Nursing Night Supervisor; Homestead

Night Nurse Supervisor

In Coral Gables, Kendall & Homestead is looking for a Night Nurse Supervisor for its Palace Gardens, a 200-bed Assisted Living & Memory Care Community located at 3100 NE 8 Street, Homestead (Across the Street from Baptist Homestead Hospital). Winner of Silver award for Best Assisted Living & Memory Care on the Boards by the National Association of Homebuilders 55+, 2016.

The #1 priority of this position is to coordinate clinical care, provide administrative guidance to staff and supervise nursing personnel. Deliver nursing care to ensure resident's needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice, physician orders, facility policies & procedures and state, federal and local guidelines.

• Supervise, assign & evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on resident outcome.
• Participate in hiring, directing & assigning nursing staff
• Counsel & evaluate nursing personnel performance using quality assurance standards and established policies & procedure.
• Assist the Director of Nursing in developing nursing services objectives, schedules, performance standards and nursing policies & procedures.
• Assess residents' care needs, strengths & potential and plan interventions to maximize residents' abilities to optimal level of function through the use of comprehensive assessment database.
• Administer prescribed medications & treatments in accordance with approved nursing protocols.
• Supervise & maintain accurate and informative records for each resident.
• Conduct daily resident rounds and initiate corrective action under the direction of the Director of Nursing.

• 1 year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Previous experience in long-term care preferred.
• Must be currently licensed as a Florida RN or a LPN.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal & written in English. Spanish preferred.
• Basic math skills required.

• Polite, responsible, self-motivated, punctual, resourceful, very accurate and detail-oriented.
• Flexible as to work schedule. Must be available to work on weekends, holidays & in emergencies.
• Must be able to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and ability to work independently and as a TEAM member.