Unit Manager (RN or LPN) - Americus Nursing Center

MAGNOLIA MANOR, INC; Americus (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnolia Manor, Inc. in Americus, GA, seeks an RN/LPN Unit Manager to direct and supervise resident care under the Director of Nursing, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local standards and maintaining the highest quality of care.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and hands-on oversight of nursing staff, medication passes, and daily rounds; the Non-Exempt position also involves administrative duties and collaboration with the nursing team to meet facility

Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered state RN or LPN license.
• 3 to 4 years’ experience in a hospital, long-term care facility, or related health care setting.
• Prior clinical supervision or management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the DON in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing day-to-day Nursing Department functions.
• Manage and mentor nursing staff.
• Perform administrative duties such as medical forms, reports, evaluations, and charting.
• Make daily rounds to ensure nursing personnel meet standards and report findings to the DON.
• Monitor medication passes and treatments, ensuring orders are followed.
• Identify and report problem areas and assist in corrective actions.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Communication skills

Staff supervision

Education

RN or LPN license

Job description

• Location 2001 South Lee Street,Americus, GA, 31709,United States

Contact information

• Phone [phone]
• Email [e-mail]

Description

TITLE: RN/LPN Unit Manager

REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing

Non-Exempt

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The primary purpose of the position is to direct and supervise resident care in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the facility and as may be required by the Director of Nursing to ensure that the highest quality of care is maintained at all times.

ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the DON in the planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Manage and Mentor your own team of nursing professionals.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc. as necessary.
• Make daily rounds of the nursing department to ensure that all nursing personnel is performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report findings to the DON.
• Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to assure that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled.
• Report problem areas to the DON. Assist in developing and implementing correction action.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS:

• Highly focused and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven track record in leadership.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active state RN or LPN license.
• At least 3to 4 years’ experience, in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other related health care facility is required
• Prior clinical supervisor or management experience is preferred.