RN/Unit Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for seeing that approved standards of resident care are maintained and overseeing the quality of nursing care on assigned unit .
• Delegates responsibility for direct resident care activities to Nurse (s) assigned on 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 residents status through verbal communication and written reports.
• Makes daily rounds 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.
• Participates in on-call rotation with other nurse managers as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Current NY State Registered Nurse License
• 2 years of Nursing Administration experience preferred

Education:

• Associate Degree
• BSN Preferred