RN Unit Manager

Job description

Well-established, highly regarded, not-for-profit organization located in an extraordinary community is recruiting an RN-Unit Manager for the Assisted Living Community. The incumbent will also serve as Unit Manager for the memory care facility.

Qualifications

• Possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice in the District of Columbia.
• Must read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory abilities and organize, develop, implement, and interpret policies and procedures.
• Must have patience, tact, and a cheerful disposition, as well as handle difficult residents.
• Must be able to relate information concerning residents' conditions.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace and meet the general health requirements.
• Must be able to function independently.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds. 2.

Assisted Living Management Functions

• Informs personnel of new admissions, their expected arrival time, room assignments, etc.
• Ensures rooms are ready for new admissions and greet residents on arrival.
• Participates in the orientation of residents and family members to the facility.
• Makes rounds with physicians and arranges for needed tests.
• Consults with a physician on the resident's care, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Implements and maintains established Assisted Living objectives and standards.
• Notifies the physician when the resident is involved in an accident or incident.
• Carries out restorative and rehabilitative programs, to include self -help, and care.
• Reviews the twenty-four-hour report and follows up on patient care concerns.
• Reviews all equipment daily, including code carts, suction machines, nebulizers, 02 concentrators, etc.
• Obtains sputum, urine, and other specimens for lab tests as ordered.
• Takes and records TPRs, blood pressure, etc., as necessary.
• Monitors seriously ill residents as necessary.
• Assists in managing transportation for discharged residents or residents needing escorts.
• Informs resident's family of the death of a resident.
• Calls funeral homes when requested by the family. Ensures that post-mortem procedures are followed.
• Checks weight sheets and skin sheets.: Coumadinflow sheets, ADL and restorative flow sheets, and CNA ADL sheets for completeness.
• Monitors care while it is being given to check for respect, dignity, and proper procedure. Monitors showers for compliance.
• Review medication administration records daily and ensures that all signatures are present.
• Audits admission records for completeness.
• Monitors laboratory testing to ensure that all tests are received and followed up promptly.
• Service Plans
• Develops service plans for all Assisted Living Residents
• Communicates changes in service plans to the Inter-Disciplinary Team.
• Completes monthly billing information; notifies families of changes.
• Monitors the completion of the Interdisciplinary assessments monthly