LPN Nurse Aide Coordinator

Summary

Manages, supervises, and coordinates the nurse aides by performing the following duties personally or through other nurses.

• Interviews, hires, and disciplines nurse aides.
• Selects, schedules, assigns, and evaluates staff, adjusting hours and shifts as
  necessary.
• Coordinates all agency staff information.
• Orients new staff and assures that training and education needs of staff are met.
• Coordinates unit or clinic activities and the work assignments of staff members.
• Evaluates activities of unit to ensure resident care, staff relations, and efficiency
  of service.
• Tracks in-service requirements for nurse aides.
• Required to assure staffing meets the needs of the residents.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates departmental policies, goals, and objectives
  through the CQI process.
• Participates in the development and modifications of unit programs.
• Participates in infection control, discharge planning, utilization review, case
  management, and quality assessment activities and analysis as required.
• Interprets and enforces department and institution policies.
• Participates in the development and monitoring of departmental budget.
• Participates in appropriate department committees.
• Investigates and resolves complaints, or refers unusual problems to superior.

Maintain the confidentiality of all resident, staff and organization information.

• Directly supervises the Nurse Aides. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in
  accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and
  directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees;
  addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
  perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
  representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
  the essential functions.

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Ohio.