Nursing Manager (Full Time) - ReqCode 7056-634-013012

The Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 198-bed comprehensive skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Serving the needs of the community since 1917, the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center provides long-term and short-term care in a comfortable setting.

General Statement of Job
This position oversees and manages all nursing functions for one or more major sections of the Health Care District's Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Employees perform administrative and supervisory work in managing staff functions and evaluate the effectiveness of the care provided to residents and patients. This position maintains twenty-four (24) hour responsibility and accountability for resident care and staff, and performs duties in accordance with established regulations, policies, nursing standards, and medical instructions.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
Oversees and manages all nursing functions for the nursing unit.
Makes daily rounds of the unit and follows up on any problems identified with the residents or physical plant or equipment.
Reviews charts of new admissions, readmissions or residents with unusual occurrences.
Identifies specific educational needs of individual staff members and provides follow up instruction for identified needs.
Supervises the clinical orientation of new staff on the unit and ensures all components of the checklist are completed. Advise the Staff Development Coordinator of any additional educational needs of new staff.
Supervises staff on the unit and ensures care is provided in accordance with facility policy, standards, regulatory standards and professional standards of practice.
Provides coaching as needed to assist staff to meet standards. Provide counseling or discipline in accordance with facility standards as needed based on performance.
Provides clinical assessments and documents the assessments as needed (e.g. MDS).
Participate in the care planning and care conferences for residents.
Ensures physicians are notified as needed for changes in condition or new reports related to residents.
Ensures next of kin are notified of changes in condition as required by regulation and notifications are documented.
Assists with managing, documenting, and investigating incidents and accidents. Reviews resident incidents and investigates incidents to determine contributing factors and the details regarding the incident. (Occasionally may involve outside authorities to assist in the investigation.) Ensures that notifications are complete and appropriate documentation and interventions are in place.
Reviews employee incidents immediately and ensure documentation is completed. Refers employee to Human Resources or sends to facility resource for medical follow up if required (in accordance with policy).
Works with ancillary personnel in a collaborative effort to ensure the mental, physical, and psychosocial welfare of each resident and staff is carried out according to federal laws and guidelines.
Assists with the development of policies and procedures, and ongoing instruction to ensure the facility is within national guidelines as demonstrated by the Oscar report.
Supports and demonstrate practices consistent with the mission, philosophy, standards, policies, and procedures of the nursing department.
Serves as an administrative resource and leader for the facility in the absence of the Assistant/Director of Nursing.
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