What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unit Manager (UM) position at The Laurels of Kent?
Are you an RN looking for a leadership role? Do you have a passion for leading and teaching other skilled nursing staff? The RN Unit Manager provides, plans, coordinates or manages nursing care and health education for nursing home guests.
The Laurels of Kent offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the skilled nursing industry, including health insurance, 401K with matching funds, paid time off and holidays. When you work with The Laurels of Kent, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration.
Why just work when you can help shape a legacy?
Responsibilities
- Supervises nursing care provided by Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and others.
- Reviews and implements all nursing procedures and systems.
- Assesses and evaluates the systems which facilitate the delivery of quality guest care and performance of staff.
- Uses a systematic approach in the nursing process to provide individualized nursing care.
- Contributes to the guest assessments (MDS/CAA’s) and the development and implementation of a plan of care.
- Evaluates guests’ responses to nursing interventions.
- Understands the rational for the use of medications and treatments and correctly administers as needed.
Qualifications
- Current state nursing licensure required.
- Current CPR certification and additional certification in a nursing specialty desired.
- Management or supervisor experience in long-term care or geriatric nursing preferred.
- or acceptable exemption required.
About Laurel Health Care Company
Laurel Health Care Company (The Laurels) is a national provider of skilled nursing, sub-acute, rehabilitative and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.
At The Laurels, caring is more than providing excellent medical and guest services. It's also being a companion and treating each guest with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion. It's what we call "The Laurel Way of Caring", and it comes from within each one of us.
The Laurels was named a Great Place to Work for 2020 based on approximately 3,500 employee surveys that evaluated more than 60 elements of employee experience on the job, including employee pride in community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning.
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* It is the policy of this facility to recruit, hire, train, compensate and in all ways treat all staff members without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, military status, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
