UNIT MANAGER

Job Description:

Unit Managers are primarily responsible for overseeing day to day patient care, supervising, directing and developing nurse staff, and reporting to the Director of Nursing to ensure quality patient care within a long-term care center, skilled nursing facility or assisted living community. Unit Managers are required to be dependable and personable liaisons between residents and their families. Unit Managers are tasked with ensuring their unit complies with federal and state regulatory standards, and follows company policies and procedures. The daily tasks of a Unit Manager generally include:

• Maintaining and restoring health of resident patients
• Acting as a main point of contact between residents and their families
• Addressing and preventing concerns from family members
• Assists in developing, implementing and making adjustments to patient care plans as needed
• Supervises, counsels, and provides discipline when necessary, to nurse staff to ensure the highest quality care possible
• Ensures their unit meets federal and state regulatory standards, as well as company policies and procedures
• Collaborates with the Director of Nursing, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians to plan and maintain resident care
• Completes admission and discharge assessments
• Oversees and audits changes made to care plans
• Delivers hands-on care and medicine distribution as needed
• Audits and completes charting, evaluations, medical forms, and other administrative tasks
• Identifies procedural problems and works with the Director of Nursing to resolve issues
• Evaluates, prioritizes and meets the care needs of each resident