Supervise delivery of resident care provided by licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel while maintaining, or exceeding HRA standards. Provide direct supervision of resident care staff including monitoring job performance, conducting associate performance evaluations, coaching and counseling associates and providing training and education.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures delivery of high quality nursing services to residents according to professionally recognized nursing practices.
• Monitors compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and company care standards
• Completes staff schedules for proper coverage to meet resident needs and according to budget guidelines
• Assists the Medication Technicians in medication management, including administration of medications to residents, ordering medication from pharmacy and maintaining records as dictated in policies and procedures manual
• Ensures that medications are properly stored, medication carts /cupboards are cleaned and medication room is organized according to standards
• Observes residents health status. Takes actions to address concerns within scope of practice and reports all significant changes, reactions to medications and treatment or significant incidents to nurse and/or attending physician immediately
• Ensures that all required service plans and nursing assessments are completed, including pre-admission assesments
• Communicates to families regarding resident’s status and change of condition
• Collaborates with families and care team members in organizing and developing service plan reviews
• Observes residents, records significant reactions, and notifies resident director, physician, and pharmacist of resident’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents
• Participates in the maintenance of resident records including review of documentation performed by resident assistants, monthly MAR reviews, setting up new resident and thinning records appropriately
• Participates in monthly interdisciplinary quality assurance meetings
• Shares on-call duties as required