Description

Job Position: Registered Nurse Unit Manager 

Direct Supervisor: Director of Nursing

Job Summary: Provides direct quality care duties for the residents and monitors care of the residents under the direction of the Registered Nurse.

Job Benefits:

• BCBS MN Health Insurance- competitive premium rates! 
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Supplemental Life Insurance Policies 
• Accident, Cancer, Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance 
• MetLife Dental and Vision 
• 401k Benefits. Available immediately upon hire. Employees eligible to receive up to a 5% match after one year of employment. (Must be 21 Years Old) 
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Rotating Holiday Schedule 
• Rotating Weekend Schedule 
• Scholarship and Tuition Reimbursement
• Non-union position
• Starting wage is $41.00 per hour and increases based on years of experience. 

Job Qualifications: 

• Current MN License as a Registered Nurse
• Preference given for experience in a geriatric long-term care setting.
• Work effectively with minimal supervision, strong communication skills, and ability to lead a group of people in completing tasks.
• Knowledge of standards of nursing practice and awareness of standards for compliance with state and federal regulations. 

Hours of Work: Schedule may vary from pay period to pay period. Rotating and holiday weekends. Block schedules. 

Responsibilities:

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

• Completes Marketing duties as assigned by the Administrator.
• Maintains good relations with physicians, clinics, social workers, etc. 
• Understands that she/he represents Eldercare of Bemidji in every exchange and strives to do so in a positive manner.
• Understands that excellent customer service is the highest form of public relations and her/his role in providing the highest level of customer service.

RESIDENTS:

• Reports Vulnerable Adult issues to the County and Ombudsman as needed.
• Understands and complies with the responsibilities of a mandated reporter for vulnerable adults.
• Understands and observes the need for strict resident confidentiality.

OPERATIONS:

• Works as a team member and assists with implementation and continuing evaluation of residents’ plan of care, emphasizing rehabilitative nursing and restoration of the resident to his/her full potential for living.
• Coordinates, supervises, and administrates total nursing activities throughout the facility.
• Assisting with admissions and discharges. 
• Attending physician rounds along with processing orders. 
• Monitors Quality Indicators in conjunction with other nursing management staff
• Complies with facility policies and procedures.
• Communicates with the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Complies with state and federal regulations.
• Works with the Medicare / PPS system.
• Oversees the delivery of care throughout the shift.
• Communicates appropriate information from the shift to management.
• Assists in providing emotional and physical comfort and safety for residents.
• Has complete understanding of basis of infection control and universal precautions to avoid infection of residents and self or contamination of equipment and supplies.
• Adheres to all safety measures and conveys a positive attitude toward safety of self, residents, coworkers, equipment, and supplies.
• Able to control negative emotions and provide care in a therapeutic manner.
• Attends appropriate in-services, facility education programs and staff meetings.
• Has working knowledge of fire regulations and disaster procedures according to facility policies and procedures.
• Reports to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality.
• Utilizes computerized medical record effectively.
• Utilizes wireless call system effectively.
• Assist and intervene emergency situations.
• Demonstrates or models facility core values of: 
• Integrity, Commitment, Attitude, Respect, and Enthusiasm.

BUDGET:

• Understands the correlation between census and income and that expenses must be reduced in times of low census including adjustment of staff hours.
• Participate in the control of cost-effective services that include proper use of equipment, appropriate use of supplies, and effective, efficient organization of resident care duties.

BUILDING:

• Monitors the facility for general safety throughout the evening shift.
• Reports on safety and environmental hazards. 
• Responsible for maintaining work areas and department in a neat and clean manner. 
• Responsible for helping to maintain the facility in a safe and clean manner by picking up debris on the floors and wiping up spills.
• Aware of role in disaster plans for the facility and participates in these plans and procedures during drills and actual events.
• Responsible for reporting the need for repairs using the Maintenance Order form.

EMPLOYEES:

• Ensures proper documentation is provided for inclusion in each employee’s personnel file.
• Makes staff replacement calls as necessary.
• Monitors and works with staff regarding resident incidents
• Is a resource for staff
• Provides direct and indirect supervision for all employees on the shift.
• Directs, counsels and disciplines nursing staff as necessary regarding job performance.
• Participates in the orientation of new employees as needed.
• Identifies staffing needs and communicates to the Nurse Manager or director of Nursing.
• Promotes and participates in staff teaching as necessary.
• Completes performance appraisals at least annually or more often as necessary on nursing personnel on the shift.
• Wears Name Tag at all times.
• Reports to work on time each day.
• Completes other duties assigned.

Requirements

• Current MN License as a Registered Nurse
• Preference given for experience in a geriatric long-term care setting.
• Work effectively with minimal supervision, strong communication skills, and ability to lead a group of people in completing tasks.
• Knowledge of standards of nursing practice and awareness of standards for compliance with state and federal regulations. 
• Able to work weekend rotation.