RN - Registered Nurse Unit Manager - Long Term Care Unit

RN Unit Manager Position Overview

This is a Long Term Care Unit of 40 beds. The RN Unit Manager assists with ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by being responsible for the Nursing services and oversight of social programming for all residents on his/her assigned unit. They involve communication with physicians, families, co-workers and other Healthcare professionals, manage nursing staff performance, evaluate and hire staff, and are responsible for nursing care reporting, documentation, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Assure responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a residents’ nursing care plan, and the coordination of the interdisciplinary goals and approaches to the needs or health care problems of residents.
• Ensure the unit and environment is maintained in good order for the well being of staff and residents.
• Attend all meetings and required or preferred in-service training as requested by the Administrator and Director of Nursing.
• Generate and develop ideas, which improve the quality of care for residents or increase job productivity and satisfaction.
• Encourage involvement and recognize staff for making exceptional contributions.

Qualifications

• Possession of a State License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse required.
• Minimum of two (2) years nursing experience, and at least one (1) year of experience in a Nursing leadership role; interest or experience in geriatrics required, experience with dementia patients desirable.
• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Management skills for supervising and coordinating care of residents required.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing, utilize creative problem solving, and handle problems diplomatically required.
• Exhibits characteristics of effective managerial leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Desired Characteristics: desire for improvement; builder of trust; creating an environment where staff can experience pride.
• Required Characteristics: desire for improvement; builder of trust; creating an environment where staff can experience pride.

Additional Information

This is a full time position on our Long Term Care (LTC) Unit - 40 Beds. Shift: Requires flexibility as a clinical leader. Join Our Team: Are you looking to take the next step in your career?

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.