Salary range: $87,500-$95,000 annually with opportunity of further growth.
Come join our team as a clinical team leader at our state of the art, skilled nursing facility. The Nurse Unit Manager directly oversees the care delivery and process implementation on the nursing care units. The position ensures the needs of the residents, resident families and staff are met during the care delivery process.
Responsibilities
Oversees the care delivery of patients on the nursing care units and acts as a resource nurse for the nursing staff
To expedite the patient and family adaptation to the geriatric environment through communication and education
Creates an environment of excellent care delivery by the nurses and nurse aides on the nursing care units.
Monitors patient care and environment by making daily rounds independently and with the DON
Oversees implementation of proper infection control, wound care management and fall reduction processes
New patient admissions - assists with the new patient admission process and promotes the initiation of the new patient care plan (48-hour care plan) to ensure the needs are being met
Assists nurses with the education new and/or inexperienced nurse aides in proper methods of patient care
Provides ongoing in-service training on the spot as problems are identified
Assists charge nurses during busy times
Accepts, researches and solves complaints/concerns per policy and procedure
Performs chart/charting audits to ensure proper care treatments and documentation of same as delegated
Acts as a member of the Infection Control, Skin Integrity Team and Fall Reduction Management
Performs on-call services as required, ensuring adequate and safe staffing
Is directly accountable to DON and ADON and is committed to keeping the director informed of all occurrences in the facility
All other duties as delegated by the DON and ADON
Qualifications
Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing, RN, and have a current license in the state in which he/she is practicing.
Needs to be able to work well directly with residents, staff and families.
Possesses good organizational skills and follow-up when issues occur.
High level problem solving, system/process analysis, critical thinking skills
Needs clinical leadership experience and good attention to detail to ensure the facility has appropriate clinical oversight and leadership to promote excellent care delivery
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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