Supervising Registered Nurse

Description

What makes Kindred Healthcare a great place to work? Our people, of course. Our Registered Nurses answer this special calling because they have a fundamental, internal drive to directly help people. In return, we serve, develop and respect our employees in environments created to optimize their job effectiveness, experience, and satisfaction. This is who we are.
Who are you? To succeed in our high-energy, high reward environment, our nurses provide compassionate critical care and deliver exceptional patient experiences, meaningful outcomes, and bonds for life.
As the most acute level of care in Kindred's continuum, our transitional care hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our Registered Nurses play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As a Nursing Supervisor / RN you will:

• Oversee the hospital staff to ensure quality care and compliance with policies and mandated regulations.
• Provide professional guidance for nursing personnel, manage disciplinary issues, prepare administrative reports, review staffing and budgetary needs, and integrate Nursing Services functions with other hospital departments.
• The Nursing Supervisor will also participate in program development and training for nurse-recruitment activities and assist with continuing education programs.
• Hires, trains, supervises and evaluates designated nursing staff; assigns duties and coordinates nursing services.
• Participates in developing nursing protocol and procedures.
• Provides continuing education and staff development opportunities for nursing staff.
• Assesses patient needs; participates in providing nursing care; ensures services are carried out and documented appropriately
• Maintains patient health care records.
• Maintains supply inventory records; order supplies and equipment, as necessary.
• Promotes adherence to the Company's Code of Business Conduct and the Corporate Compliance Agreement by monitoring employee performance and identifying and responding to compliance issues.

Qualifications

As a Nursing Supervisor / RN you will have:

• Appropriate degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Additional state requirements as applicable.
• Valid Registered Nurse / RN license in the state.
• BCLS and ACLS certification.
• Two years of Registered Nurse / RN nursing experience in a hospital.
• One to two years supervisory/leadership experience.

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