Unit Manager- RN

Portsmouth Health and Rehab Center Portsmouth, VA 23704, USA Description How You Will Make a Difference Must be able to effectively direct the daily functions of unit nurses and CNAs to provide leadership on the floor. Must be able to chart appropriately, accurately, and in a timely manner. Must be able to provide and coordinate resident care. Must be able to accurately prepare and administer medication as ordered by physician. Must be able to respond to emergency situations related to resident and staff safety in a leader capacity. Must be able to coordinate resident care plans and services with RN. Must be able to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment. Must be able to communicate and function in an interdisciplinary team. Must be able to administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, and note times and amounts on residents’ charts. Must be able to observe residents, charting and reporting changes in residents’ conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action. Must be able to provide basic resident care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations. Must be able to sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave. Must be able to answer residents’ calls and determine how to assist them. Must be able to measure and record residents’ vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration. Must be able to work as part of a health care team to assess resident needs, plan and modify care and implement interventions. Must be able to collect samples such as blood, urine and sputum from residents, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples. Must be able to prepare residents for examinations, tests or treatments and explain procedures. Assemble and use equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and oxygen supplies. Must be able to evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care team members as necessary. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr