Unit Manager - Lead Nursing Team (Sign-On Bonus)

Sterling Senior Care; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Sterling Senior Care in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Unit Manager to lead our nursing team and ensure the highest quality of resident care on every shift. You will oversee nursing staff, monitor medications, and uphold standards of practice in a long-term care setting.

This role requires strong clinical leadership, effective communication with residents, families, and colleagues, and active participation in care planning, documentation, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a nursing unit in long-term care.
• Strong clinical leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to supervise GNAs, CMAs, and nurses.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality nursing care in an environment that promotes residents’ rights, dignity, and freedom of choice
• Supervise Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNAs), Certified Medication Aides (CMAs), nurses, and subordinate staff to ensure assignments are completed accurately and timely
• Contribute to performance evaluations in collaboration with the Nurse Manager or Assistant Nurse Manager
• Collaborate with the Nurse Manager to determine shift staffing needs and provide recommendations regarding hiring, transfers, and disciplinary actions
• Report problem areas and assist in developing and implementing corrective action plans
• Address and document personnel disciplinary issues, including issuing verbal and written warnings as appropriate
• Supervise direct resident care and ensure compliance with clinical standards
• Conduct shift reports and ensure effective communication between shifts
• Round on the unit multiple times per shift to ensure care is delivered in a safe, clean, and organized environment
• Notify physicians and families of changes in residents’ conditions
• Assist in developing and updating comprehensive care plans
• Complete and maintain accurate medical records while ensuring strict confidentiality
• Ensure compliance with infection control policies and standard precautions
• Report hazardous conditions, damaged equipment, and supply concerns
• Maintain residents’ comfort, privacy, and dignity while fostering a caring environment
• Respond promptly and courteously to call lights
• Assist with admissions, re-admissions, and room transfers
• Communicate effectively and professionally with residents, families, staff, and leadership
• Attend and participate in meetings and required in-services
• Utilize designated EMR and company systems proficiently
• Direct supervisory responsibility for Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNAs), Certified Medication Aides (CMAs), Licensed Nurses, and other assigned personnel

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Tools

EMR proficiency

Job description

Sterling Senior Care in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Unit Manager to lead our nursing team and ensure the highest quality of resident care on every shift. You will oversee nursing staff, monitor medications, and uphold standards of practice in a long-term care setting.

This role requires strong clinical leadership, effective communication with residents, families, and colleagues, and active participation in care planning, documentation, and quality improvement initiatives.