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Nurse Supervisor

Catholic Charities Family Community Services • Penn Yan, NY • 1w ago

Nurse Supervisor

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

Penn Yan IRA - Penn Yan, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Associates Degree

Salary Range

$35.00 - $38.00 Salary

Travel Percentage

Over 50%

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Nursing

Description

General Description

Under general supervision, provides comprehensive health services and supervision for LPN or Medical Liaison program staff as applicable. Works collaboratively with other providers to facilitate client wellness. Maintains all applicable confidentiality and ethical standards of relevant governing bodies. Effectively supports ongoing and collaborative communication amongst all program staff and is responsible for ensuring a trauma informed care environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides a comprehensive health assessment of clients.

Identifies immediate and long-term health care needs.

Makes appropriate referrals and recommendations based on findings of the health assessments.

Assists clients in identifying local resources.

Communicates and collaborates with appropriate Agency staff, and related community organizations to assure coordination of client care and services if needed.

Completes required paperwork / electronic patient record forms related to the health assessment process.

Provide oversight and supervision of any assigned LPN / Medical Liaison staff.

Required supervision of tasks performed by LPN / Medical Liaison staff may include medication monitoring or administration, monitoring of vital signs, reporting of signs or symptoms of potential health concerns, basic emergency medical treatment or interventions.

Direct, coach, collaborate with and delegate tasks appropriately.

Attends Leadership Development Training as requested

Build and sustains cooperative working relationships among program staff.

Assist in the initiation and implementation of staff development and training programs to maximize professional practice.

Provides assessment of program medical staffing needs and assists with providing coverage utilizing Per Diem nursing staff pool if needed.

Participates in selection, hiring, and orientation of medical team staff.

Reviews and approves timesheets.

Evaluates program effectiveness and recommends alternatives as required.

Assists Prescribers

Provide health monitoring for clients

Administers Injectable medications as prescribed

Responsible for patient records

Completes required documentation in accordance with regulations and other record keeping as necessary for program accountability

Participates in quality assurance and program evaluation activities as directed.

Provides education to clients on health and wellness issues.

Participates in staff meetings and clinical supervision as directed

Actively pursues development of professional competencies related to job role performance through reading, supervision, in-service training and attendance at conferences and workshops.

Awareness and active support of the Agency's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan. Including, but not limited to, supporting the Agency's Core Competency initiatives of being Collaborative and Community Focused, Innovative and Entrepreneurial, and Culturally Competent and Diverse

Participates in relevant Agency meetings and/or trainings

Other duties as assigned

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive. Employees are required to follow appropriate supervisory direction and perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education: Minimum of an Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing required. Bachelor of Science Degree is preferred.

Credentials: Professional Registered Nursing License in good standing.

Experience: At least two years of experience related to nursing services to individuals with IDD related services strongly preferred. Bi-lingual in Spanish also preferred.

Physical Demands/Work Environment: The physical demands/work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear, stand, walk, use hands to @type and/or perform light lifting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Compliance: Adheres to all applicable federal and state laws and regulations including, but not limited to, those governing confidentiality, privacy, program, billing and documentation standards. All duties must be performed in accordance with CCFCS corporate compliance & ethics program.

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