About This Role
This Nurse Manager role coordinates the clinical and administrative activities of the nursing department on a designated shift or unit within a long-term care facility. It involves serving as a resource for staff, participating in resident assessments and care planning, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the administration and clinical activities for the nursing department on a designated shift or unit in accordance with current regulations that govern long-term care facilities
- Serve as the resource to staff in clinical and managerial decision-making, delegating responsibilities to staff
- Participate in inspections (surveys) made by authorized agencies
- Participate in and assure appropriate assessment of residents, validating nursing staff
- Participate in the development, implementation, and communication of resident
- Make frequent rounds on nursing unit(s) to ensure that all personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with established nursing standards, and that all resident
- Monitor documentation procedures of nursing staff
- Follow up on problem areas with employees and make oral/written reports to the Director of Nursing
- Perform any other duties deemed necessary by the Director of Nurses
- Follow work assignments and schedules to complete assigned tasks
- Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Cooperate with interdepartmental personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to assure that services are properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents
- Adhere to the rules of attendance as outlined and received on orientation
- Recognize the needs and work to facilitate appropriate assignment of staff within the framework of established staffing patterns
- Meet with staff on a regularly scheduled basis to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or improvement services
- Function in the role of staff nurse or provide direct care to meet the needs of the residents as needed/required
- Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited RN program
- Three years of experience with one year of long-term or sub-acute care experience
- Current New York State RN licensure
- Responsible for annual re-licensure per regulations
- Compliance with yearly CEU requirements
- Current CPR, Accucheck, and IV Therapy certification
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