Job Title: Supportive
Care Nurse Status
(Full-time, Part-time, PRN): Full-time

Department: Resident
Care Reports to
(position): Health Care Administrator

Pay Type (Hourly/Non-Exempt or
Salary/Exempt): Non-Exempt

Location: Homecare

Job Overview:

In this role, you will oversee PCA’s,
Med Tech’s, and CNA’s ensure high quality resident care, and maintain
compliance with all Homecare regulations. The Supportive Care Nurse will
coordinate and supervise daily clinical operations, provide direct resident
care as needed, and support a positive work environment for staff and
residents.

Responsibilities:

Resident
Assessments & Plans of Care

• Conduct
  comprehensive initial nursing assessments for all home care clients.
• Develop
  individualized Plans of Care in compliance with NC DHSR standards.
• Review
  and update Plans of Care at least every 90 days or when a change in
  condition occurs.

Supervision
of Aides

• Provide initial
  and ongoing supervision of Personal Care Aides, Med Techs, and PCAs.
• Conduct
  supervisory visits at least every 90 days for personal care services and every
  60 days for nursing tasks delegated to unlicensed staff.
• Document
  supervisory visits and maintain compliance records.

Delegation & Oversight

• Delegate
  nursing tasks appropriately to unlicensed personnel in accordance with NCBON
  delegation rules.
• Ensure
  aides and med techs perform care in line with Bermuda Village policies,
  training, and state requirements.
• Provide
  guidance, mentoring, and support to the home care team.

Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure
  services are delivered in accordance with 10A NCAC 13J, HIPAA, and Bermuda
  Village policies.
• Participate
  in quality assurance/performance improvement (QAPI) programs.
• Assist
  leadership in preparing for audits, surveys, and regulatory reviews.

Communication & Coordination

• Serve as
  liaison between physicians, residents, families, and the Bermuda Village care
  team.
• Provide
  education to residents and families regarding the scope of home care services.
• Communicate
  effectively with staff and leadership regarding care delivery and resident
  outcomes.
• Supervise teams of PCA’s and Med Techs to ensure
  patient care needs are being met.
• Keep proper records of care as required by the
  facility. Complete all forms and documentation as required.
• Assessing and monitoring wounds; cleaning and
  bandaging wounds.
• Working collaboratively with other members of the
  patient care team to determine if additional treatments or changes in care are
  required.
• Immediately report any observations of
  concern/changes in residents’ condition to the Health Care Administrator, or
  On-call providers, per physician group (some residents may have different
  providers).
• Vital sign monitoring will be performed as needed
  or directed by regulations, policy or primary care provider’s orders.
• Be able to apply the community’s accident,
  disaster, fire safety, elopement and emergency procedures for protection of
  residents.
• Be capable of performing CPR upon successful
  completion of CPR Certification.
• Be knowledgeable of the residents’ background,
  preferences, habits and interests and preserve confidential information about
  each resident.
• Understand and follow safety and infection control
  policies and procedures and readily report.
• Respond to emergency call signals promptly.
• Report incidents to the Health Care Administrator
  promptly and complete appropriate paperwork as required in a professional
  manner.
• Readily and directly report any verbal or physical
  abuse of a resident, inappropriate use of resident or facility property or lack
  of or inappropriate care of a resident to the Health Care Administrator.
• Help to properly maintain all equipment and ensure
  work areas are clean and safe.
• Assist in cleaning residents’ rooms, dining areas,
  and public areas as indicated by regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents,
  families, staff, vendors and the general public.
• Must be willing to be on-call in rotation with our
  Administrative Nursing Team.
• Must have compassion for and desire to work with
  the elderly and understand that for each resident the facility is considered
  the Resident’s home.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work responsibly
  as a team member as well as an individual.
• Must be honest, ethical, fair, dependable, respect
  confidentiality and the rights and privacy of others.
• Responsible for ensuring that all employees are
  providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
• Perform job duties for residents and with team
  members in a courteous and professional manner.
• Take the initiative to ensure resident safety and
  satisfaction is a priority.
• Meet and greet visitors in a friendly, helpful
  manner (visitors include anyone who visits the community; specifically, current
  residents’ families and friends, prospective residents and their families,
  referral sources, vendors and regulators).
• Answer phones appropriately, according to company
  and community standards.
• Communicate professionally and cooperate with
  supervisors and all community personnel.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill,
  disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and, at times, hostile people within the
  community.
• Ensure compliance and understanding of all
  regulations regarding residents’ rights.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Current Registered
  Nurse (RN) license in good standing with the North Carolina Board of
  Nursing.
• Minimum 1
  year of nursing experience (home care, long-term care, or community health
  preferred).
• Knowledge
  of NC DHSR home care regulations (10A NCAC 13J) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated
  ability to supervise, delegate, and support unlicensed personnel.
• Strong
  organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Must meet all health and safety requirements.
• Must pass a criminal background check.
• Must be able to perform duties and
  responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pervious supervisor experience is preferred.

Physical Requirements & Work
Conditions:

• Must be willing to be on-call in rotation with our
  Administrative Leadership Team.
• Schedule hours; possible overtime. May work in
  other positions temporarily when necessary.
• Ability
  to conduct supervisory visits throughout the community campus.
• Occasional
  need to lift or move objects up to 25 lbs.
• Flexible
  schedule to meet regulatory and resident needs.
• Is subject to callback during emergency conditions
  (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post disaster, etc.).
• Is subject to injury from falls, burns from
  equipment, odors, etc., through the workday, as well as to reactions from dust,
  disinfectants, and other air contaminants.
• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to
  hazardous chemicals.
• Including but not limited to sitting/standing in
  place for short/long periods at a time, repetitive use of hands, fingers,
  wrists, arms, frequent walking, bending, reaching, stooping, squatting,
  pushing/pulling/lifting 25+lbs. High people interaction, bright and low
  lighting, loud noises, fluctuating temperatures, exposure to odors communicable
  illness/disease and other related infectious contagions found in a
  healthcare/residential setting.

What We Offer: 

• Competitive Salary and Benefits Packager

• Supportive, Team-Oriented Environment 

• Opportunities for Professional Development and Training 

• A Role Focused on Leadership, Oversight, and Resident Well-Being Without Routine Direct Care Responsibilities