Nursing Department Manager (RN/LPN)

Description

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as a Nursing Department Manager with Wellspring. As a statewide nonprofit serving families in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

As a Nursing Department Manager with the Monroe Skilled Nursing and Rehab Campus at Wellspring, you'll be part of a team of nurses, CNAs, and senior support staff committed to helping seniors and families in Monroe. In this position, you'll be directly supporting your community in Monroe County to provide services to seniors. In this position, you must be currently licensed by the State of Michigan Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse and successful completion of an accredited Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nursing program. Two years of nursing experience with current home health, medical, surgical, or critical care experience preferred.

As a Nursing Department Manager, you will :

Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, and person centered care.

Provide individualized attention, which encourages each resident's ability to maintain or attain the highest level of independence and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being

Assist in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment; report environmental deficiencies such as lighting or equipment problems to the supervisor or appropriate staff

Protect the personal belongings of each resident. Promptly report missing items according to established policy and participate in efforts to locate missing items

Keeps Supervisor up to date on resident status

Communicate and interact effectively and tactfully with the resident, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors

Perform all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and standard precautions

Participate in meetings as required

Assist with staff education, orientation, and “twenty-four (24) hour “on-call” coverage, as requested

Participate in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement committee, and assist in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to improve performance

Coordinate all admissions with Admissions Coordinator

Lead all staff on the unit on all shifts

Evaluate outcome of care and nursing judgments on a daily basis to assure high quality care

Work with the MDS Coordinator in regards to ADL scoring

Attend care conferences

Able to communicate with staff and monitor for any problems; follow up with DRC if necessary and proceed with disciplinary steps as needed per policy

Complete evaluations for nursing staff on the unit as directed

Assure the aides are completing walking rounds and report to each other at shift change; assure that the nurse gives a thorough report to the aides; assure that the off-going nurse gives a thorough report to oncoming nurse

Review EHR periodically to assure proper and timely documentation being done

Assure documentation reflects the resident’s status, indicating progress, maintenance, or decline; must ensure that a resident’s abilities in activities of daily living do not diminish unless circumstances of the resident’s clinical condition demonstrate that decline was unavoidable

Responsible to assure incident reports are filled out when needed, and properly done; assist DRC with instruction when areas are incomplete or not accurately assessed

Admissions - assure a thorough assessment is done, per facility policy

Document and review on 24 hr. report daily. Identify sheets any pertinent issues and / or changes; assure that each shift follows through with needed documentation. Ensure physician and family are notified as per policy.

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits to being part of the nursing team with Wellspring :

You'll be part of a dedicated and caring team of nurses, caregivers and administrative staff and connect through weekly meetings and trainings

You'll receive clinical supervision and help as needed

You'll create meaningful connections with each resident

You'll be a part of a team that values communication as a priority

Your starting pay will be $72,800 - 84,000 / year based on experience and licensure

You'll be working Full Time on Day Shift and participate in the rotating on-call schedule

You'll be able to enroll in our benefits, such as Health, Vision & Dental insurance, 403b Retirement plans, and PTO

You'll have the flexibility to be paid on demand with DailyPay

You'll have access to Wellspring SupportLinc, which is an employee assistance plan

This position reports to the Wellspring MONROE Campus :

Wellspring Lutheran Services

1236 S Monroe St.,

Monroe, MI 48161

Full Job Description available during the interview.

Salary : $72,800 - $84,000