Supervisor - Registered Nurse - Brooklyn

yai; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

YAI in Brooklyn is seeking a Supervisor - Registered Nurse to oversee day-to-day nursing services for assigned programs and regions. You will supervise RNs and LPNs, ensure safe medication administration, and partner with leadership to implement person-centered nursing plans.

You will monitor performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and travel to programs as needed to provide on-site support and coaching.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising RN/LPN staff.
• Knowledge of nursing regulations.
• Ability to travel to programs across assigned region.

Responsibilities

• Oversee nursing staff to ensure safe and appropriate services and medication administration.
• Provide leadership and clinical support to program staff and attend regional leadership meetings.
• Ensure compliance with applicable nursing regulations and standards.
• Directly supervise RNs and LPNs for assigned caseload across regions.
• Maintain regular communication with nursing staff and enforce policies and procedures.
• Monitor nursing caseloads and adjust staffing as needed.
• Assist with plans of nursing care and updates to care plans.
• Travel to programs to engage with staff and persons supported and participate in on-site training.

Job description

About the Position

Under the supervision of Assistant Director - Program Nursing and at the direction of nursing and program leadership teams, the Supervisor - Registered Nurse is responsible for oversight and direction of day-to-day activities of nursing-related services for assigned region and/or system(s).

YAI’s Mission

Ready to join our 4,000+ employees in a career at YAI?

Working at YAI means effecting real change in people’s lives. It means going home at the end of the day knowing you have helped someone accomplish a goal. If you want a career supporting others, creatively finding solutions to life’s challenges, and building a more inclusive community, YAI is the place for you!

Join us in our mission to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live , love , work , and learn in their communities. Learn more at yai.org/nursing .

Location

Brooklyn

Schedule

Full time

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring safe and appropriate nursing services and medication administration for persons supported across assigned caseload, which may include a variety of program(s) and/or system(s), working in collaboration with regional, nursing and other leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure implementation of person-centered, individualized plans of nursing service by regularly monitoring, assessing and addressing program and person-specific needs through oversight of nursing staff.
• Serves as the primary resource for day-to-day nursing and medical-related needs of the people we support across assigned caseload, providing leadership and clinical support to program staff, regularly attending regional leadership meetings to remain informed of progress, concerns or issues, making recommendations and implementing resolutions to address new or changing needs.
• Develops and maintains an understanding of regulations applicable to assigned programs and/or systems as they relate to medical and nursing care, including needs or care for specific medical and related conditions of persons supported and of scopes and standards of nursing practice applicable to state(s) of assignment.
• Directly supervises Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) for assigned caseload across or within a region, providing support and guidance for nursing services to ensure that the medical needs of persons supported are successfully met.
• Maintains regular communication with assigned nursing staff to ensure understanding and consistent application and enforcement of job expectations, performance standards, policies and procedures and conducts regular observations, including on-site at programs or systems across assigned caseload, to evaluate performance, managing concerns of performance issues through discussions and plans for corrective actions or development plans, as needed.
• Ensures nursing staff are utilizing the full nursing process with each person supported from assessing conditions through improving effectiveness of care and are appropriately communicating with persons supported based on their learning needs, as they relate to health care, to support understanding and education relating to individualized medical treatments, medications and related information.
• Regularly monitors and assesses nursing caseloads based on program and/or person-specific needs, proposing changes and new needs to nursing leadership team, including reassignments of Regional HCS to programs across caseload to address specific needs or concerns.
• Directs and assists assigned nursing staff with implementing, monitoring and otherwise updating plans of nursing care or PONS, addressing new and changing medical needs for persons supported and handling complex medical issues through regular support, feedback and coaching, on site, in person and virtually as appropriate.
• Regularly travels to programs across assigned region to engage with or observe persons supported, program staff and nursing staff or to conduct assessments, implement plans, collect data, facilitate medical in-services and/or attend meetings to ensure appropriate implementation and monitoring of nursing plans; travels to local headquarters or other regions, as directed.
• Participates in the hiring process, interviewing and assessing candidates for nursing roles and ensures appropriate staffing and coverage for assigned caseload and assists with the identification of partnerships and with or at recruitment initiatives or events to attract and retain nursing staff, in collaboration with HR and nursing leadership teams.
• Initiates, reviews or approves staff status, work hours, promotions, demotions, transfers and/or other adjustments for staff, ensuring changes are appropriately submitted in Workday in a timely manner.
• Ensures timekeeping records and approvals are completed through Workday accurately and on a ti