Nursing unit manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision and monitoring of the nursing care given to our residents on a daily basis ensuring required documentation is completed.
• Provides leadership and guidance to the nursing staff.
• Provides treatments and medications for our residents.
• Attends and participates in “at risk” meetings, morning clinical meetings, QAPI meetings, safety meetings, and care plan meetings.
• Shares “on-call” responsibilities with other supervisory staff and provides direct care as necessary.
• Investigates accidents and incidents related to our residents and staff.
• Writes and reviews care plans identifying the problem/needs of each resident, the care to be given, goals to be accomplished and updating the care plan as needed.
• Conducts nursing assessments.
• Reviews resident change in condition report daily to ensure necessary follow up occurs including appropriate interventions are implemented and the family has been notified.
• Complies with and ensures that staff is in compliance with HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Initiates disciplinary action as necessary for staff members.
• Participates in annual survey and/or complaint survey processes as directed.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.