Unit Manager- RN

GL Virginia Shenandoah LLC; Clifton Forge (VA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

GL Virginia Shenandoah LLC is seeking a licensed practical nurse supervisor to lead the nursing team at Alleghany Health and Rehab Center in Clifton Forge, VA. The role involves coordinating care, supervising LPNs and CNAs, and administering medications as ordered, while ensuring compliance with facility policies.

The ideal candidate will work independently, understand long-term care regulations, and communicate effectively in English within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to work independently.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing practices and procedures and long-term care regulations.
• Must have leadership ability and supervise other LPNs and CNAs.
• Must implement programs, goals, policies, and procedures of the facility.
• Must read, write, speak, and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily nursing operations and supervise LPNs and CNAs on the floor.
• Administer medications as ordered by physicians and chart promptly.
• Coordinate resident care plans with the RN and ensure effective team communication.
• Maintain resident safety, respond to emergencies, and follow policies.

Skills

Leadership ability

Nursing knowledge

Medication administration

Resident care coordination

Communication in English

Tools

Sterilization equipment

Vital signs measurement

Medical charting

Job description

Alleghany Health and Rehab Center
Clifton Forge, VA 24422, USA

• Pay or shift range: $44,000 USD to $48,000 USD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Must possess the ability to work independently.
Must be knowledgeable of nursing practices and procedures as well as the applicable
state laws, regulations, and guidelines governing nursing functions in the long-term care
facility.
Must possess leadership ability and willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise
other LPNs and non-professional personnel.
Must have the ability to implement the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and
procedures of the facility.
Must understand and follow company policies, including harassment and complaint
procedures.
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Must be able to effectively direct the daily functions of unit nurses and CNAs to provide
leadership on the floor.
Must be able to chart appropriately, accurately, and in a timely manner.
Must be able to provide and coordinate resident care.
Must be able to accurately prepare and administer medication as ordered by physician.
Must be able to respond to emergency situations related to resident and staff safety in a
leader capacity.
Must be able to coordinate resident care plans and services with RN.
Must practice dependable, regular attendance.
Must be able to concentrate and use reasoning skills and good judgment.
Must be able to communicate and function in an interdisciplinary team.
Must be able to administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, and note
times and amounts on residents’ charts.
Must be able to observe residents, charting and reporting changes in residents’
conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any
necessary action.
Must be able to provide basic resident care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or
blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing
with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
Must be able to sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or
autoclave.
Must be able to answer residents’ calls and determine how to assist them.
Must be able to measure and record residents’ vital signs, such as height, weight,
temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
Must be able to work as part of a health care team to assess resident needs, plan and
modify care and implement interventions.
Must be able to collect samples such as blood, urine and sputum from residents, and
perform routine laboratory tests on samples.
Must be able to prepare residents for examinations, tests or treatments and explain
procedures.
Assemble and use equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and oxygen suppliers.
Must be able to evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other health care
team members as necessary.
Must be able to record food and fluid intake and output.
Must be able to help residents with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene,
moving in bed, or standing and walking.
Must be able to apply compresses, ice bags, and hot water bottles.
Must be able to inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.
Must be able to clean rooms and make beds.
Must be able to supervise CNAs and assistants.
Must be able to wash and dress bodies of deceased persons.
Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.

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