Nursing Supervisor

Introduction

Nurses Make a Difference! Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS).
$10,000.00 recruitment incentive for:
Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurse Consultants, Nursing Supervisors, Compliance Nurses.
$7,500.00 recruitment incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse.
$5,000.00 recruitment incentive for Certified Nurse’s Assistant.
Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DHSS employees.
You must be a new employee to the State of DE to be eligible for this program.

The Nursing Supervisor manages Nursing staff and CNA direct care staff on the shift, including scheduling, performance reviews, and plans of staff. Duties include documentation review and training needs for staff, management of staff in eSTAR timekeeping system, resident chart review and hospitalization summaries, clinical rounding, preparing and managing staff meetings, communication with interdisciplinary team, review of resident records, review physician/NP orders for accuracy, medication reviews, nursing monthly summaries, leadership and teambuilding, daily census reports, attendance reports, promotion of Infection Control Program, attendance to mandatory meetings, scheduling of staff training, review of time and attendance audits, completion and submission of disciplinary reports and recommendations to Nursing Administrator, resident advocacy, support of Person-Centered Care Model, review and revision of resident care plans, familiarization and completion of Nursing Supervisor forms with a strong understanding of facility and Division policies and procedures, strong clinical skills and mentoring of staff, and all other roles/responsibilities deemed appropriate for the leadership of a shift Nursing Supervisor.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of every job duty for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Provides or evaluates direct nursing care.
• Develops, implements and/or reviews nursing care plans.
• Provides health care instruction and guidance to individuals, families, community groups and/or nursing home facilities in the management of their health care needs.
• Maintains an effective working relationship with other members of the treatment team.
• Prepares and submits records, reports, evaluations and forms.
• Participates in and make recommendations regarding quality assurance activities.

• At least three years experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Bachelors degree or higher in Nursing and at least two years experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Masters degree or higher in Nursing and at least one year experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license OR multi‑state compact license.
• Knowledge of staff supervision acquired through coursework, academic training, training provided through an employer, or performing as a lead worker overseeing the work of others; OR supervising staff which may include planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others; OR supervising through subordinate supervisors a group of professional, technical, and clerical employees.

When completing the online application, applicants will be asked to provide three professional sources that may be contacted by  to conduct employment references. At least one reference must be supervisory level or higher, but preference is for three supervisory level references. Do not list names of personal friends or family members. If you are a current or former State of Delaware employee, an interagency reference check will be requested on your behalf.

This posting may be closed on or before 6/3/2026 upon filling the vacant position(s).

All new hires are required to attend an in‑person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment. The session will be held at a designated…