ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Comply with all applicable rules, policies, standards, and guidelines related to employment with

Westminster Services and its communities.

Role / Responsibility Supervisor - Evenings

Daily Duties

• Manage all admissions and discharges that occur on the evening shift

• Meet with each Med nurse to review evening case load and special responsibilities

• Huddle with CNA team on each floor to discuss case load and any special responsibilities

for their shift

• Oversee care of all residents and intervene/support staff appropriately

• Review CNA assignment with CNA team including:

o Coverage on each floor

o Monitor compliance with job responsibilities

o Ensure documentation is completed before CNAs leave at 11pm

o Manage any disciplinary issues that come up on evenings

• Review all new admissions from Days to ensure admission check list is completed

• Review completion of daily skilled documentation for all Med A residents that were

assigned for evening team

• Med Dispense

o Support other nurses in utilizing med dispense when necessary

o Complete audit to ensure med dispense has been properly used for the past shift

o Ensure that new admissions have been entered into the med dispense

• Incidents and Accidents

o Complete documentation for all Incidents including witness statements

Initial incident documentation

Progress not describing care provided

Update care plan with new prevention intervention suggestion

• Staffing

o Managing evening and night shift staffing

Verify that all evening staff arrive and they are aware of their assignments

Review upcoming night shift staffing and manage any problems using the

staffing book.

• Reporting

o Craft an email to Night shift ADON and DON with a summary of any significant

issues

Resident change of condition

Things to follow up on

Staffing problems

Lab and X-ray follow –up

Pharmacy issues

• Review labs from days and evenings and ensure all have been addressed

• Manage Pharmacy deliveries and troubleshoot any problems with medication availability

or order.

• Notify MD/NP with issues as appropriate

Role / Responsibility Supervisor - Nights

Daily Duties

• Oversee care of all residents and intervene appropriately

• Review CNA assignment with CNA team including:

o Coverage on each floor

o “get up list” for support for day shift

o Monitor compliance with job responsibilities

o Ensure documentation is completed before CNAs leave at 7am

o Manage any disciplinary issues that come up on nights

• Review all new admissions from Days and Evenings to ensure admission check list is

completed

• Review completion of daily skilled documentation for all Med A residents

• Complete Redlining (you can ask the other nurse to assist if appropriate)

• Med Dispense

o Support other nurses in utilizing med dispense when necessary

o Complete audit to ensure med dispense has been properly used for the past 24

hours

o Ensure that new admissions have been entered into the med dispense

• Infection Prevention

o Complete tracking log for all infections that have been newly diagnosed

Identify infection location

Cause / bug

Antibiotic

Mapping

QAPI action plan if improvement needed

• Incidents and Accidents

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o Review all Incidents for completion of full incident report including witness

statements

Review Initial incident documentation and make any necessary corrections

Ensure follow up documentation is completed

Verify that a progress note is entered in AHT for 3 consecutive days

Verify that the care plan has been updated

• Staffing

o Managing Night and Day shift staffing

Verify that all night staff arrive and they are aware of their assignments

Review Dress and Get Up assignments

Review Day shift staffing and manage any problems using the staffing

book.

• Reporting

o Craft an email to DON with a summary of any significant issues

Resident change of condition

Things to follow up on

Staffing problems

Lab and X-ray follow –up

Pharmacy issues

The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments and

responsibilities assigned to any employee; nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely

listed in this description. This job description may change from time to time as the needs of the

organization change.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Must be currently licensed in the State of Florida as a Registered Nurse.

A minimum of year as a supervisor is required.

Must be CPR Certified.

Experience and Basic Knowledge:

One year of long term care desirable. Med-surg, Home Health, Emergency Room experience

helpful. Also experience working with the handicapped or developmentally disabled adults.

Physical and Environmental Requirements. The physical activities of this position

involve:

Fingering Lifting up to 40 lbs. Standing

Grasping Pushing Stooping

Kneeling Reaching

Sensory and communicative activities with or without prosthetics of this position are:

Feeling Smelling

Hearing Speaking

Seeing Tasting

An individual in this position will be exposed to:

Inside environmental conditions

Blood borne pathogens

Physical hazards using equipment

Respiratory hazards

Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of this position.

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