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Title: Unit Manager
Reports to: Director of Nursing
Updated: 11/2022
Rate Range: (Insert Pay Range)
Position Summary
In conjunction with the DON, plans, coordinates, and manages the clinical services for a specified nursing unit. Responsible for the coordination and of nursing care and services provided to Residents in the various units and is responsible for facilitating the interdisciplinary team.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Assesses and evaluates the systems which facilitate the delivery of quality resident care.
- Facilitates the resolution of issues and concerns associated with resident / patient care including family issues.
- Implements and evaluates all nursing procedures and systems relative to unit programming.
- Makes nursing diagnoses that serve as the basis for the delivery of care.
- Performs nursing assessments regarding the health status of the resident / patient.
- Develops a plan of care and implements nursing care based on assessment.
- Provides health education to patients and their families.
- Participates in quality assurance activities.
- Adheres to scope of practice limitations based on qualifications.
- Completes required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and/or federal regulations.
- Will perform general nursing duties in cases of emergency or staffing shortages.
The above listing of duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive but rather to serve as a description of the range of duties and general nature of the position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing preferred.
- Valid RN State license.
- One to three years (1-3) years of supervisory experience preferred.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervises nursing staff and others for whom they are administratively or professionally responsible.
Physical Requirements And Working Conditions
ACTIVITY
(Hours per day)
NEVER
0 Hours
OCCASIONALLY
Up to 3 hours
FREQUENTLY
3-6 hours
CONSTANTLY
6-8+ hours
Sitting
Walking
Standing
Bending (neck)
Bending (waist)
Squatting
Climbing
Kneeling
Crawling
Twisting (neck)
Twisting (waist)
Daily lifting and carrying requirements of the job
LIFTING
CARRYING
NEVER
0 hours
OCCASIONALLY
Up to 3 hours
FREQUENTLY
3-6 hours
CONSTANTLY
6-8+ hours
NEVER
0 hours
OCCASIONALLY
Up to 3 hours
FREQUENTLY
3-6 hours
CONSTANTLY
6-8+ hours
0-10 lbs.
0-10 lbs.
11-25 lbs.
11-25 lbs.
26-50 lbs.
26-50 lbs.
51-75 lbs.
51-75 lbs.
76-100 lbs.
76-100 lbs.
100+ lbs.
100+ lbs.
This Job Requires
YES
NO
- Driving cars
- Working around equipment and machinery
- Walking on uneven ground
- Exposure to excessive noise
- Exposure to extremes in temperature, humidity, wetness
- Exposure to dust, gas, fumes in temperature, humidity, wetness
- Working at heights
- Operation of foot controls or repetitive foot movement
- Use of special visual or auditory protective equipment
- Working with biohazards such as blood borne pathogens, sewage, hospital waste, etc.
- Incumbent to be able to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste with or without assistive devices, sufficiently to perform the essential functions of the job.
The knowledge, skills, abilities described in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
