RN Unit Manager

Responsibilities

Provides 24/7 responsibility for managing human and material resources of nursing unit in conformance policies and procedures of Iroquois Nursing Home. (This includes awareness of all 3 shifts activities on the unit, including weekends).

Assures quality of care by interpreting facility and nursing services standards of care, enforcing adherence to the state board of nursing and NYS RN practice requirements, and the NYS Department of Health regulations, to measure health outcomes against standards to address.

Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing facility and governmental program, operational, and policies and procedures.

Manages unit staff by recommending selection of, termination of, providing instruction and direction to, teaching, mentoring, coaching, counseling and disciplining as necessary to meet the ongoing human resource needs of the unit. Initiates and completes Performance Evaluations on all unit staff.

Establishes a compassionate environment by providing, and assuring all unit staff provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to residents, their families and friends.

Promotes the resident’s independence by establishing resident care goals, teaching, and counseling the resident and family, and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.

Provides information to residents, the health care interdisciplinary team, the unit team, and other health care professionals as necessary.

Monitors and protects resident’s HIPAA information by monitoring confidential PHI on the unit, and that used by unit staff.

Manages unit resources, by studying processes and supply usage, identifies trends, anticipates needed supplies and resources, and provides for efficiencies on the unit.

Ensures operation of all medical and administrative equipment by completing maintenance requirements, maintaining equipment, following all manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, evaluating and educating staff on new equipment and techniques.

Participates in, and actively contributes to Nursing Services daily meeting/reports (aka: Morning Report).

Responsible to assure all unit resident EMR Progress Notes and Nursing Notes, are correct, accurate, are not subjective or objective, and are factually based.

Participates in, and actively contributes to weekly skin rounds, as the RN for the unit’s Wound Care Program.

Actives participates in, contributes to, and provides on-going audits for Quality Assurance (QAPI) programs and implements appropriate interventions to improve delivery of care. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Infection Control Audits
• Restorative care resident recommendations
• Wound/Skin Care
• Re-hospitalization reduction.
• EMR Care Planning, primary diagnosis audits
• Resident necessary medication audits.
• Medication administration audits.
• Resident Care audits
• Plan of Corrections audits.

Participated in, and actively contributes to Plan of Corrections. Assists with coordination of, or provides staff training or re‑training as necessary.

May assist and/or provide residents assessments, or other information for the completion of facility MDS documentation.

Resolves resident needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.

Unit Manager or designee sees each resident daily, adjusting nursing assessments as necessary for resident’s nursing needs. Assigns & manages personnel to ensure quality delivery of care.

Schedules resident physician renewals and prepare paperwork for physician rounds.

Accountable for the delivery of nursing care through appropriate EMR documentation.

Accountable for ensuring resident assessments are completed and coordinating needed services.

Participates in Resident Care Conferences and Discharge Planning meetings with interdisciplinary Care Plan Team and resident’s representative to coordinate and plan individualized quality care for residents.

Assures the physical, emotional, spiritual comfort, and environmental safety of residents.

Advocates for the resident, and assures all staff (from all departments) acts as resident advocates, addressing needs (within their scope) and provide for…