LPN - Part-Time

PACS; Texas Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

PACS is seeking a Nurse Supervisor to provide direct nursing care to residents and supervise daily nursing activities in a long-term care facility. You will ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards and guide the nursing team to maintain high-quality care.

You will direct daily functions of nursing assistants, review policies, plan shifts, and participate in discharge planning and QA programs. Strong leadership and adherence to privacy and safety rules are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed nurse in good standing.
• Experience supervising nursing assistants and coordinating daily activities.
• Knowledge of long-term care standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of nursing assistants.
• Ensure compliance with facility policies and procedures.
• Review policies, manuals, and job descriptions and suggest revisions.
• Plan shifts, services, programs, and activities with staff.
• Maintain Nursing Service Procedures Manual and ensure staff compliance.
• Prepare reports and coordinate with other resident services.
• Participate in discharge planning and QA activities.
• Disclose information securely and protect resident health information.

Job description

$21.00-27.60, $15.00 Shift differential

General Purpose

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Essential Duties

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

Administrative Functions

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
• Periodically review the department’s policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.
• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts’ services, programs, and activities.
• 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 concerning the activities of your shift as required.
• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident’s total regimen of care is maintained.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.
• Periodically review the resident’s written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident’s written discharge plan as required.
• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan as necessary.
• Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
• Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.
• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
• 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 Administrator