2nd Shift Supervisor

Job Position: RC-2nd shift Supervisor OT Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Resident Care Manager

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of supervisory or management experience required.
• Training and instruction provided by qualified staff
• Willingness to learn and to lead
• Experience and understanding of geriatrics required
• Schedule to include weekends/holidays
• Adhere to the organization, federal/state regulations regarding nursing care
• Ability to communicate well with people- can de-escalate an employee/family member when needed
• Maintains a neat, well-groomed appearance, adhering to dress code.
• Adheres to HIPAA regulations/including not discussing residents’ circumstances with other departments.
• Familiar with email and Word Document

Essential Functions:

• Document record keeping and other information regarding residents’ medication, vital signs, nursing care, and services provided for the residents when required.
• Supervise assigned Personal Caregivers and Medical Caregivers in all three buildings
• Assist PCGs and MCGs when needed
• Is aware of residents’ needs and responds accordingly
• Assist resident families with questions or pass on the Manager's phone number to return a call if needed
• Responds rapidly and appropriately to emergencies, including resident and co-worker safety
• Observes, assesses, and reports changes in residents’ conditions to co-workers, physicians, and/or family.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding information/medical records
• Is flexible, receptive, and adaptive to change
• Maintains clean work areas
• Properly uses telephone, fax machine, and other equipment
• Projects a positive image of the organization in dealing with residents, co-workers, families, and the public
• Performs other reasonable related duties as required.
• Assist with call-ins for other shifts if needed
• Process medication deliveries
• Assist with finding replacements for shift call-ins.
• Send email updates each time you supervise to RC Management and the Director
• Be available to work weekends and holidays as needed

Physical requirements:

• Frequently twists, stoops, bends, occasionally kneels, squats, and climb stairs
• Communicates orally and in writing with residents, co-workers, families, and the public
• Remains steady to take blood pressures, etc.
• Possesses coordination to administer injections, etc.
• Stands or walks up to 75% of 8-hour shift
• Lifts and carries light objects such as resident charts, treatment items, etc., without assistance
• Occasionally transfers up to an average of 100 lbs with an assist while lifting, positioning, and transferring residents
• Pushes/pulls residents weighing 70-250 lbs in a wheelchair
• Able to wear gloves and other protective equipment
• Possesses skills for continuous handling, fingering, and feeling for palpitation, operating equipment, dispensing medications, and providing medical treatment involving wound care, etc.
• Reads small print on equipment and written materials
• Identifies staff, residents, family, etc.
• Able to hear normal sounds including conversations, alarms, etc. Distinguishes sound from stethoscopes, etc.
• Possesses the ability to concentrate, understand and remember instructions, messages, details, and task assignments
• Reach overhead occasionally to obtain items from shelves/closets
• Able to push approximately up to 100-pound cart on casters 392 feet (length of the hallway) on the carpeted floor

Environmental Conditions:

• 100% of the workday spent indoors
• Occasional exposure to blood/bodily fluids
• Frequent exposure to bacteria, viruses, and other infectious agents in dealing with residents, co-workers, family, and public
• Frequent exposure to chemical compounds to medication and treatment
• Occasional exposure to hazardous chemicals such as soaps, disinfectants, etc. as identified by the facility’s MSDS manual.
• Frequent exposure to latex, vinyl, plastic, or materials used in personal protective equipment
• Occasional exposure to bodily injuries due to unpredictable behavior or residents
• Mandation when necessary (refer to Employee Playbook for policy information)

Compensation details: 18.3-20 Hourly Wage

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