Unit Manager (UM) Registered Nurse RN - Ciena Healthcare

Ciena Healthcare; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with matching funds

Life Insurance

Employee discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Reimbursement

Job summary

Ciena Healthcare in Detroit is seeking an RN Unit Manager to lead the daily operations of an assigned nursing unit, ensuring safe, high‑quality, resident‑centered care in compliance with regulations and facility policies.

Join our clinical leadership team to mentor staff, coordinate workflow, schedule assignments, and support residents, families, and team members in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in long-term care or post-acute setting.
• Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory or management role preferred.
• Working knowledge of nursing practice, infection control, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervises nursing care provided by RNs, LPNs and CNAs/STNAs.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews, hires and trains employees; plans and directs workflow; assigns work.
• Prepares evaluations and handles disciplinary actions; manages staffing rotations and breaks.
• Monitors performance and resolves staff issues; ensures resident safety and quality care.

Skills

Nursing practice

Infection control

Regulatory requirements

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Job description

Student Loan Reimbursement

Ciena Healthcare,

Facility: Ciena Healthcare

The Registered Nurse (RN) Unit Manager provides leadership and oversight for the daily operations of an assigned nursing unit. This position ensures the delivery of safe, high-quality, and resident-centered care in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, facility policies, and professional standards of practice. The RN Unit Manager serves as a clinical leader, mentor, and resource for nursing staff, while fostering a positive and collaborative environment that supports residents, families, and team members.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K with matching funds
• Life Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Reimbursement

Responsibilities:

• Supervises nursing care provided by Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants/State Tested Nursing Assistants.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Supervisory responsibilities include:
  • Interviews, recommend hires and trains employees
  • Plans, assigns, and directs workflow.
  • Prepares work assignment sheets, taking into consideration resident safety, the educational preparation, experience, knowledge and ability of the persons to whom the assignments are made.
  • Receive calls and find replacements for absent staff as needed
  • Transfers employees within units as needed.
  • Prepares performance evaluations with the understanding that such evaluations impact tenure of probationary employees and wage increases of non-probationary employees.
  • Schedules and adjusts lunch and rest breaks.
  • Receives and resolves employee complaints.
  • Determines rotation of nurses within unit.
  • Monitors and corrects job performance of employees.
  • Disciplining employees up to and including recommendation of discharge.
  • Adequately supervises assigned staff and assures that those staff are supervising employees assigned to them.

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in long-term care or post-acute setting.
• Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory or management role preferred.
• Working knowledge of nursing practice, infection control, and regulatory requirements.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of employment.
• Current CPR certification or CPR certification within 90 days of employment.

Ciena Healthcare

We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in Michigan and Ohio.

We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. Join us, if you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way.