Unit Manager - RN up to a $5,000 Sign on Bonus

HCR ManorCare provides a range of services, including skilled nursing care, assisted living, post-acute medical and rehabilitation care, hospice care, home health care and rehabilitation therapy.

Leadership is an intangible quality, not easily defined. And yet your patients and staff recognize it in your patience, confidence, skill and compassion. Your positive impact, excellent clinical skills, experience, and natural talents have prepared you to step into a nurse leadership role at HCR ManorCare.

As an Unit Manager - RN, you will oversee the care management of a population of patients within an assigned area, unit or clinical function.  The position conducts the nursing process – assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation – under the scope of the State's Nurse Practice Act of Registered Nurse licensure. The Unit Manager - RN coordinates resource utilization, timely and appropriate care interventions, and interdisciplinary communication to enhance patient and family satisfaction, adherence to center's clinical systems and regulatory compliance.

There's no better definition of career fulfillment than the experience of watching your patients get back to their daily routine. At HCR ManorCare, we want to make this a recurring part of your working life as an Unit Manager.

In return for your expertise, you'll enjoy excellent training, industry-leading benefits and unlimited opportunities to learn and grow. Be a part of the team leading the nation in healthcare.

568 - ManorCare Health Services - West Reading North, West Reading, Pennsylvania

Two years experience as a RN with 1-year nursing supervisory experience.

Job Specific Details:

Job Summary

The Unit Manager oversees the care management of a population of patients within an assigned area, unit or clinical function. The position conducts the nursing process – assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation – under the scope of the State’s Nurse Practice Act of Registered Nurse licensure. The position coordinates resource utilization, timely and appropriate care interventions, and interdisciplinary communication to enhance patient and family satisfaction, adherence to center’s clinical systems and regulatory compliance.

Essential Job Functions

Every effort has been made to make your job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

Residents Rights

? Knows and respects patient rights

? Ensures protected health information is kept confidential

? Reports complaints made by patients to supervisor

? Reports allegations of patient abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of patient property

Safety and Sanitation

? Follows established safety policies and procedures

? Follows established infection control policies

? Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations

Staff Development

? Attends and participates in scheduled in-service training, educational classes and meetings to maintain current certification and as managed by regulatory agencies and company policies.

? Participates in QAA process

? Attends and participates in Circle of Care classes

? Participates in the Nursing Leadership Development Program

Quality Process

? Promote an understanding of the vision, mission, plans and standards of the organization and nursing services within the defined areas of responsibility.

? Follows the ongoing QAA process steps, monitors trends and implements performance improvement initiatives.

? Assures that individuals’ rights are honored and that care is delivered according to those rights and the individual’s wishes.

? Evaluates the quality and appropriateness of healthcare using root cause analysis and monitors outcome trends.

? Facilitates and participates with the nursing staff in daily care risk identification and resolution, including communication with the patients, families and physicians.

? Involves staff in problem solving and resolution of patient/family and staff complaints/concerns.

? Insures adherence to Documentation Principles and Guidelines.

Leadership Fundamentals

? Accepts accountability for services provided to recipients.

? Promotes shared decision-making by providing input into care decisions and by keeping staff informed of patient care activities.

? Facilitates collegial relationships among nurse managers and other healthcare professionals.

? Collaborates with the Director of Nursing and others in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care delivery.

? Maintains and evaluates an environment that empowers and supports nurse managers in problem solving and in decision-making to address identified issues.

? Ensures accountability for professional practice.

? Flexes hours when necessary to accommodate staff education; to address patient care issues; and to meet with family members unavailable during routine shift hours.

? Participates in weekend clinical coverage and "on call" rotation ensuring continuity of patient care, staff supervision and availability of nursing leadership to families and visitors.

Clinical Systems

? Coordinates nursing care with other healthcare disciplines and assists in integrating services across the continuum of healthcare.

? Promotes nursing process and critical thinking in nursing care delivery.

? Ensures patients’ rights, safety, and choices are safeguarded.

? Ensure patient have needed supplies and equipment to properly manage care.

? Participates in clinical risk identification, strategy planning, and risk reduction.

? Makes daily rounds and spot checks documentation accuracy and completeness on new admissions, patients with change in condition, patients triggering occurrence investigations, and patients to be discharged.

? Visits each newly admitted patient as soon as possible upon arrival, validating accuracy of essentials audit and implementation of risk reducing measures.

? Oversees and evaluates systems to plan, promote, develop, assess, interpret, validate and evaluate the implementation of clinical programs, policies, procedures and forms.

? Oversees and evaluates systems for patient and staff data collection, information systems, and processes to support the practice of nursing and care delivery.

? Oversees and evaluates systems for discharge planning and communication to be released with patient.

? Facilitates and participates in occurrence investigation ensuring timely and accurate reporting to nursing administration.

? Ensures staff competency for emergency response and clinical care delivery.

? Ensures infection control standards and biohazard waste procedures are followed.

Personnel Development

? Participates in the recruitment, selection and retention of personnel.

? Conducts education sessions, unit or functional area team meetings, and competency validation.

? Evaluates performance of direct report personnel.

? Assures appropriate orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional development for personnel.

? Provides guidance for and supervises personnel.

Resource Utilization

? Oversees adequacy and appropriateness of staffing and scheduling personnel with scope of practice, competencies, patient needs and complexity of care.

? Adjusts clinical resources and provides support to ensure patients’ care needs are met.

? Completes referrals for services as needed by assessed patient needs.

? Supports and promotes product standards.

? Oversees and evaluates systems to ensure timely medical management and auxiliary service availability.

Fiscal Management

? Assists the Director of Nursing with planning, implementing, monitoring of the budget in assigned areas of responsibility.

? Coordinates patient supply needs and accurate par levels through the ancillary specialist.

? Understands supports and communicates accurate supply charge system.

? Assures accuracy of the midnight census through understanding and education of the automated clinical system.

Supervisory/People Management Responsibilities

? Assists in planning, coordinating, and conducting continuing education programs and special in-service training sessions relevant to the needs of department personnel.

? Staffs the department with capable people.

? Ensures that employees are adequately oriented and trained to perform their duties.

? Reviews employee performance annually and makes recommendations for pay increases, promotions or