Registered Nurse Weekend Supervisor

Optimacare; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaris Health at Hamilton Park in Jersey City, NJ seeks a resident nurse (RN) supervisor to direct and coordinate nursing units, ensuring high-quality, compassionate care. The role requires advanced training and broad nursing experience, including supervisory duties, staffing, rounds, and adherence to individualized care plans.

You will monitor emergencies, supervise staff, enforce safety protocols, and participate in quality improvement efforts while maintaining collaboration with charge nurses

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current New Jersey nursing license.
• Experience in nursing with supervisory experience in long-term care.
• Thorough knowledge of nursing theory, techniques, and medications and their dosages.
• Ability to lead, train, and delegate staff; respond quickly in emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Staff shifts to meet resident levels and needs.
• Conduct morning and night rounds to assess residents, focusing on critical cases.
• Ensure care plans are understood and followed.
• Perform medication passes as needed.
• Orient and refresh nursing personnel to improve skills.
• Respond to emergencies and enforce safety protocols.
• Contribute to quality improvement program.
• Provide care with compassion emphasizing residents’ needs and rights.

Skills

Nursing supervision

Emergency decision-making

Staff training & delegation

Communication with residents & staff

Safety protocol enforcement

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Alaris Health at Hamilton Par, a 260 bed-skilled nursing Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, seeks a resident nurse (RN) supervisor to direct and coordinate all nursing units. The individual must have had advanced training and broad nursing experience including supervisory duties. Additional duties include:

• adequately staffing shifts and the department relative to resident levels and needs
• maintain consistent collaboration and communication with all charge nurses on a daily basis
• making morning and nightly rounds to assess residents condition, giving special attention to critically ill residents
• ensuring that each resident’s individual nursing care plan is understood and adhered to
• performing medication passes and/or direct resident care as needed
• orienting, training, and refreshing nursing personnel to develop and refine their skills
• answering all emergencies throughout the shift
• enforcing the Center’s safety protocols and reviewing incidents and investigative reports for accuracy and completeness
• assisting in developing and implementing the Center’s quality improvement program
• and above all, ensuring that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individuals’ needs and rights

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current registration with the professional board of nursing examiners of New Jersey
• Experience in the nursing field and supervisory experience in long-term care
• Possess thorough knowledge of: nursing theory, techniques and practices, procedures and equipment, dietetic, sanitation, and personal hygiene and medications, their proper dosage and expected results
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions of a technical nature
• Ability to recognize and identify symptoms and to make decisions quickly in emergencies
• Ability to train and delegate staff members
• Positively interact with everyone from personnel and residents to government agencies and the general public