Nurse Floor Supervisor

Sea Mar Community Health Centers

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription coverage

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Paid time off starting at 18 days + 10 paid Holidays

Job summary

SEA MAR Community Health Centers is hiring a full-time Nurse Floor Supervisor at Cannon House in Seattle, WA. In this role, you will manage clinical quality measures while providing essential patient care. Candidates should be RN or LPN licensed in WA with strong communication and organizational skills. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and generous paid time off. Join us to work in a dynamic community health environment serving diverse populations.

Qualifications

Must have graduated from an accredited college or university.
Current professional licensure in Washington is required.
IV Certification preferred, with previous ambulatory care experience desired.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage Clinical Quality Measures for an average of 21 patients daily.
Perform special procedures like obtaining IV access and administering injections.
Assist in the training of new nursing staff members.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Graduated from an accredited college or university

RN, LPN, BSN or equivalent

Current professional licensure in Washington

Tools

IV Certification

BLS CPR

Job description

Overview

Full-time Nurse Floor Supervisor position available for Cannon House, our Assisted Living Facility in Seattle, Washington. The mission of Cannon House is to provide safe, affordable, and high-quality assisted living for retirees, seniors, and others in need of residential care who want to live as independently as possible. The Facility is looking for an RN or LPN licensed in WA State that has current CPR training. This Candidate must have good customer service, communication, interpersonal skills and maintain a high level of professionalism. Applicants must maintain good attendance. In addition they must demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills. Must exercise good judgment, maintain strict confidentiality, and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. This position's schedule is Friday-Tuesday.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients.
The RN/LPN is responsible for leading, collecting, and performing Clinical Quality Measures for every patient at an average of 21 patients per day. This includes patients being seen in the clinic as well as outreach to patients who have yet to be seen. Responsible for management of nurse visit encounters. These will include fast-track immunizations; annual employee screenings, immigration follow ups, blood pressure checks, diabetic checks, non-stress test for OB patients, pregnancy confirmations, Depo-Provera injections and others as developed following standing orders.
The RN/LPN must be able to perform special procedures such as obtaining IV access for adults, blood draws, and pediatric and adult urinary catheterization. Also, he/she is required to administer IM, SubQ, and intradermal injections, rectal, oral, and inhaled medications as ordered by the provider and/or using standing orders.
The RN/LPN may be required to room patients and assist providers in procedures.
Facilitate emergency referrals according to the utilization management guidelines when the referral coordinator is unavailable.
Coordinate transfer of acute patients when ordered by provider to the appropriate facility e.g. emergency room.
The RN/LPN will be the “floating” troubleshooter and resource person for the pods to assure that all scheduled patients are seen in a reasonable amount of time and to assure that those without appointments are assisted appropriately. They will act as a liaison between the different pods to facilitate patient scheduling of a same day appointment when one pod has no more available appointments.
The RN/LPN will be responsible in the efficient and organized coordination of personnel in the case of an emergency, i.e., a code.
Help assure patients are being seen in a safe and timely manner.
Assist in the training of new nursing staff members.
Respect the culturally diverse backgrounds of Sea Mar patients and staff.
The RN/LPN will work closely with the Nurse Manager and Nursing Supervisors in assisting with administrative duties. These duties may include, but are not limited to, quality assessment, improvement and assurance activities, medication inventory, supplies, biohazards, infection control and audits.

Consultation Responsibility

The RN/LPN will provide support to the pods to assess the level of acuity of walk-in patients and callers and determine the appropriate management of symptoms according to established protocols, standing orders and medical provider advice.
When patients are determined a priority due to abnormal vital signs, the RN will contact the provider immediately and institute emergency medical intervention as necessary.
The RN/LPN will utilize written protocols, the Medical Director and other providers when situations are complex or when referrals to emergency room are required.
The RN/LPN must document every patient interaction according to Sea Mar protocol and policy.

Qualifications

The RN/LPN must have graduated from an accredited college or university. RN, LPN, BSN or equivalent is desired.
Current professional licensure in Washington.
IV Certification preferred.
Previous ambulatory care and consultation experience desired.
Experience in long-term care preferred.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required.
This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.

What We Offer

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of: