Weekend RN Lead: Elevate Resident Care

Apploi; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Apploi in Elizabethtown, KY seeks an experienced Nurse Supervisor to lead a dedicated nursing team in providing high-quality resident care. You will supervise staff, coordinate resources, and ensure accurate documentation and compliance with regulations.

The role involves collaboration with physicians, managing care plans, and overseeing patient care and safety on shift. A current RN license and 2+ years of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• Current State RN license with a minimum of 2 years related experience.
• Good standing in the state registry is required.
• Ability to supervise nursing staff and coordinate care.

Responsibilities

• Supervise nursing unit including scheduling and directing nursing staff.
• Coordinate effective use of personnel, supplies, equipment and facilities; obtain medications and medical records to provide safe, efficient and therapeutic care to residents.
• Contact physicians as necessary and ensure physician interventions are timely and appropriate; ensure appropriate documentation of resident care.
• Review staffing patterns and census of nursing units; reassign personnel when necessary to ensure residents needs and budgetary controls are met.
• Investigate complaints and take necessary action to resolve problems.
• Responsible during the shift for the total nursing care of residents in the assigned unit.
• Assumes responsibility for compliance with Federal, State, Local, and company regulations.
• Explains procedures and treatments and care plan to residents.
• Transcribes physician's orders to resident charts, medication/treatment cards and care plans as required.
• Charts progress notes in an informative, factual manner that reflects the care administered as well as the resident's response to care.
• Follows established procedures for charting and reporting all reports of incident/accidents for residents and employees
• Conducts frequent rounds to evaluate effectiveness of care delivery.
• Prepares equipment and aids Physician during treatment and examination of resident.
• Observes resident, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or Physician of resident's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of resident.
• Responds to emergency situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Assists in completion of the care plans (acute and long term) and is involved in the care conference as deemed necessary.
• Participates, reports to DON/ Administrator and conducts (as appropriate) investigations related to any alleged abuse.
• Ensures that the progress notes are reflective of the care plan and that the approaches on the care plan are being followed.
• Assures that team is aware of the resident care plan, and ensure personnel refer to the care plan prior to administering care.
• Monitors that documentation is completed daily. Takes report from nursing staff to facilitate accurate documentation in resident medical record.
• Responsible for all other RN duties as required.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff scheduling

Clinical nursing care

Documentation

Communication with physicians

Education

State Registered Nurse License (RN)

Job description

Apploi in Elizabethtown, KY seeks an experienced Nurse Supervisor to lead a dedicated nursing team in providing high-quality resident care. You will supervise staff, coordinate resources, and ensure accurate documentation and compliance with regulations.

The role involves collaboration with physicians, managing care plans, and overseeing patient care and safety on shift. A current RN license and 2+ years of related experience are required.