RN Registered Nurse Unit Manager

Ruleville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Unit Manager RN Registered Nurse This is a full time position offering competitive pay and great benefits.

Ruleville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC proudly serves our community's long-term care and rehabilitation needs. We are committed to providing loving excellence in senior care. We offer services including speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and dementia/Alzheimer's care. Our goal is to provide dignified care to all of our residents in a well maintained, home-like environment. This is why we work hard to create an excellent work environment for our staff as well.

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, the Registered Nurse RN Unit Manager is responsible for maintaining the standards of nursing care and practices within the facility to meet the physical, psychosocial, and rehabilitation needs of the residents.

Unit Manager RN Registered Nurse position available Monday through Friday takes call

DUTIES for Unit Manager RN Registered Nurse

1. Responsible for assessment of resident needs, development and implementation of comprehensive care plan. Consults with residents' physician in planning resident care. Periodically reviews and updates comprehensive care plan.

2. Works with interdisciplinary team members in developing a discharge plan for individual residents and assists in achieving discharge planning.

3. Communicates and acts as a liaison among residents, family, physicians, and staff.

4. Conducts resident rounds to assess and/or supervise nursing care, assess condition of residents, and safe, clean, comfortable environment.

5. Audits staff nurses to ensure that all resident care systems and processes are followed per policy.

6. Reviews all closed charts of expired resident and ensures appropriate documentation by nursing during the last 48 hours and discharge orders by physicians are enclosed (to contain how and where discharge - i.e. to funeral home via stretcher). Reviews discharge summaries of all residents.

7. Conducts periodic reviews of Care Plans to ensure they are interdisciplinary and updated by the Charge Nurse as changes occur.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS for Unit Manager RN Registered Nurse:

1. Maintains a current, valid license as nurse in good standing.

2. Possesses a minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing service administration. Additional education or experience in such areas as rehabilitative or geriatric nursing is preferred.

3. Possesses strong knowledge of state, federal and local regulations as they pertain to long term care.

4. Possesses good communication skills and is patient and self-disciplined.

5. Must be able to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing, and possess sufficient communication skills to perform the tasks required.