In this role you will be responsible for:

• Serving as a resource for nursing practice and provides leadership for nursing staff in the absence of the nurse manager.
• Coordinates and maintains the required training and competencies of staff.
• Provides leadership and guidance to assigned staff. Identifies learning opportunities, provides effective coaching and feedback, and develops corrective action plans as appropriate.
• Ensures the practice complies with Federal and State regulatory standards.
• Evaluates staff competencies by direct observation, peer overview, orientation and employee input, documenting this in the appropriate system.
• Promotes and monitors regulatory agency standards and customer service expectations for the practice in all aspects of nursing.
• Consistently adhering to staffing patterns of nursing units and collaborates with nurse manager to ensure that staffing is consistent with patient needs.
• Recruiting additional staff when needed to replace callouts and supplement existing staff as indicated.
• Regularly identifying and investigating all nursing staff or patient care problems
• Consistently demonstrating the use of sound clinical judgment in assessing patient care and nursing practice
• Providing input to annual performance appraisals and assisting with completion of appraisals, as needed
• Obtain necessary equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals.
• Responding to all emergency situations
• Able to efficiently assign admissions to appropriate Units.
• Assisting with and intervening, when necessary, to provide a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• Routinely responding to patient and staff inquiries promptly and providing appropriate follow through
• Consistently demonstrating the ability to adapt to changing priorities and responding appropriately to alterations in workload, staff levels and fluctuations in census and acuity.
• Communicating and sharing information with staff on a regular basis.
• Keeping employees informed of new policies, procedures, new programs and other pertinent information.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills; strong management/supervisory skills; high degree of accuracy in all assignments; ability to work independently and manage time efficiently; high degree of initiative and creativity; good judgment; ability to employ professional ethics, and excellent analytical and clinical knowledge. Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Standing, Walking, Sitting, Stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents.
• Weekend, evening or night work if needed to ensure shift coverage.
• On-Call Required
• 24 Hour Accountability
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
• Potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents.
• Talk or hear.
• Exposure to latex
• Ability to lift: Up to 50 pounds.
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens

If you possess the following qualifications, please apply immediately:

• Associates degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Pennsylvania LPN/RN license, active and in good standing is required.
• CPR certification through the American Heart Association required
• Previous staff nurse experience, with 5 years management or supervisory experience required.
• Proficient in Acute and Chronic Medical Diagnosis (Medical Surgical experience preferred).
• Successful completion of a skills-based test required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.