Nurse Unit Manager

Job Description

Job Description

LPN or RN Welcome!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Provides direct supervision and monitoring of the nursing care given to our residents on a daily basis ensuring required documentation is completed.

• Provides leadership and guidance to the nursing staff.

• Provides treatments and medications for our residents.

• Attends and participates in “at risk” meetings, morning clinical meetings, QAPI meetings, safety meetings, and care plan meetings.

• Shares “on-call” responsibilities with other supervisory staff and provides direct care as necessary.

• Investigates accidents and incidents related to our residents and staff.

• Writes and reviews care plans identifying the problem/needs of each resident, the care to be given, goals to be accomplished and updating the care plan as needed.

• Conducts nursing assessments.

• Reviews resident change in condition report daily to ensure follow up occurs including appropriate interventions are implemented and the family has been notified.

• Complies with and ensures that staff is in compliance with HIPAA rules and regulations.

• Initiates disciplinary action as necessary for staff members.

• Participates in annual survey and/or complaint survey processes as directed.

• Performs additional duties as assigned.