RN - Registered Nurse Unit Manager - Long Term Care Unit

Salary

$82,836.00 - 104,910.00$

Overview

Elderwood at Scallop Shell – RN Unit Manager (Wakefield) Elderwood at Scallop Shell, located in Wakefield, is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Manager to join our clinical leadership team. This role oversees a 50-bed unit, which includes both Memory Care and Long-Term Care (LTC) residents.  RN Unit Manager Position Overview:The RN Unit Manager ensures the health and well-being of our residents by overseeing nursing services and social programming for all residents on their assigned unit. Responsibilities include:

• Communicating effectively with physicians, families, co-workers, and other healthcare professionals
• Managing nursing staff performance, including evaluating and hiring staff
• Overseeing nursing care reporting, documentation, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• This is a full time position on our Long Term Care (LTC) Unit - 50 Beds
• Shift: Requires flexibility as a clinical leader 

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Responsibilities

RN Unit Manager - Responsibilities: 

• Assure responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a residents’ nursing care plan, and the coordination of the interdisciplinary goals and approaches to the needs or health care problems of residents.
• Ensure the unit and environment is maintained in good order for the well being of staff and residents.
• Attend all meetings and required or preferred in-service training as requested by the Administrator and Director of Nursing.
• Generate and develop ideas, which improve the quality of care for residents or increase job productivity and satisfaction.
• Encourage involvement and recognize staff for making exceptional contributions.

 

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Qualifications

RN Unit Manager - Qualifications:

• Possession of a State License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse required.
• Minimum of two (2) years nursing experience, and at least one (1) year of experience in a Nursing leadership role; interest or experience in geriatrics required, experience with dementia patients desirable.
• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Management skills for supervising and coordinating care of residents required. Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing, utilize creative problem solving, and handle problems diplomatically required.
• Exhibits characteristics of effective managerial leadership skills. These characteristics should include: desire for improvement; builder of trust; creating an environment where staff can experience pride. Their efforts are directed at allowing each worker to perform his or her own work and performing in a manner consistent with the aims and standards of the organization.

 

• This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.