RN Unit Manager - Western Nebraska Veterans' Scottsbluff

RN Unit Manager – Western Nebraska Veterans' Home, Scottsbluff

Location:

Scottsbluff, NE

Employment Type:

Full‑Time (Monday – Friday 0800 – 1630; rotating on‑call including some weekends)

Salary: $42,708 – $64,061 Annual

Hourly Pay may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints if approved.

Under limited supervision from the Nursing Director and within the scope of the RN license, this Exempt Position performs supervisory nursing work, responsible for the 24‑hour supervision of nursing services for units within a 24‑hour long‑term facility; assists nursing leadership as requested; supervises professional and paraprofessional staff in the planning, implementing, delivery, and evaluation of nursing services; and performs related work as assigned.

• Directly supervise professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in providing quality patient care.
• Complete performance evaluations for assigned nursing service employees.
• Schedule nursing service staff to assigned shifts and work areas.
• Train employees or staff in providing nursing care of members and assist in required nursing in‑service training programs.
• Consult with psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and other clinical staff to coordinate individual patient care treatment plans.
• Resolve conflicts between members and employees, and address personnel‑related problems.
• Ensure high standards of infection control.
• Ensure adequate standards of medical record keeping.
• Complete various nursing service reports.

• Minimum Qualifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska or authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a RN in Nebraska and one year of experience assigning, reviewing, leading, or supervising the work of others.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Long‑Term Care experience
  • Wound Care Certification
  • MDS Coordinator certification
• Other:
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Knowledge of registered nursing theory and practice, accepted standards of care, policies and procedures governing nursing care, sanitation and infection control standards, planning, providing, and evaluating quality nursing care, Nebraska regulations pertaining to nursing practice, including scope‑of‑practice parameters, psychology or another behavioral science, supervision or management techniques, principles.
  • Skill in coordinating and providing nursing care; directing nursing service program activities.
  • Ability to supervise a shift or program for nursing care; oversee maintenance of medical records; write administrative reports; communicate effectively electronically, telephonically, on paper, or in person; use a computer; monitor direct care staff; assist in training and education of direct care staff; plan and monitor work of direct care staff; lift up to 50lbs occasionally and push/pull up to 75lbs on a daily basis;
    
    frequently bend at the waist and neck, twist at the waist, and walk or stand 90% of the shift.

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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