Unit Manager - RN

Job Details

Job Location:

Orange, VA 22960

Join our dynamic nursing leadership team as a Unit Manager, where you’ll play a vital role in driving excellence in patient care. You’ll oversee the daily operations of a designated unit, ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards while fostering a supportive, team-oriented environment. With a focus on mentorship, motivation, and collaboration, you’ll lead by example–promoting a positive, professional culture aligned with our mission of compassionate, high-quality care.

• Supervises the day-to-day functions and activities of a designated unit within the facility.
• All duties are performed in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the facility.

• Supports and participates in developing a cohesive nursing team throughout the facility by leading, motivating and supporting staff in daily operation.
• Supports a positive and professional image through leadership activities that emulate the organization’s mission statement and encourages a spirit of cooperation and teamwork.
• Ensures that a sufficient number of nursing personnel and/or Registered Nurses are available for each shift on their unit to ensure that quality care is maintained. Communicates staffing needs to the supervisor/scheduling coordinator.
• Supervises and directs nursing care on the assigned unit(s). Initiates and executes constructive discipline and performance evaluations in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensures corrective action has been completed on medical record audits and consultant reports.
• Completes routine rounds during shift to assess residents and to determine if their needs are being met in accordance with standards of care, resident requests, and resident rights and ensure nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards at all times.
• Implements, coordinates and supervises compliance with resident care programs on each unit, such as:
  Incident & Accident, Infection Control, Wound Care, Coumadin, etc.
• Ensure that all admissions and re-admissions are processed in accordance with federal, state, local and facility guidelines and policies. Review, utilize and complete the Admissions Checklist.
• Reviews unit 24 hour report daily and supervises/coordinates nursing services and care plan interventions.
• Reviews nurses’ notes as directed to ensure they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the residents’ response to the care provided, and that such care provided is in accordance with resident wishes.
• Addresses clinical issues, goes on rounds, and obtains MD orders as necessary. Follows up, notates and posts MD orders and ensure follow through and completion.
• Participates in the development of a written plan of care (Initial, acute and comprehensive) for each resident from the MD orders that identify the problem/need of the resident; indicate the care to be given, goals to be accomplished and which professional service is responsible for each element of care. Reviews individual care plans to ensure for appropriate resident problem statements, goals, interventions/approaches, and revisions based upon resident needs.
• Ensures that all personnel involved in providing care to the residents are aware of the resident’s care plan. Ensure that nursing personnel refer to the plan of care prior to administering daily care to the residents.
• Serves as the point person for the residents/family on their assigned unit. Addresses any concerns, complaints, grievances the resident or their family may have; or elevate them to the appropriate level.
• Ensures that CNA documentation is accurate and complete; providing 1:1 education as appropriate.
• Ensures that all Licensed Nurses comply with written procedures for the administration, storage and control of medications (including narcotics) and supplies.
• Observes medication pass, treatment schedule and corresponding documentation to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and policies.
• Provides nursing support on the units and directs care as…