Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Manager

The Ponce Care Center is looking for a skilled and compassionate RN Unit Manager to join their team!

ABOUT THE PONCE CARE CENTER - Located in St. Augustine, FL, we are a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility that is dedicated to helping our residents maximize their potential and live their lives to the fullest. We offer a modern, comfortable, and secure facility staffed by caring professionals where individuals receive the finest sub-acute medical care, rehabilitation services, and 24-hour skilled nursing care. We are committed to maintaining a facility where compassionate care is provided in an environment of respect and dignity. It is also a great working environment for our staff as we truly value and appreciate each member of our team!

While working here, you will enjoy:

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance. Your well-being is important, and we value it.
• Paid time off. Because as much as you love your job, we want you to also love having time to be you.
• A 401K retirement plan. You're our company's future; let us help you take care of yours.
• Continuing education credits. Life, learning, and education are our top priorities.
• Supportive management, cohesive work environment and many different career paths to help you achieve your professional goals

Summary of the RN Unit Manager

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 RN Unit Manager 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 Duties & Responsibilities of the RN Unit Manager

• Assist the Director of Nursing Services and Assistant Director of Nursing Services in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Services Department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the Facility.
• Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating our written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Services Department.
• Ensure that reference material (i.e., PDR’S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses’ stations is current. Recommend to the Director of Nursing Services written material that will assist the Nursing Services Department in meeting the day-to-day needs of residents.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual reflects the day-to-day nursing care procedures used by the Facility.
• Make written and oral reports or recommendations to the Director of Nursing Services, as necessary or required, concerning the operation of the Nursing Services Department.
• Assist in developing methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
• Ensure that all nursing services personnel are following their respective job descriptions.
• Participate in the maintenance and implementation of the Facility’s quality assurance program for the Nursing Services Department.
• Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director of Nursing Services.
• Participate in developing, implementing, and periodically updating the resident’s written discharge plan.
• Assist the resident and Discharge Planning Coordinator in planning the nursing services portion of the resident’s discharge plan.
• Monitor the Facility’s QI, QM, and survey reports and provide the Director of Nursing Services with recommendations that will be helpful in eliminating problem areas.
• Assist the Director of Nursing Services in obtaining staffing information that must be posted on a daily basis.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, implementation, and updating of the written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate protocols and standards of assigned unit(s) while following the proper chain of command (approval channels).
• Supervise and evaluate unit secretary assigned to unit(s).
• Assist the Director of Nursing Services in determining the staffing needs of the Nursing Services Department.
• Assist in the scheduling of nursing staff in compliance with state guidelines.
• Assist the Director of Nursing Services in the selection of nursing service personnel.
• Ensure that a sufficient number of LPNs and/or RNs are available for each tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.
• Ensure that a sufficient number of CNAs/GNAs are available for each tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
• Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours, and/or assist nursing supervisory staff in completing and performing such tasks.
• Ensure that all nurse aide trainees are under the direct supervision of a LPN.
• Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the Facility, including the PASARR screenings.
• Provide the Director of Nursing Services with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and to the Nursing Services Department’s ability to meet those needs.
• Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.
• Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.
• Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms, as necessary.
• Make rounds with physicians, as necessary.
• Inform the Director of Nursing Services when physician visits are not made in a timely manner.
• Encourage attending physicians to record and sign progress notes, physicians’ orders, etc., on a timely basis and in accordance with current regulations.
• Ensure that direct nursing care be provided by a licensed nurse, a CNAs/GNAs, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.
• Review nurses’ notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided, that they reflect the resident’s response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
• Schedule daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met.

Job Requirements of RN Unit Manager

• Three (3) years of experience preferred as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related health care Facility.
• Must have a current/active CPR certification.

• Excellent technical, assessment, and documentation skills.
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• Highest level of professionalism with the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment in support of company objectives.
• Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions.
• Approachable, flexible and adaptable to change.
• Function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with employees and vendors.