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SanStone Health & Rehabilitation

RN Nurse Manager 12 hour shift Noon- Midnight

SanStone Health & Rehabilitation, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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RN Nurse Manager – 12‑hour shift Noon‑Midnight Location:

Elizabeth City, NC – SanStone Health & Rehabilitation

Reports to:

Director of Nursing (DON)

Job Description:

RN Supervisor – Nursing Department

Qualifications

RN with an active license to practice in NC

Current CPR certification

Understanding of or ability to learn state and federal regulations governing a nursing home

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions through root‑cause analysis

Responsibilities

Monitor and direct all aspects of nursing service department with DON oversight

Assist the DON in developing methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure continuity of the resident’s total regimen of care

Provide staff education as needed/ work closely with the SDC to coordinate staff education as related to desired facility outcomes

Participate in facility surveys made by authorized government agencies

Develop and implement appropriate plan of action to correct identified QAPI issues

Participate in the resident admission and discharge process and coordination of those services

Assist in the event of or in preparation for disaster, including staying at the facility overnight to ensure resident safety and/or evacuating with residents

Serve on and participate in and attend various committees of the facility

Assist the DON in preparing written and oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities to submit to such committees as deemed necessary

Assist in the recruitment and selection of nursing service personnel as directed by DON

Ensure a sufficient number of certified nursing assistants and nurses to meet daily needs of the residents

Assist in developing work assignments and scheduled duties for nurses and aides

Assist the DON in developing performance evaluations and annual reviews for nursing service department

Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards

Assist in monitoring of absenteeism and tardiness of nursing personnel

Provide the DON with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and the nursing service department’s ability to meet those needs

Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.

Work with attending physicians to ensure resident needs and regulatory requirements are met

Oversee nurses and aides to ensure resident needs are being met

Ensure all resident care rooms, treatment areas, etc., are maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner

Ensure all nursing service personnel follow established departmental policies and procedures, including appropriate dress code

Ensure nursing service personnel follow established infection control procedures when isolation precautions become necessary

Assist nursing staff during emergency situations as necessary

Provide support for families and answer questions they may have regarding care of their loved ones

Discipline staff and send staff home who are not performing in the manner that is needed; making sure documentation is complete to support actions

Keep staffing optimal by handling call‑outs and assist in finding replacement staff when call‑outs occur

Review medication administration records and medication passes routinely to ensure physician orders are being carried out and regulatory requirements are being adhered to

Monitor breaks and lunch times of nursing services staff

Review physician orders and admission orders to ensure accuracy

Monitor staff use of electronic devices and ensure residents’ right to privacy

Monitor and maintain acceptable noise levels

Monitor and encourage walking rounds of nursing staff

Ensure use of 24‑hour reporting process and other documentation process as directed by DON

May be required to work holidays and weekends

Attend meetings as deemed necessary by the DON/Administrator

Any other duties felt important to the care and well‑being of the residents and staff that are assigned by the DON or Administrator

Explain, as needed, facility policies and regulatory guidelines to staff, residents, and resident family members

Administration of medications as needed to include charge nurse duties

Make rounds with physician as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities

Carry out supervisory/coordination of responsibilities in accordance with organization’s policies and applicable regulations

Train employees, plan, assign and direct work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, address complaints and resolve problems

Working Conditions

Works in office area as well as throughout the nursing service area

Moves intermittently during working hours

Subject to frequent interruptions

Involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personal under all conditions and circumstances

Subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel and visitors

Communicates with the medical staff, nursing personnel, and other department supervisors

Works beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays when necessary

Will rotate call with other nurses for on‑call coverage

Subject to call‑back during emergency conditions such as severe weather, evacuation, post‑disaster, etc.

Attends and participates in continuing education programs

Subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, communicable diseases, etc.

Subject to handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals

Language skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, data, technical procedures, government regulations, etc. Must have ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patients, patient families, and the general public. Read and speak the English language

Physical Demands

Move intermittently throughout the workday

Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure the requirements of this position can be fully met

Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies

Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; the employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with arms and hands. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus.

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