Nursing Manager

About the role

Maintain quality and consistency of assisted living care and supervise staff in our 69 bed assisted living residence in accordance with current applicable Health Department regulations, and in accordance with Saint Elizabeth Assisted Living established policies and procedures. Perform duties under the direction of the Director of Resident Care and Administrator.

Full Time position at Saint Elizabeth Assisted Living, Providence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a consistent level of professionalism with residents, family members and staff.
• Enforce compliance with all administrative and Nursing Policies and Procedures.
• Make accurate decisions and take appropriate actions especially with regard to changes in resident physical, mental or emotional status.
• Carry out all requests made by the Director of Resident Care and/or Administrator.
• Keep the Director of Resident Care and Administrator informed of resident status and other related matters.
• Assist with service plans and update them accordingly.
• Attend all nursing staff meetings and in-services.
• Delegate assignments to staff and update them as necessary.
• Make necessary rounds of resident apartments.
• Administer medications to the residents and document accordingly.
• Review 90-day assessments as directed.
• Review medication sheets and physician orders for accuracy and transcribe orders as needed.
• Complete any non-sterile treatments as ordered and as needed.
• Maintain resident records for accuracy and compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• Ensure that staff completes all assigned duties.
• Complete necessary incident reports and notify families physicians and Director of Resident Care of the incidents.
• Check for general cleanliness of the area and maintain an awareness of potential hazards and make recommendations as needed.
• Give verbal report to oncoming shift and document pertinent information in communication book.
• Perform other general duties as assigned.
• Assist in the clinic as needed.
• Participate in Quality Assurance meetings as required.
• Assist with 24 hour on-call as required.
• Complete and monitor monthly nursing staff schedule.
• Delegate assignments to the staff and update them as needed.
• Assist the Director of Resident Care with staff