RN Unit Manager - Western Nebraska Veterans' Home Scottsbluff
State of Nebraska•Scottsbluff, NE
•$43 - $64•Onsite
About The Position
Full-Time Nursing Unit Manager (RN); Monday - Friday 0800 - 1630; Rotating On-Call - Including Some Weekends; Exempt Position. Under limited supervision from the Nursing Director and within the scope of the RN licensure, performs supervisory nursing work, responsible for the 24-hour supervision of nursing services for units within a 24-hour long term facility; assists nursing leadership as requested; supervise professional and paraprofessional staff in the planning, implementing, delivery, and evaluation of nursing services; performs related work as assigned.
Requirements
- A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska or authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a Registered Nurse in Nebraska
- One year of experience assigning, reviewing, leading, or supervising the work of others.
- Knowledge of: registered nursing theory and practice; accepted standards of care; policies and procedures governing nursing care; sanitation and infection control standards; planning, providing, and evaluating quality nursing care; Nebraska regulations pertaining to nursing practice, including scope of practice parameters; psychology or another behavioral science; supervision or management techniques, principles.
- Skill in: coordinating and providing nursing care; directing nursing service program activities.
- Ability to: supervise a shift or program for nursing care; oversee the maintenance of medical records; write administrative reports as required; communicate effectively electronically, telephonically, on paper, or in person; use a computer; monitors direct care staff; assists in training and education direct care staff; plan, monitor work of direct care staff; lift up to 50lbs occasionally and push/pull up to 75lbs on a daily basis; frequently bend at the waist and neck, frequently twist at the waist, and walk or stand up to 90% of the shift.
Nice To Haves
- Long Term Care experience
- Wound Care Certification
- MDS Coordinator certification
Responsibilities
- Directly supervise professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in providing quality patient care.
- Complete performance evaluations on assigned nursing service employees.
- Schedule nursing service staff to assigned shift and work area.
- Train employees or staff in providing nursing care of members.
- May assist as needed in required nursing in-service training programs.
- Consult with psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and other clinical staff in coordinating individual patient care treatment plans.
- Resolve conflicts between members and employees as well as personnel related problems.
- Assures high standards of infection control.
- Assures that adequate standards of medical record keeping are maintained.
- Completes various nursing service reports.
Benefits
- comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
