Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Transitional Care Unit
Nurse Supervisor- 20 Bed Unit
7a-7p or 7p-7a Weekends
Base pay up to $45.00
Baylor available (work two 12 hour weekend shifts and receive 7 hours additional pay)
Additional 8 hour shifts available during the week
Primary Responsibilities:
* Supervises and evaluates all direct resident care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
* Provides clinical supervision of nursing assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses providing direct resident care.
* Follows staffing guidelines and makes nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population.
* Assumes responsibility for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the assigned unit.
* Ensures that all physician renewal orders and physician documentation is timely and appropriate.
* Conducts resident rounds, reporting problems to nursing supervisor and initiating corrective action.
* Identifies resident problems and emergency situations, and initiates immediate "life saving" measures within the scope of nursing practice and in accordance with advance directives.
* Administers and documents medications, enteral nutrition, and treatments per the physician's order and accurately records all care provided and observations daily.
Prerequisites:
* Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
* Current license in Massachusetts. RN preferred.
* Knowledge of Geriatric Nursing required.
* Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support in accordance with American Heart Association or American Red Cross standards required.
* Knowledge of growth and development across the life span
Benefits Offered:
* 401k
* Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday
* Medical
* Dental
* Vision
* Hospital, Accident and Critical Illness
* Short and Long Term Disability
* Life and Supplemental Life
* Flexible Spending Accounts
* Heath Savings Account
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