RN Weekend Manager

Carespring•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The RN Weekend Manager provides leadership to nursing staff by overseeing daily Nursing Department operations. The role combines administrative responsibilities with direct patient care during the assigned shift. The manager supervises nursing assistants, helps coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges, maintains patient records, and supports safe, clean unit operations. The manager may be assigned to a unit designated by the Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, or Supervisor.

Requirements

Valid nursing license in the state where the facility is located.
Good physical and mental health.
Sincere desire to work with elderly people.
Willingness to perform non-professional duties.
Ability to remain level-headed and give or take direction in an emergency.
Ability to place patient needs above personal desires or judgment.
Commitment to serving as a patient advocate.

Responsibilities

Carry out administrative and patient care duties during the assigned shift.
Supervise and assume responsibility for the actions of STNAs and the care they deliver.
Follow department policies and procedures and interpret them for personnel, medical staff, patients, and the public.
Work on the unit designated by the D.O.N., A.D.O.N., or Supervisor.
Review the 24-hour report sheet for changes or updates in patients’ care needs.
Make walking rounds and supervise nursing assistant care.
Administer medications, including IV medications, and treatments according to physician orders specific to each patient.
Address patients’ spiritual or psychological needs using available resources.
Assist with and direct patient admissions and discharges.
Give and receive reports at the beginning and change of shift.
Take and transcribe physician orders and answer telephone inquiries.
Evaluate patient care needs and condition, and develop or add to the patient’s plan of care.
Complete admission duties when the documentation nurse is unavailable, including verifying physician orders, transcribing pre-admission information, arranging diagnostic and therapeutic needs, ordering medications and treatments, communicating dietary needs, and completing required paperwork.
Coordinate patient transfers and discharges, including transportation, communication with families or responsible parties, and accompanying paperwork.
Maintain appropriate documentation in the patient electronic medical record.
Direct and assist with department cleaning and care of equipment and appliances.
Communicate and work as a team with all departments.
Maintain the unit’s overall safety and cleanliness.
Greet and direct visitors on the unit.
Meet state-required continuing education hours for licensure.