RN Weekend Manager

Carespring Health Care Management•Cincinnati, OH

9d•$35 - $41

About The Position

The RN Weekend Manager provides leadership to nursing staff by overseeing daily Nursing Department operations. The role combines administrative and patient care duties, supervises STNAs and the care they deliver, and supports safe, coordinated care for patients. The manager may be assigned to a unit designated by the Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, or Supervisor. Responsibilities include reviewing the 24-hour report for updates to patient care needs; making rounds; administering medications, including IV medications, and treatments according to physician orders; supporting patients’ spiritual or psychological needs using available resources; and assisting with patient admissions and discharges. Administrative work includes shift reports, transcribing physician orders, responding to telephone inquiries, evaluating patient needs and conditions, and developing or updating individual plans of care. The role also maintains patient electronic medical records and coordinates admission, transfer, and discharge arrangements and documentation. The RN Weekend Manager directs or assists with unit cleaning and equipment care, communicates and works with other departments, helps maintain unit safety and cleanliness, and greets and directs visitors. The position requires a valid nursing license in the state where the facility is located and completion of state-required continuing education. The employee is expected to have good physical and mental health, a sincere desire to work with elderly people, and the ability to perform non-professional duties, give and take direction during emergencies, prioritize patient needs, and act as a patient advocate. Pay is listed as $35.00 to $41.00, depending on experience and licensure. Increased shift differentials are also available.

Requirements

Valid nursing license in the state where the facility is located.
Meet state-required continuing education hours per licensure period.
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

Provide leadership to nursing staff and oversee daily Nursing Department operations.
Carry out administrative and patient care duties during the shift.
Supervise STNAs and assume responsibility for their actions 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 Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, or Supervisor.
Review the 24-hour report sheet for changes and updates to patients’ care needs.
Make walking rounds and supervise nursing assistant care.
Administer medications, including IV medications, and treatments according to physician orders.
Address patients’ spiritual or psychological needs using available resources.
Assist with and direct patient admission and discharge processes.
Give and receive reports at the beginning and change of shift.
Take and transcribe physician orders.
Answer telephone inquiries.
Evaluate patients’ care needs and conditions and develop or update their plans of care.
Complete admission processes when the documentation nurse is unavailable, including verifying and transcribing physician and 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 with other departments.
Help maintain unit safety and cleanliness.
Greet and direct visitors on the unit.
Meet state-required continuing education hours per licensure period.
Prioritize patient needs and serve as a patient advocate.