RN Every Other Weekend Supervisor Job Tupelo area,Mississippi USA,Nursing

Registered Nurse Weekend Supervisor

Tupelo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC proudly serves our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We are committed to providing loving excellence in senior care, specializing in individualized care. We offer services such as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. Our goal is to provide this dignified care to all of our residents in a well maintained, home-like environment.

This level of care would not be possible without our compassionate and professional staff.

We offer Registered Nurses RNs:

Competitive wages
Excellent benefit package
Shift & weekend differentials
Tuition reimbursement
Friendly work environment

Requirements for Registered Nurse RN:

Possess a current RN license
At least 18 years old
High school diploma/GED
Authorized to work in the US

Registered Nurse Supervisor (Every Other Weekend)

Duties:

Responsible for assessment of resident needs, development and implementation of comprehensive care plan; consults with residents' physician in planning resident care. Periodically reviews and updates comprehensive care plan.

Works with interdisciplinary team members in developing a discharge plan for individual residents and assists in achieving discharge planning.

Communicates and acts as a liaison among residents, family, physicians, and staff.

Conducts resident rounds to assess and/or supervise nursing care, assess condition of residents, and maintains a safe, clean, comfortable environment.

Audits staff nurses to ensure that all resident care systems and processes are followed per policy.

Reviews all closed charts of expired resident and ensures appropriate documentation by nursing during the last 48 hours and discharge orders by physicians are enclosed (to contain how and where discharge - i.e. to funeral home via stretcher). Reviews discharge summaries of all residents.

Conducts periodic reviews of Care Plans to ensure they are interdisciplinary and updated by the Charge Nurse as changes occur.

Summary of qualifications:

Maintains a current, valid License as nurse in good standing in the state of Mississippi.

Must possess a minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing service administration. Additional education or experience in such areas as rehabilitative or geriatric nursing is preferred.

Must possess strong knowledge of state, federal and local regulations as they pertain to long term care.

Must possess good communication skills and is patient and self-disciplined.

Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient communication skills to