RN Nurse Manager

About the role

Masonic Villages of Pennsylvania - Elizabethtown Campus is hiring a RN Nurse Manager. With over 145 years of care, Masonic Villages is dedicated to assisting individuals in achieving their potential and enjoying high-quality living.

Responsibilities

• Carries out the Mission of Love by managing a group of nursing employees, including supervisors covering various areas.
• Determines staffing needs and participates in recruitment, retention, and disciplinary processes for assigned care areas.
• Conducts performance reviews, coaches, counsels employees, and acts as a liaison between departments.
• Contributes to the comprehensive planning process of the nursing department and prepares budgets for respective areas.
• Collaborates with the Director of Nursing and/or Assistant Director of Nursing for budget development as needed.
• Manages employee schedules, time requests, and time records in the scheduling system.
• Invests quality time on assigned resident care areas to support employees and all other customers, solve problems, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provides praise and recognition to employees, especially within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Delegates administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability to nursing charge personnel as needed.
• Fulfills the roles of nursing staff during staffing shortages.
• Collaborates with ADON/DON, other managers, and Human Resources personnel regarding nursing staff recruitment, interviews, and selection process.
• Mentors new employees and retains current employees.
• Meets monthly with nursing team members for assigned resident care areas.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative communication with nursing and other health care center professionals.
• Supports the quality improvement initiative, including nursing quality assurance, and ensures compliance with acceptable standards and facility policy.
• Reviews and investigates employee incident and accident reports, and participates in the Infection Control Program and survey preparedness process.
• Supports the Safety Services & Risk Management Department.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing and/or Master’s degree preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing required.
• Two years recent nursing experience in a long-term care environment, including satisfactory experience in a leadership role.
• Current knowledge of state and federal regulations pertaining to long-term care facilities preferred.
• Recent experience in dementia care.
• Positive interpersonal skills required.
• CPR certification required prior to or upon employment.
• Basic computer knowledge required.