The Unit Manager supervises staff and unit operations and oversees the overall flow of the unit, serving as a role model for staff. The role coordinates unit schedules and staff assignments, participates in performance appraisals, ensures staff meet approved Standards of Practice, manages assigned personnel and unit activities, and promotes cooperative working relationships with physicians and other health care providers. The Unit Manager provides patient care as needed and coordinates and implements care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned units. The role ensures care is delivered safely, efficiently, and consistently with the unit's standard of care; assists the unit Director with planning, organizing, directing, delegating, and evaluation; and facilitates quality patient-care outcomes while providing leadership in the practice environment.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed