Nurse Manager

Position Summary and Job Duties

This position is responsible for nursing services at Rock Haven by providing clinical and managerial leadership and supervision for the day-to-day operations of a 32 resident neighborhood. Coordinates care and services per guidance from ADON and DON in accordance with the current policies, federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations. Provides weekend coverage for the entire facility as needed. Appraise performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, address complaints and resolve problems.

80% Coordinates the care of residents/clients on assigned shift.

Receives report from NOC supervisor during the 0600-1430 week and gives report to the 2nd nurse manager coming in at 0730-1600 that week. Also receive report from nursing staff throughout the shift and gives report to on-coming shift supervisor.

Communicates shifts concerns by unit to appropriate staff (e-mails, voice mail etc.).

Serves as administrative authority for the smooth function of assigned unit.

Notifies Administrator, DON or ADON of urgent concerns during the shift. (When the concern is non-urgent, notifies by phone message or e-mail).

Performs rounds at least twice each shift to monitor the conditions and care of all residents and assist staff as needed.

Completes wound rounds on the unit with assistance of the ADON as needed.

Assists RNs and LPNs to assess residents who are experiencing acute changes.

Provides clinical expertise in the medical management, psychiatric emergencies, crisis and behavior management techniques.

Responds to Code Blue, Medical Assist and Code Green situations. Assists staff as needed.

Supervises staff and assures regulatory compliance on a daily basis. Provides education, guidance and support to staff daily.

Initiates investigations for all alleged incidents of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of resident belongs. Maintains administrative records.

Audits charts routinely. Provides clinical expertise in documentation including MDS, Medicare, acute illness/change of condition charting, summary charting and care planning.

Participate in the Nutrition At Risk Program for you unit.

Participate in assigned QAPI's.

Work with education nurse to provide on-going education/competency testing, to the nursing staff on designated unit.

Ensure that Roster Matrix 802 and 672 is updated daily and turned in weekly.

Facilitate and organize admissions to designated unit.

Manage day-to-day infection control monitoring

Provides nursing tasks during staff shortages.

Participates in a weekend supervisor coverage rotation and on-call rotation on the weekends worked as described in the Job Requirements below.

10% Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance:

Meets routinely with the DON, ADON, nurse manager group and the interdisciplinary teams.

Represents nursing on the Rock Haven Quality Assurance Committee.

Assists with the development and implementation of Nursing Policies and Procedures.

Directs their units nursing department in regulatory/survey compliance, quality assurance and staff development activities.

Reviews injury and risk forms. Assures that preventive measures have been initiated.

Initiates and reviews investigations for all alleged incidents of abuse, neglect or misappropriation of resident belongs. Maintains administrative records. Notifies the ADON/DON/NHA and reports to the State per regulation.

Receives employee, resident and family grievances. Refers information to appropriate supervisor. Works with NHA to assure that grievances are resolved.

Directs staff response to emergencies such severe weather, fire or bomb scare. Participates in fire drills. Directs disaster evacuation plan as needed.

Participates in state and federal nursing home survey process and assists in developing, implementing and auditing plans of correction.

5% Public Relations:

Provides tours of the facility to families in absence of the admissions coordinator.

Complete referral forms for any inquiries/tours in the absence if the admissions coordinator and reviews referrals as requested by ADON/DON to determine medical and nursing needs.

Accompanies the admissions coordinator as necessary for on-sights of referral to assess the clinical needs and appropriate placement of potential new admissions.

Represents the facility at community events.

Collaborates with appropriate community and governmental policy making bodies.

5% Performs related work as required.