Nurse Supervisor - Contract RN

Nurse Supervisor

Are you looking for a job that offers meaningful work? Are you looking for a culture where you feel valued and can call your workplace "home?" If so, join us at Right at Home - Lee's Summit and help us broaden our impact to enhance the quality of life for the communities here in Suburban Kansas City through important programmatic work!

Our caregivers and nurses are the heart of our business. Without a Nurse Supervisor, certain community populations may not get access to help. Without you, we couldn't improve the lives of our seniors with their everyday needs. It is hard to put a price on helping others, but we know how important you are and the value you provide our clients.

Compensation & Benefits:

At Right at Home, we take pride in our supportive and inclusive culture, offering rapid promotion opportunities for high achievers and ongoing professional development. Our people do well by doing good!

• Competitive pay ($45-$60 per hour)

• Set your own schedule
• 24/7 office staff support

• Work in close proximity to home

• Hybrid remote/office/field

• A great working culture

• PPE (personal protective equipment) provided

Responsibilities:

• The Nurse Supervisor completes an initial assessment of client/participant plan of care to determine home care needs, making necessary revisions in collaboration with state agency staff or its designee.

• The Nurse Supervisor conducts on-site visits to all participants at intervals no greater than six (6) months.

• The Nurse Supervisor conducts and documents evaluations of the participants' condition, continued eligibility for the program, and the adequacy of the plan of care.

• The Nurse Supervisor observes the successful execution by caregivers of each relevant care task during an on-the-job training session, and personally certifies the successful completion of the task in the caregivers' personnel records.

• The Nurse Supervisor demonstrates the ability to think critically in exercising professional and clinical judgment.

• The Nurse Supervisor provides "best in class" care management to clients.

• The Nurse Supervisor consistently demonstrates competency with technical nursing skills according to the legal scope of practice.

• Maintains a safe and healthy working environment and uses safe work methods and procedures.

• Exhibits awareness and respect for the client and family home or home-like setting as a care environment.

• Builds personal rapport and establishes trust with clients, family members, and caregivers.

• Promotes the growth of Right at Home by representing the organization, its mission, and its role in the community in a professional manner.

• Effectively communicates and interacts with clients, caregivers, and families in a supportive manner.

• Communicates with client's physician regarding the client's needs, changes in condition, or when obtaining physician's orders as needed.

• Provides education to clients and family members on resources, medications, self-care techniques, and/or medical conditions per physician orders.

• Understands and attempts to meet the needs, wants, and expectations of clients.

• Listens and responds to calls for help from other direct care staff when needed.

• Observes and reports any signs or symptoms indicative of changes in condition of the client to the physician and documents such reports and observations in the client record Updates the care plan per provider orders.

• Asks questions to understand views that differ from one's own, looking for areas of compromise.

• Acts as a role model for new caregivers, accompanying them on home visits and/or acting as a mentor as assigned.

• Demonstrates flexibility in adjusting assignments to meet the needs of the care team.

• Maintains productivity according to Right at Home standards.

• Fosters the professional development of self and other care staff.

• Acts as case manager, assuming the responsibility to coordinate client care for assigned caseloads.

• Prepares, records, and maintains clinical and progress notes in the client care record in an accurate, timely manner and per Right at Home policy and procedure.

• Meets required deadlines for documentation of certification, re-certification, supervision reports, care plan updates, addressing progress towards goals, and physician orders as needed.

• Develops end of shift communication to oncoming nurse for continuity of care and ongoing assessment needs.

Requirements:

• Nurse Supervisor with current license to practice professional nursing in Missouri.

• 2 years of nursing experience (home health/hospice preferred).

• Nurse Supervisor must possess and maintain current CPR certification.

• Nurse Supervisor must be knowledgeable and have the ability, and the necessary skill and judgment to perform all nursing procedures under the direction of a physician as outlined in the scope of practice in the State's Nurse Practice Act.

• Meets the requirements for employees providing direct client care.

• Must have a valid driver's license and use of an insured automobile for work or access to adequate transportation.

• Available for work on weekends and holidays as required.

• Can take calls, schedule, and be available by telephone during any period of time care is being provided.

• Nurse Supervisor must be able to read, write, speak and understand English as needed on the job .

• Participate in in-service education programs as mandated by State law (this requirement need not be met exclusively through Right at Home sponsored in-services programs).

If you are ready to take on a rewarding challenge and make a meaningful impact, apply today! We look forward to welcoming you to our team.