nursing service supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste;
• Ensure that appropriate MSDSs are on file for hazardous chemicals used in the nursing service department;

Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.

Resident Rights

• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information;
• Monitor nursing care to ensure that all residents are treated fairly, and with kindness, dignity, and respect;
• Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy and that nursing service personnel knock before entering the resident's room;
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel are knowledgeable of the residents' responsibilities and rights including the right to refuse treatment;

Review complaints and grievances made by the resident and make a written / oral report to the Director of Nursing indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.

• Follow facility's established procedures;
• Maintain a written record of the resident's complaints and / or grievances that indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint;
• Report and investigate all allegations of resident abuse and / or misappropriation of resident property;
• Ensure that nursing staff personnel honor the resident's refusal of treatment request. Ensure that such requests are in accordance with the facility's policies governing advance directives;

Perform all duties in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner at all times.

Physical and Sensory Requirements for Performance of Job Functions :

• Works in office area(s) as well as throughout the nursing service area (i.e., drug rooms, nurses' stations, resident rooms, etc.);
• Moves intermittently during working hours and subject to frequent interruptions;
• Is involved with residents, family members, personnel, visitors, government agencies and personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances;
• Is involved in community / civic health matters / projects as appropriate;
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors;
• Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary;
• Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.);
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations;
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants;
• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses;
• Maintains a liaison with the residents, their families, support departments, etc., to adequately plan for the residents' needs;
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls;
• reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; lift and / or move equipment (generally 25 - 50 lbs.); grasp; stoop, bend, kneel or crawl;
• talk or hear; taste or smell;
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials;
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus;

Always being able to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.

Avante provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without

regard to race, color, religion, sex, Veterans' status, national origin, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender, genetic information or any other category protected by law.

In addition to federal requirements, Avante complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Avante expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, Veterans' status or any other category protected by law.

Improper interference with the ability of Avante's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline, up to and including, discharge.