Unit Manager; RN- Four Winds Community

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Jackson, OHtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition :
JR-3129

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Four Winds Community The Nursing Unit Manager is responsible for overseeing staff education, evaluations, disciplines, and HR management; acts as the medical records management system champion; and supervising nursing personnel on multiple units to deliver nursing care within scope of practice, coordinating care delivery, ensuring residents' needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice through physician orders, community policies and procedures, and federal, state and local guidelines.
** Essential Functions Statement(s)
*** Oversees staff development, including the training and education of nursing staff
* Ensures competencies for STNAs (including catheter, medpath, dressing changes, etc.)
* Conducts monthly STNA meetings, discussing any new issues, training, resident concerns, etc.
* Completes daily audits of electronic medical records, including follow-up with employees to ensure accuracy
* Completes audits of the electronic medication program
* Liaises with corporate office regarding electronic medical records, troubleshooting as necessary
* Assists Director, Nursing as necessary
* Makes rounds with doctor and nurse practitioner weekly
* Oversees restorative care program
* Conducts interviews for new hires
* Coaches/counsels/disciplines personnel as necessary;
Establishes and maintains effective communication regarding performance, both with employees and leadership;
Properly manages employees; personnel information;
Provides employees with training and instructions on safe work practices and regularly reviews work activities, materials and facilities to eliminate potential hazards;
Identifies and maintains accountability for security within assigned areas of responsibility;
Ensures employees understand their obligations to protect company and employee property;
Takes appropriate action when security infractions occur;
Takes positive action to ensure equal opportunity in the conduct of all business activities without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, or veteran status;
Receives, investigates and responds to employee grievances;
Demonstrates a caring attitude toward UCH's residents, family members, employees, and other company guests as the need arises;
Ensures subordinates are helpful, caring, and responsive to all guests;
Devotes adequate time and attention to personal development and training, particularly in HR management;
Receives, investigates and responds to employee grievances
* Oversees the proper execution of the following: NG/tube insertion, placement and irrigation;
Colostomy care, including irrigation;
Foley catheter care, including insertion and irrigation;
Texas catheter application;
Straight catheterization;
Tube feeding, including hanging and labeling, operating the pump, calculating intake and output, ensuring dietary recommended feeding allowances are maintained, monitoring the weights of residents, assessing for abdominal distention and feeding, residual tube placement
* Administers proper assessment skills and techniques as appropriate, including the following;
Gastrointestinal, genitourinary, pulmonary, cardiac, circulatory, neurological, musculoskeletal, and integumentary assessments;
Positioning techniques;
Transfer techniques; ROM exercises;
Properly performs emergency procedures including: properly administers oxygen, suctions, performs CPR, and uses the ambu bag;
Performs glucometer checks
* Administers IVs through the following:
Conducts IV site care;
Applies and monitors a Heparin Lock;
Mixes, hangs and administers IV solutions to patients;
Computes rate of IV fluid administration;
Operates the infusion pump
* Performs suctioning, as necessary including tracheotomy, nasotracheal and Tracheotomy care
* Administers gastrostomy care through proper irrigation and placement check
* Applies proper sterile and isolation techniques as necessary
* Collects lab specimens as required
* Demonstrates expertise in the care of the patient with a central line;
Flushes, infusions, monitoring, tubing, and bag changes, add mixing of meds;
Demonstrates expertise in the care of the patient with hyper alimentation;
Piggybacking of lipids, site care, obtaining orders, checking contents of bag and label compared to order;
Demonstrates knowledge of and monitors for potential complications related to central lines, PICC lines, administration of hyper alimentation
* Supervises and assists with meal service, as necessary;
Consults with dietician regarding any special dietary needs and follows through on dietary recommendations;
Monitors residents with significant weight loss/gain and reports it to the physician and dietician;
Identifies residents at risk for nutritional problems and implements preventative measures;
Checks food brought by family…