POSITION: Assistant Unit Manager (Registered Professional Nurse - RN)
REPORTS TO: Unit Manager (RN)
FLSA STATUS: Exempt (Salary) $40-$43/hour based on experience
HOURS: Roughly 7 am - 3:30 pm
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
As an adjunct to the RN Unit Manager, the Assistant Unit Manager
(Registered Professional Nurse - RN) is responsible for following directions from the RN Unit
Manager related to overseeing direct nursing care to assigned Residents/Patients. The Assistant Unit
Manager (Registered Professional Nurse - RN) assumes responsibility and accountability for the
nursing care and services provided on the assigned unit. The Assistant Unit Manager (Registered
Professional Nurse - RN) is responsible for and adheres to the standards of care for the assigned
Residents/Patients assists with data collection, monitoring, and implementation of physician orders based
on individual resident/patient needs, monitor the environment to maintain resident/patient safety, and
monitor the resident/patient care activity performance by licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants.
The Registered Professional Nurse – RN, is responsible for delivering care to residents/patients
utilizing the nursing process of data collection, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation;
and effectively interacts with residents/patients, family members, and other health team members while
maintaining standards of professional nursing.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (To be completed without harming or
injuring the resident/patient, co-worker, self, or others):
Direct Care/ Patient Responsibilities
• Supervises C.N.A. staff as required.
• Visits residents/ patients to ensure proper nursing care is provided.
• Data collection, plans, directs and evaluates total nursing care as determined by the resident’s/patient’s age-related physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs in accordance with established standards, policies, and
procedures and residents/patients care plan.
• Handles emergencies in a prompt, precise, and professional manner.
• Performs CPR as required.
• Demonstrates an ability to remain calm, and perform effectively and professionally during peak periods of
activity and emergencies.
• Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate
resident’s/patient’s care plans.
• Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Modifies resident’s/patient’s treatment plans, according to physician orders, indicated by residents'/patients’
responses and conditions.
• Monitors all aspects of residents'/patients' care, including diet and physical activity.
• Monitors, records, and reports symptoms and changes in resident’s/patient’s conditions.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to
residents/patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes resident’s/patient's independence by establishing resident’s/patient’s care goals; teaching
residents/patients, friends, and family to understand their condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering
questions.
• Performs physical examinations to determine the residents/patients' status and develop a potential treatment
plan.
• Prepares residents/patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
• Recommends forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic
procedures.
• Records resident’s/patient’s medical information and vital signs.
• Provides care for residents/patients according to division/unit-specific competencies, policies, and procedures.
• Reports all changes in resident’s/patient’s condition to supervisor timely.
• Ensures that residents/patients are handled properly, specifically lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and
transporting residents/patients into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as needed.
• Assists as needed in the transferring of residents/ patients safely.
• Uses facility lifting devices per manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Adheres to the facility's bowel and bladder program for residents/patients.
• Monitors supplies and inventory levels daily.
• Utilizes supplies and equipment properly without waste.
• Ensures chord placements are in a safe area free from potential accidents or injuries to self, coworkers,
residents/patients or family members.
• Answers call bell lights promptly and resolves residents'/patients' requests or needs.
• Keeps call bell signals within the resident’s/patient's reach but not in a hazardous position that could result
in injury to the resident/patient, you, co-workers, or others.
• Ensures that all residents/patients who are unable to use a call bell signal are checked frequently or as
required by the care plan.
• Protects the resident’s/patient’s possessions.
• Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate
resident/patient care plans.
• Makes daily rounds on the unit to ensure residents/patients' care needs and environmental standards are met,
including monitoring of the dining room during meal times.
• Administers medications according to MD order, policy/procedure, and care plan.
• Completes and/or reviews Admission Data Records as defined by policy
• Monitors the needs of residents/patients to identify potential health or safety problems.
• Participates in meetings, and conferences, and demonstrates a genuine desire to develop strategies for improved
facility operations and high level of resident/patient care.
• Evaluate the performance of team members as requested for performance appraisals.
• Oversees the data collection/monitoring of the residents/patients' admission and discharge process.
• Participates in resolving resident grievances.
Assist patients in meeting nutrition
• Ensures residents/patients are properly prepared for meals according to the care plan or the needs of each
resident/patient (positioned appropriately and ensuring utensils are within reach of the
resident/patient).
• Honors the resident's/patients' preferences and adheres to food allergies.
• Ensures food trays are passed using safe and sanitary measures (following infection control guidelines).
• Observe food trays and accurately document the percent of intake as required.
• Recognizes, interprets and reports changes in resident’s/patient’s condition to your supervisor
• Participates in all-hands dining, when required.
Assist with residents/patients' overall care and safety
• Protects residents/ patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols,
medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Knows and follows proper protocol with infectious control management; avoiding the spread of germs
that may transport disease.
• Observe and remove any potential hazards that could cause accidents.
• Records all entries on flow sheets, notes, charts, etc., in an informative and descriptive manner.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the care given by the interdisciplinary care team and identify problems and
guide team members to solutions.
• Report all observed or reported incidents of potential abuse, neglect, or accidents immediately to the direct
supervisor.
• Reports occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals to
supervisors.
• Assists residents/patients in preparing for medical tests (i.e., lab work, x-ray, therapy, dental, etc.).
• Demonstrates job-specific knowledge of fire and disaster preparedness during drills or actual situations.
• Observe and reports the presence of pressure areas and skin breakdowns to prevent ulcers (bedsores).
• Reports injuries of an unknown source, including skin tears.
• Manages combative residents/patients while maintaining his/her self-esteem and avoiding injury to themselves and
residents/patients.
Personal and professional conduct
• Protects resident's/patients' privacy and maintains confidentiality.
• Respect the rights of each resident/patient according to the Resident Bill of Rights; including protecting
the resident’s/patient’s personal belongings.
• Respect the cultural and religious practices of residents/patients, coworkers, and others.
• Fosters and supports a culture of compliance.
• Maintains a dependable attendance record and clocks in and out daily without error Adheres to
standards of cleanliness, grooming, hygiene, and dress code.
• Works flexible hours including overtime, holidays and weekends as scheduled or as needed to fill schedule
openings.
• Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures at all times.
• Wears proper non-slip shoes to prevent injury or falls.
• Wears and/or uses safety equipment and supplies when indicated and properly trained to use.
• Upholds HIPAA regulations.
• Attends and participates in in-service training, performance improvement (PI) committees, and other
meetings as scheduled and directed.
• Reports resident/patient abuse or neglect immediately, and does not engage in abuse or neglect.
• Assists in orientation and training of employees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee / Direct RNs, LPNs and CNAs
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Ability to meet all health, compliance, and competency requirements
• Ability to read, write, and speak English; and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to complete required orientation as directed by the facility.
• Has completed state required background check and is eligible to work in the facility.
• High School Diploma, minimum
• Computer literacy skills (Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Internet)
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
• Current, unencumbered State RN license
• CPR certification
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is
required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and smell. All employees
of nursing homes may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to patients/residents safely without
harming or injuring the resident/patient, yourself, co-workers, or others. This job requires significant physical
activities including standing, lifting, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and twisting. Employees of nursing homes
may be required to provide lifting and transfer assistance to residents safely without harming or injuring the
resident/patient, yourself, co-workers, or others. Lifting and/or transferring some residents will require the use of a
lifting device and /or assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,
depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities
to this job at any time. Designation of essential and marginal functions is for compliance with the
Americans with Disability Act (ADA). All employees are required to perform all job duties, consistent with the
ADA. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any
time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the
general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all
responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.
To discuss this opportunity, apply here or contact Tom @ 838-250-7541 or TRizzo@greenemeadows.com
