Nursing Shift Supervisor

• The Off Shift Director of Nursing is a Nursing Leader who serves as a resource for problem solving, provides clinical expertise, facilitates staff mentoring and coaching, facilitates patient flow during the off shifts (typically, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• · Oversees & assures short & long term Nursing Dept. staff schedules per established guidelines.

  · Facilitates units in emergency medical assessment & care of residents including interventions, transportation & other resources needed.

  · Serves as a clinical resource person to staff in problem solving, assessments, special procedures & clinical skill enhancements.

  · Coordinates with the Nursing Staff resident units & admissions dept. the rapid admission of residents including obtaining evaluations as indicated.

  · Serves as adjunct to staff development coordinator in promoting planned in-services to nursing staff as per master schedule/plan.

  · Provides continuity of resident status with hospital supervisory staff, and Nursing Administration.

  · Supervises the M.D.R. directing, interacting with residents, families and staff in providing safe, pleasant mealtime and assuring appropriate completion of required records.

  · Serves as major facilitator in QA program for Nursing Dept. including completion of assessments of designated audits & resultant actions required.

  
  REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  · Graduate of an accredited registered nurse program

  •Minimum of two to three years of RN experience
  · Registered in NYS as a registered nurse professional.

  . Basic Life Support (BLS)

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  · Bachelor’s degree preferred.

  · LT PAC nursing experience preferred.

  · One year of supervisory experience preferred.