Unit Manager LPN

COMMONWEALTH CARE OF ROANOKE • Sterling, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Unit Manager coordinates, manages, evaluates, and is accountable for 24-hour patient care, activities, nursing personnel, and unit operations on a designated unit.

Requirements

• Licensed nurse in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
• Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.

Nice To Haves

• Previous nursing management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrates excellent clinical, customer service and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and maintains an effective working relationship with physician/physician extenders, lab, and pharmacy to ensure proper and safe care of patients.
• Promotes and maintains an effective working relationship with nursing personnel, other departments, patients, families, and visitors.
• Demonstrates and ensures customer service standards are being met when interacting with employees, patients, and the general public. Addresses complaints and follow-up as needed.
• Exhibits a professional demeanor, serving as a role model for licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants.
• Is knowledgeable of and participates in the Center’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program.
• Provides input on qualifications and staffing levels needed to meet the needs of the patients.
• Monitors employee’s adherence to organization policies and procedures (e.g., absenteeism, dress code, etc.).
• Conducts monthly unit meeting with nursing personnel and communicates information and changes in Center policy and procedures when indicated. Provides in-service training as needed.
• Actively supports all Service Excellence Initiatives.
• Keeps the Director of Nursing, or designee informed of the status of patients and other related matters.
• Keeps the Director of Nursing, or designee informed of personnel concerns.
• Makes rounds with physicians/physician extenders as indicated to provide pertinent information regarding the patients care and condition and follows through with the physician/physician orders.
• Reviews physician/physician extender’s orders, lab reports, and pharmacy contacts regarding any changes in medication.
• Communicates with family members regarding patients care and/or condition.
• Completes incident/accident reports, investigates, and conducts appropriate follow through regarding allegations of abuse or neglect, family/patient concerns and reported incidents/accidents involving nursing personnel.
• Reports allegations of abuse/neglect, incidents/accidents to the Director of Nursing or designee.
• Ensures notification regarding allegations of abuse/neglect, and other instances of incidents/accidents to the physician/physician extender and the patient’s legal representative.
• Ensures medications are administered according to physician/physician extender orders and consistent with current standards of practice.
• Assists licensed nurses with blood draws, initiating IV therapy and performing other standard nursing procedures or treatments when necessary.
• Reviews medication records for completeness, accuracy in the transcription of physician/physician extender orders and reviews adherence to stop-orders.
• Updates the daily patient Roster/Matrix.
• Participates in patient care conferences.
• Participates in center committees as assigned.
• Evaluates patients’ status and unit activities at the beginning of the shift and ensures appropriate level of nursing personnel to care for patients.
• Performs frequent rounds on unit to evaluate nursing personnel performance and oversight of direct care performance.
• Validates adequate inventory and working condition of clinical supplies and equipment.
• Ensures patient assessments and care plans are reviewed/revised as indicated.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed