Nurse Manager

Looking for a new career that offers excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement, and endless opportunities for career growth? Then join the Good Shepherd family!

The Raker Center at Good Shepherd is a 99-bed long-term care facility that offers intermediate, heavy, or skilled nursing care for persons with physical disabilities ages 12 years and older. We are looking for a compassionate Certified Nursing Assistant to join our family!

• JOB SUMMARY
• Plan, direct, or coordinate the daily patient/resident care activities in a clinical environment. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards. The Nurse Manager has the 24-hour responsibility and is accountable for nursing practice in his/her patient care/resident unit. This position reports to the Director of Nursing of the site, The Nurse Manager will foster the mission and core values of the GSRN in their daily practice.
• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• Leads unit operations to achieve organizational and departmental goals and objectives in area of responsibility
• Leads nursing staff including hiring, transitioning and encouraging professional development of each member within their scope of practice
• Supports and schedules the nursing staffing requirements based upon acuity, specialty, volumes including budgeted NHPPD.
• Facilitates staff growth & development via
• Promotes a Just Culture
• Communicates through effective written and verbal communication skills
• Implements plans & strategies to maximize delivery of safe patient care
• Leads action to achieve departmental goals and objectives in area of responsibility
• Develops leadership skills
• Routinely communicates GSRN, site specific information to associates
• FACILITATES PATIENT CARE
• Acts a clinical resource to RNs, LPNs and NAs
• Develops and implements nursing policies and procedures utilizing evidence based practice to standardize care
• ESTABLISHES DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC GOALS
• Gathers pertinent business, financial, service, and operations information
• Identifies and evaluates operational trends and options;
• Selects a course of action
• Defines objectives
• Evaluates outcomes.
• CONTRIBUTES AND WORKS TOWARDS FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES
• Analyzes operational variances and adjusts accordingly
• Exercises fiscal responsibility for expenditures; understands trends and variances
• Controls expenses
• DELIVERS QUALITY CARE
• Ensures competency- based care is provided through ongoing management and evaluation of staff.
• Recognizes and responds to actual or potential events to ensure patient/resident safety.
• Recommends system improvements
• Demonstrates evidence-based decision making when addressing practice changes
• DEVELOPS AND ENHANCES PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn, grow and seeks new and innovative opportunities
• Coordinates and/or provides learning experiences for professional development of staff
• Reviews professional publications
• Participates in professional societies / organizations
• CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORT
• Embraces change and promotes positive work environment
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to achieve organizational goals.
• PROTECTS PATIENT INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
• Oversees and follows compliance of confidentiality policies
• PROMOTES HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• Promotes Patient/Resident safety through a Just Culture in the workplace
• Complies with policies and procedures, rules and regulations governing environment of care and patient safety
• Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity, culture and inclusion are valued
• Ensure that each staff member is properly certified and abides by the standards for care established by our organization and state and federal laws
• COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
• Ensures that all regulations, and standards are followed at the federal, state and local levels
• QUALIFICATIONS
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Education
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or other healthcare area preferred.
• Work Experience
• 4 - 6 years of nursing experience is required
• 1-2 years of prior supervision preferred
• Licenses / Certifications
• Must have an active registered nurse (RN) license in PA.
• Certified NE-BC or CNEL within 3 years of hire
• Certified in area of specialty is preferred
• BLS / CPR for a health care provider, as per the American Heart Association