RN - Unit Manager
Company: & Health Center, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
- 901 1st Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA Unique Rehab &
Wellness Center, a 230 Bed facility, is looking for a Unit Manager
with management experience to fill this position. The primary
purpose of the position is to assist the Director of Nursing
Services in planning, organizing, developing, and directing the
day-to-day functions of the Nursing Service Department in
accordance with current federal, state, and local standard
guidelines and regulations that govern the Facility, and as may be
directed by the Administrator, the Medical Director, and/or
Director of Nursing Services, to ensure that the highest degree of
quality care is maintained at all times. Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day
functions of the Nursing Department.
- Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual reflects the
day-to-day nursing care procedures used by the Facility.
- Make written and oral reports or recommendations to the
Director of Nursing Services, as necessary or required concerning
the operation of the Nursing Department.
- Participate in the maintenance and implementation of the
Facility's quality assurance program for the Nursing
Department.
- Participate in Facility survey (inspections) made by authorized
government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director
of Nursing.
- Assist the resident and Discharge Planning Coordinator in
planning the nursing department portion of the resident's discharge
plan.
- Assist the Director of Nursing in determining the staffing
needs in the Department.
- Ensure that a sufficient number of C.N.A.'s are available for
each shift to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet
the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
- Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for
admission to the Facility, including the PASARR screening.
- Review nurses' notes to ensure that they are informative and
descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect
the resident's response to the care, and that such care is provided
in accordance with the resident's wishes.
- Scheduled daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if
nursing needs are being met.
- Providing direct nursing care as necessary.
- Report medication errors to the Director of Nursing.
- Review and revise care plans and assessments as necessary but
at least quarterly.
- Review nurses' notes to determine if the care plan is being
followed.
- Assist in planning, scheduling, and revising the MDS, including
the implementation of RAP's and Triggers. MUST possess valid
unencumbered RN state License. Bachelor Degree in Nursing from an
accredited college or university, preferred. TWO YEARS of
experience preferred as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care
facility, Long Term Care. Must have, as a minimum, six (6) months
experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
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