RN Unit Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor and provide daily oversight of resident care in accordance with facility and state standards through supervising and directing nurse staff
• Report to the Director of nursing to ensure excellence in quality care
• Promote patient independence by establishing goals
• Educate residents and their loved ones to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
• Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
• Protect residents and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Document resident care services by charting in patient and department records
• Ensure nursing supply and equipment maintenance needs are met
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops and reviewing publications

Qualifications & Key Characteristics

• Must possess a Registered Nursing (RN) license within the state of Pennsylvania upon hire
• 1 year as a nurse in a supervisory capacity
• Approximately 2 years' experience in a long-term care OR physical rehab setting
• Possess effective team problem solving and communication skills
• Ability to establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families