RN/LPN Unit Manager

Castle Healthcare; Brazil (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Healthcare is seeking an RN/LPN Unit Manager to supervise nursing care and coordinate shifts across units, ensuring high-quality patient care and regulatory compliance.

The role demands strong clinical leadership, risk assessment, and collaboration with the nursing leadership to maintain continuous improvement and effective emergency management.

Qualifications

• Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse with current unencumbered state licensure.
• Supervisory experience in a team leader role.
• Work experience as a professional nurse.
• CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Determine optimal allocation of present staff per shift and assignment on each unit.
• Coordinate care of patients on assigned shift; communicate concerns to staff.
• Review 24-hour report and assess changes in condition.
• Serve as administrative authority for smooth unit function; notify relevant managers of urgent concerns.
• Receive employee, resident and family grievances and refer information to appropriate manager.
• Assist nurses in completing risk assessments and investigations of injury.
• Replace for absences and vacancies; assist staff to pick up hours and manage schedules.
• Work with Staffing Coordinator to ensure vacancies are filled in advance.
• Perform rounds to monitor conditions of acutely ill patients and ensure care quality.
• Supervise staff and ensure daily survey compliance; provide guidance on workflow.
• Attend Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement meetings and assist with policy development.

Skills

Nursing leadership

LPN licensure

CPR certification

Professional nursing experience

Job description

SUMMARY

The RN/LPN Unit Manager performs professional supervisory nursing practice in the care of the physically and mentally ill. Work involves responsibility for supervising the provision of quality nursing care given at the facility. The position is responsible for maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice; for coordinating nursing programs; for recognizing and assisting in solving professional, administrative and supervisory problems. Position exercises considerable judgment in applying professional knowledge in solving nursing problems within established policies and practices.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Determines the optimal allocation of present staff, per shift and assignment on each unit is present.
• Coordinates the care of patients on assigned shift. Communicates shifts concerns by unit to appropriate staff (via e-mails, voice mail, etc.).
• Review of 24 Hour Report and review patients as indicated for change of condition.
• Serves as administrative authority for the smooth function of all units. Notifies Director or Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Scheduler/Central Supply of urgent concerns during the shift. When the concern is non-urgent, notifies manager by phone message or e-mail.
• Receives employee, resident and family grievances. Refers information to appropriate manager.
• Assists nurses in completing risk assessments and investigations of injury.
• Notifies Assistant Director of Nursing and Human Resources Director of identified learning needs.
• Receives employee call-offs. Records call-offs and updates schedule. Notifies managers/supervisors of call-offs in their units via voice mail. Replaces for absences and vacancies for upcoming shift(s). Assists staff to pick up hours (call-in phone, e-mail, vacancy lists, 72-hour availability list).
• Works with the Staffing Coordinator and Director of Nursing to assure that vacancies are filled in advance.
• Performs rounds to monitor the conditions and care of acutely ill patients.
• Supervises staff and assures survey compliance daily. Provides guidance and support to staff to better plan work flow.
• Receives reports throughout the shift. Completes reports for “I” team members on each unit.
• Assists nurses in assessing residents who are experiencing acute changes.
• Provides clinical expertise in the management of medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Responds to code blue, medical assist situations. Assists staff, as needed.
• Provides clinical expertise in medical management, crisis and behavior management techniques.
• Audits charts routinely. Provides clinical expertise in documentation, including MDS, Medicare PPS, acute illness charting, weekly summaries and care planning.
• Ensures timely notification of MD/Family Representatives where warranted.
• Obtains supplies from medical supply after hours.
• Restocks the crash cart immediately after use.
• Directs staff response to emergencies, such severe weather, fire or bomb scare. Participates in fire drills. Directs disaster evacuation plan, as needed.
• Meets routinely with the Director of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing.
• Assists with the development and implementation of nursing policies and procedures.
• Attends facility Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Licensed Practical Nurse with current unencumbered state licensure.
• Supervisory experience in a team leader role.
• Work experience as a professional nurse.
• CPR certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands 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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to sit, stand, bend and walk regularly; lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Visual and auditory ability sufficient for written and verbal communication.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.