What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Manager LPN position at ArchCare?
Overview
Overview:
ArchCare cares for people of all ages and faiths where they are most comfortable and best able to receive it – at home, in the community and in nursing homes. As the Continuing Care Community of the Archdiocese of New York, we see enhancing the lives of our elders and others who need extra help to stay healthy and live life to its fullest as more than just a job. To us, it’s a privilege and our calling.
Benefits/Perks:
- Includes accrued vacation days, sick days, and holidays.
- Participation in 403 (b)
- Voluntary Benefits: Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Cancer Insurance, Pet Insurance
- Discounted membership: Plum Benefits
- Pay for work-related eligible commuter expenses with pre-tax dollars
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Responsible for seeing that approved standards of resident care are maintained throughout the facility and overseeing the quality of nursing care.
- Delegates responsibility for direct resident care activities to Head Nurse/Nurse in Charge of each unit. Responsible for supervising, evaluating, counseling, and coaching care members on assigned units.
- Responsible for identifying and resolving problems at the unit level. Keeps the Director of Nursing/Assistant Director of Nursing informed of resident’s status through verbal communication and written reports.
- Makes daily rounds, visits every floor of responsibility, and checks acutely ill residents, admissions, and follows up on residents.
- Performs periodic audit of charting and documentation. Assures proper execution of physician's orders.
- Deals effectively, professionally, and tactfully with resident and family concerns.
- Submits weekly and monthly reports on statistics, meetings, and other pertinent information.
- Attends continuing education classes, seminars, workshops to maintain professional competency.
Salary: $45.8366 per hour
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- 2 years of experience in Nursing Administration required
- Current NY State LPN license.
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
Salary : $46
