UNIT MANAGER RN - Pine Creek

PIONEER HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT•Wayne, MI

About The Position

The Unit Manager provides administrative support and clinical expertise for a designated unit, area, or time period in a skilled nursing facility. The role helps ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations to support high-quality resident and patient care. The Unit Manager carries delegated clinical and administrative duties, serves as a clinical expert during off shifts, and assumes first-line responsibility for nursing care and services when the Director of Nursing and Administrator are absent. The role also provides direct patient care when not engaged in administrative duties, as designated by the facility schedule.

Requirements

Current State of Michigan RN license.
At least one year of leadership, charge, or supervisory experience in a skilled nursing facility or long-term care setting.
Ability to read, write, and understand English.
Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word and basic mouse and keyboard operations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred; master’s degree in nursing highly desirable.
Three years of leadership, charge, or supervisory experience in a skilled nursing facility or long-term care setting preferred.
Electronic clinical documentation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Adhere to standards of care for the assigned area, maintain resident and patient safety, and supervise nursing assistants and staff nurses.
Maintain staff accountability for clinical and customer service standards; address observed non-compliance with policies, procedures, standards of practice, or behavior professionally and respectfully.
Make daily unit rounds to ensure resident care needs and environmental standards are met, including monitoring the dining room during meals.
Participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures based on identified needs.
Oversee care to promote residents’ and patients’ highest possible physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning.
Participate in the Quality Assurance Process by completing routine quality audits, coaching staff, assisting with report preparation, and attending facility Quality Assurance Meetings when requested.
Participate in the clinical admission process.
Make frequent rounds to ensure nursing personnel perform assignments according to acceptable nursing standards.
Give and receive nursing reports at the beginning and end of shift duty hours.
Maintain assigned work areas, resident and patient care rooms, and treatment areas in a clean and sanitary manner.
Attend staff meetings scheduled by the Director of Nursing.
Conduct continuing education in-service programs.
Participate in the Performance Improvement Process.
Participate in Interdisciplinary Plans of Care and Care Conferences.
Monitor wound healing, assess the effectiveness of prescribed regimens, and communicate progress to physicians.
Assist with monitoring, identifying, preventing, and controlling facility infection outbreaks.
Serve as weekend house supervisor in the absence of the Administrator and Director of Nursing.
Handle on-call responsibilities as required.
Receive and handle employee complaints.
Ensure the facility is stocked with supplies, including medications and equipment.
Compile information and populate infection surveillance logs and laboratory and TB test records to maintain facility compliance.
Provide direct patient care when not engaged in administrative duties, as designated by the facility schedule.
Perform other duties as assigned.