Vent Unit Manager

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At The Grove at Cherry Hill, we are committed to providing extraordinary health care which begins with our staff. We are a 20-bed long term ventilator unit providing a full scope of respiratory care including tracheostomy care, suctioning, vital sign monitoring, tracheostomy changes and nebulizer/MDI administration. Our extraordinary professionals. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation, attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

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Duties:

• The Unit Manager assumes 24-hour responsibility and accountability for the nursing care of all residents on an assigned unit.
• Supervises licensed nurses and other nursing personnel in the delivery of care and services according to each resident’s comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care.
• Makes daily rounds on unit, audits 24-hour report as completed by Charge Nurses and listens to verbal shift report
• Analyzes data gathered from rounds and record reviews and acts promptly to resolve problems and to continuously improve quality.
• Exhibit knowledge of geriatric and general chronic care nursing principles and professional standards of nursing practice to be able to identify, implement and evaluate appropriate objectives and interventions for residents.
• Makes daily compliance rounds on units at least at beginning and at end of shift to observe, examine or interview residents, to verify information from ongoing shift, to monitor regulatory compliance, to determine staff assignments, and provides/receives report
• Monitors delivery of care and services to ensure needs are met, tasks are completed and that work of direct care staff is of acceptable quality and quantity
• Demonstrated competency in collecting data of physical, behavioral and functional ability of long term care residents.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations that influence provision of care and services in nursing facilities.
• Working knowledge and ability to interpret and demonstrate facility policies and procedures to direct care staff.
• Sufficient organizational and interpersonal skills to assign, motivate staff, elicit work output, improve quality and interact effectively with residents, families, interdisciplinary team members, administration, government officials, consultants and others in addition to staff.

Education

• Must possess valid unencumbered state license. Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university, preferred.

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience preferred as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related health care Facility. Must have, as a minimum of six (6) months experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices