Night Shift Nurse Care Manager (RN)

We just opened a beautiful state of the art, five-story, 90-bed Health Center in February 2023! Join our Small House team and enjoy providing individualized care in a homelike setting with low staff to resident ratios! The Forest at Duke is a not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community, and our The Health Center is a combination facility which offers Memory Care, Assisted Living, and Skilled Nursing.

Our new Health Center follows the Small House Model of Care and features 2 “households” of 10 residents per floor to make up a “neighborhood” of 20 residents.
The Small House Model of Care is a person-centered approach where residents have a significant say in their daily lives, their care, and their living environment. Residents’ care is resident directed, where the rhythm of each individual’s life is dictated by personal desires.
The Nurse Care Manager directs and provides person-centered, rehabilitative, holistic care and chronic disease management to residents. The Nurse provides leadership in all disciplines on their assigned neighborhood (floor) and ensures that care is provided in accordance with the care plan. The nurse has oversight and supervisory responsibility for day-to-day nursing care and programs and services provided by the neighborhood Care Partners in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards governing the facility.Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supervising the care team for their assigned house(s), including staffing, work assignments, performance evaluation and improvement, coaching and training, disciplinary actions and investigations, injury reporting, and problem-solving.
  Other RN duties as assigned
• Provide care to meet resident needs including direct care, medication administration, and treatments.
• Conducts clinical rounds on all assigned resident every shift.
• Makes rounds with physicians as necessary and ensures proper record keeping. Consults with physicians in providing care, treatment, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and notifies physicians of resident accidents, incidents, and changes in condition.
• Collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team to assure holistic wellness.
• Collaborates with the physician and pharmacist to manage resident medications.
• Conducts assessments, leads care planning, writes and or adjusts the resident’s care plan, and manages family expectations for the residents assigned.
• Complete MDS assessments in EHR. If RN, finalize the process by submitting and locking the assessments.

Key Requirements:

• Must be a licensed RN currently licensed by the State of North Carolina, with 3-5 years of experience; geriatric nursing is preferred.
• At least two years’ experience as a Charge Nurse or Nurse Supervisor is required, and must include direct supervisory experience.
• Must be willing to promote standards of person-centered care.
• Must have strong computer skills; previous experience with Electronic Health Records is preferred.
• Must show ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Must have certification in ServSafe® and BLS/CPR. Can be obtained during first 90 days of employment.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical assessment practices and procedures and laws, regulations, and guidelines governing long-term care.
• Must be able to assist in planning, supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the activities of nursing team members.

What the Forest provides:

• Twice a year bonuses from our Employee Appreciation Fund
• Yearly bonuses based on performance evaluation
• Access to an employee scholarship fund
• A beautiful campus and work environment filled with friendly people.
• Competitive pay based on experience plus shift differentials.
• Low cost/high benefit health insurance coverage (major medical, FSA, vision, dental).
• Excellent life and disability insurance coverage paid 100% by The Forest.
• 403B retirement plan with an outstanding 7% company match.
• Generous paid sick and vacation time.
• Employee wellness and recognition programs to reward great work and provide work/life balance.

…and so much more!
We would like to hear from you! Please complete our online application now for prompt consideration!

The Forest at Duke is proud to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other class of unique or protected character.