Under the general supervision of the Director of Nursing, the Registered Nurse - Head Nurse is responsible for overseeing and supervising medical services, including medication dispensing and medical visits across all clinics. This role ensures that regulatory compliance, fiscal accountability, productivity, and quality standards are maintained to deliver high-quality patient care. The Head Nurse promotes and restores patients' health by directing and developing nursing staff and collaborating effectively with members of the Multidisciplinary Team to provide comprehensive care. This position requires strong leadership skills, clinical expertise, and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic healthcare environment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Staff Supervision and Scheduling
Managerial Duties: Fulfill all managerial responsibilities for LPN and CMT staff, including training, supervision, coaching, career development, evaluations, and team meetings. Consult with the Director of Nursing on matters such as hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, disciplining, and other personnel actions.
Patient Care: Provide care to patients who are ill, injured, or disabled, and offer guidance on health maintenance and disease prevention.
Incident Review: Review Incident, Medication Error, and Discrepancy/Exception Reports, developing Corrective Action Plans as needed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Within three (3) months after hire, must be competent in the use of agency’s software including, but not limited to, Perform Yard, Web Purchasing, Excel, and e-mail system, as well as electronic medical and health records.
PREFERRED QUALIFCATIONS
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Enterprising individual- Well-developed emotional intelligence, generational savvy, and be energized by innovation and change management in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment with some level of ambiguity.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position which are reviewed in each individual case.
While performing the responsibilities of the role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may be required to lift an object weighing up to 50 lbs., with or without assistance. The vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
LIMITATIONS & DISCLAIMER
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
START provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
