Unit Manager RN
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. This role involves promoting and maintaining effective working relationships with physicians, other departments, patients, and families, while ensuring customer service standards are met. The Unit Manager also plays a key role in the Center’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program, providing input on staffing needs and monitoring employee adherence to policies. They conduct monthly unit meetings, provide in-service training, and actively support Service Excellence Initiatives.
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
- Coordinates, manages, and evaluates 24-hour patient care, activities, nursing personnel, and unit operations.
- Promotes and maintains effective working relationships with physicians, other departments, patients, families, and visitors.
- Ensures customer service standards are met.
- Addresses complaints and performs follow-up as needed.
- Serves as a role model for licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants.
- Participates in the Center’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Program.
- Provides input on qualifications and staffing levels.
- Monitors employee adherence to organization policies and procedures.
- Conducts monthly unit meetings and communicates policy changes.
- Provides in-service training as needed.
- Checks schedule daily to ensure adequate staffing.
- Assigns and delegates nursing personnel responsibilities.
- Evaluates and assesses patients on a regular basis.
- Ensures significant changes in patient condition are reported to the physician/physician extender and legal representative.
- Monitors nursing documentation for appropriateness, conciseness, and timeliness.
- Informs the Director of Nursing of patient status and personnel concerns.
- Rounds with physicians/physician extenders to provide pertinent patient information.
- Reviews physician orders, lab reports, and pharmacy contacts for medication changes.
- Communicates with family members regarding patient care and condition.
- Completes incident/accident reports, investigates, and conducts follow-through.
- Reports allegations of abuse/neglect and incidents/accidents to the Director of Nursing.
- Ensures notification of abuse/neglect and incidents/accidents to the physician/physician extender and patient’s legal representative.
- Ensures medications are administered according to orders and standards of practice.
- Assists licensed nurses with procedures like blood draws and initiating IV therapy.
- Reviews medication records for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to stop-orders.
- Updates the daily patient Roster/Matrix.
- Participates in patient care conferences and assigned center committees.
- Evaluates patient status and unit activities at the beginning of the shift.
- Ensures appropriate nursing personnel levels for patient care.
- Performs frequent rounds to evaluate nursing personnel performance and direct care oversight.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
