What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manager (RN) position at Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute?
Nurse Manager
A career at Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, a new, 61,000-square-foot, 40-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Northeast Georgia Health System, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring of people in the Gainesville area who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!
Why work with us:
- Brand new facility
- Clinical career ladder
- Various shift availabilities
- Expansive benefit package
- Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Targeted approach to career development (CRRN, Nurse Executive Program, Rehab Nursing Residency, CNA Apprenticeship, LPN/LVN Apprenticeship, etc.)
- Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
- Superior quality patient outcomes
- Supportive leadership and culture
- CEU Support
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Nationally recognized Apprenticeship program leader
What you will do in the Nurse Manager role (60%):
- Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
- Ensures appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records; monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan
- Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department
- Ensures staff completes charting timely
- Manages staffing plans, nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff
- May have patient care assignment in addition to daily responsibilities
- Coordinates and directs appropriate rehab care needs related to patient/family educational needs, barriers or continuum of care requirements
- Serves as a clinical rehab resources for patients/families during their rehab stay
- Assists with day to day coordination/follow-up of patient care and problem resolution
- Other duties as assigned
What you will do in the Outcomes role (40%):
- Responsible for staff orientation and ongoing education to improve QI score accuracy at admission, throughout the stay and upon discharge.
- Serves as educator for Quality Indicators (QI) scoring according to Uniform Data System (UDS) training materials
- Serves as a resource to licensed clinicians and clinical staff regarding questions and interpretation of QI scoring guidelines, according to UDS training guidelines, in order to assure the accuracy of the QI scores
- Review medical record documentation using the medical record including UDS Pro-Doc system to support the accuracy and timeliness of the functional scores and comorbid conditions, according to CMS guidelines
- Ensures that the IRF-PAI is consistent with the medical record documentation and reflects the functional status and 24 hour care needs of the patient
- Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to ensure the most accurate assessment of the needs and strengths of patients are captured in the UDS Pro-Doc system and in the medical record
- Review current facility clinical documentation in the medical record and UDS Pro-Doc and evaluate accuracy through the use of QI Manager
- Compares actual knowledge of the patient to care provided to the patient and the information contained on the IRF-PAI. Makes appropriate corrections to the IRF-PAI in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team in order to accurately reflect the burden of care upon admission, throughout the stay and upon discharge
- Investigates the Impairment Group Codes IGC and co-morbidities in collaborative manner with the physicians and coders that would allow for accurate coding of the patient’s stay
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program. BSN Preferred
- Current unrestricted state licensure as Registered Nurse
- CRRN preferred
- CPR/BCLS certification
- UDSMR PPS Certification within 3 years
- 3 years of experience in the care of patients in the acute hospital or rehabilitation setting preferred
- Minimum of two years of previous nursing leadership preferred
- Minimum of two years previous rehab nursing experience preferred
Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.
