Nurse Manager

Woodside Senior Communities•Green Bay, WI

About The Position

The Nurse Manager is a full-time, exempt registered professional nurse responsible for maintaining high-quality nursing care and supervising and evaluating professional and non-professional nursing personnel. The role coordinates and oversees Woodside Lutheran Home’s short-term rehabilitation neighborhoods and works closely with the Admissions Coordinator, Charge Nurse, and Rehab Social Worker to support smooth transitions and positive experiences for residents. The Nurse Manager is expected to act with integrity, fairness, and responsibility when working with employees, residents, families, and the community. The position oversees licensed staff and CNAs in the rehabilitation area, including staff planning, guidance, monitoring, education, and performance management. It supports resident assessment and care planning, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, family and staff concerns, and initiatives intended to promote resident safety and prevent rehospitalizations. The Nurse Manager also participates in staff development, committees, care conferences, and facility meetings, and is scheduled for nursing-home on-call duty.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current, valid State of Wisconsin nursing license.
Current CPR certification.
Experience in a supervisor or manager role.
Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate standards of nursing care to promote high-quality resident care.
Basic computer skills and knowledge.
Competency in MDS utilization or willingness to learn.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of policies and functions of departments related to nursing care is strongly desired.
Familiarity with the rehabilitation and short-term care population, and willingness to expand that knowledge through educational seminars and programs.

Responsibilities

Help develop clinical and administrative policies and procedures for the nursing department in conjunction with the Director of Nursing.
Educate residents, families, and staff about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health and comfort.
Follow up on family and patient concerns and serve as a resource for staff concerns.
Recognize changes in residents’ daily functioning, social interaction, spirituality, and psychological behaviors.
Participate in and organize staff in-services, share knowledge of gerontology, geriatrics, and rehabilitation nursing, and follow up on education and training after disciplinary action.
Participate in staff recruitment, orientation, and development, including planning, monitoring, directing, and educating staff on policies, procedures, and products.
Implement performance planning, evaluations, expectations, and goal setting; conduct employee discipline and terminations as necessary.
Participate in the facility quality assurance improvement team as requested.
Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local nursing regulations.
Serve scheduled on-call duty for the nursing home.
Maintain inventory and stocking of the pharmacy’s automatic dispensing unit.
Supervise licensed staff and CNAs in the rehabilitation area and plan, monitor, direct, and guide their work.
Follow up on action items resulting from family care conferences and attend conferences as appropriate.
Complete applicable follow-up from weekly Medicare meetings.
Identify and oversee continuous quality improvement efforts across rehabilitation neighborhoods, including audits, performance improvement plans, and follow-up after quality initiatives.
Monitor and adjust staff PPD daily and investigate patterns of overage to determine root causes.
Review and compile daily reports for stand-up meetings, identify changes in resident condition, and recommend follow-up to help prevent rehospitalizations.
Oversee bowel and bladder programs, including completion of three-day assessments and collaboration to ensure appropriate care planning.
Gather information to assess residents’ health status and functioning and formulate, implement, evaluate, and modify care plans.
Develop and maintain resident care plans and CNA Care Cards; audit care follow-through, medication utilization, and charting accuracy.
Participate in Fall, Wound, and Hydration Committees and other committees as required by regulations or assigned by the Director of Nursing.
Ensure continuous psychotropic drug monitoring, including gradual dose reductions and appropriate diagnoses.
Ensure compliance with monthly reauthorizations.
Attend hospitalization meetings and review and compile data in preparation for the meetings to prevent reauthorizations.
Use a systematic risk-management process to analyze and determine root causes of falls and injuries of unknown origin.
Support Woodside Senior Communities’ mission, vision, and values.
Protect resident rights and promote residents’ privacy, dignity, well-being, and safety.
Maintain confidentiality of resident, employee, and operational data in accordance with HIPAA/HITECH requirements.
Comply with applicable statutes, regulations, and the Woodside Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program.
Complete required in-service training.