Registered Nurse Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Affords assistance in managing and directing the Nursing Services Department.
• Provides direct nursing care as necessary.
• Makes rounds to ensure nursing personnel perform their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Makes rounds with physicians as necessary.
• Communicates information to nursing personnel regarding new resident admissions and resident discharges and provides oversight of the admission and discharge process.
• Reviews nursing personnel medical record documentation to ensure it is appropriately and accurately descriptive of the nursing care provided.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of written nursing policies and procedures.
• Prepares for and participates in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Serves on facility committees (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Budget, Quality Assessment and Assurance, Care Planning, etc.)
• Evaluates and implements recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to nursing services.
• Determines nursing staffing levels to meet the needs of the residents and ensures that sufficient number of licensed nurses and CNAs are scheduled to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
• Assists the Administrator and/or the Director of Nursing Services in the recruitment and selection of nursing staff.
• Ensures that new nursing staff are properly oriented and trained.
• Develops nursing staff work assignments and schedules.
• Resolves complaints and grievances made by nursing department personnel.
• Ensures that nursing department employment actions are administered fairly and in compliance with the facility’s Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation.
• Serves as a liaison between nursing personnel and the administration.
• Assists in the development of preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident are performed in furtherance of the resident care planning policy.
• Observes medication passes and treatments to ensure quality.
• Develops, plans and conducts in-service training classes.
• Ensures that adequate stock levels of medications, medical supplies and equipment are maintained.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other related health care facility preferred.
• Must have, as a minimum, one year of experience as a supervisor in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other related health care facility.
• Active license to practice as a Registered Nurse license valid in this state.