NURSE MANAGER - Long Term Care

Company: USA Staffing Network
Location: Waterloo
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

(Only QUALIFIED Healthcare Professionals accepted) Skilled Nursing - NURSE MANAGER - Long Term Care

Direct Hire
Competitive Salary, DOE
Excellent Benefits Package
Full Time
Days
Location: Waterloo, NY
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Establish clinical indicators and measures the quality and effectiveness of nursing care delivered in the area of responsibility. Acts to improve results and achieve nursing clinical excellence. Anticipates quality or safety issues and takes action to mitigate. Assures the reporting of adverse and near miss events and investigates circumstances contributing to the event. Develops and maintains systems for survey readiness.

Utilizes nursing research, nursing literature and evidenced based information to find innovative solutions to achieve the best patient-resident outcomes and enhance the patient - resident - family experience. Fosters staff nurse engagement and creativity by providing feedback, encouragement and recognition for innovation. Serves as a role model and change agent to inspire transformative nursing care delivery.

Creates a positive performance-oriented unit - department through open and consistent communication with staff. Teaches and coaches staff regarding expectations for patient - family centered care that promotes healing and satisfaction. Promotes a standardized approach to hand off communication to ensure patient-resident safety. Facilitates care coordination through use assessment forms, documentation, bedside report and time outs.

Analyzes workflow - work processes to ensure effective efficient high quality nursing care delivery. Collaborates in the design and improvement of nursing systems; and identifies the resources required to ensure that interventions are safe, effective, delivered on time and are culturally sensitive. Assures that staffing and scheduling decisions consider appropriate ratios, acuity and intensity of patient-resident care and the skill level of the nurse assigned. Collaborates with the clinical leaders to resolve resource issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
Minimum:
Graduate from an accredited Registered Professional Nurse Program
Preferred:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or related field or master's in nursing or related field

LICENSE:
Minimum:
Current NYS License to practice as a Professional Registered Nurse.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Minimum:
2 Years of Nursing Experience or 2 Years of LTC experience
Preferred:
Previous management - leadership experience

SKILLS:
Minimum:
Interpersonal skills which ensure effective communication with staff, patients, families, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
Knowledgeable in the area of management systems and processes.
Demonstrated ability to establish effective work relationships in an effort to lead others in the direction of meeting organizational objectives.
Analytical skills to assess departmental needs, develop, and implement planned interventions, and evaluate the effectiveness of applied interventions.
Basic management competencies for the position assigned.
Ability to facilitate project management, work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities and enhance the spirit of teamwork through effective role modeling.
Familiarity with DOH requirements.
Computer literacy required with word processing, spreadsheets, power point
Preferred:
Experience with Microsoft Office products including word, excel and power point & Meditech

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