Job Description
Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) looking for a leadership opportunity with a growing organization? We have an exceptional opportunity for an Unit Manager (UM) to join our team at The Laurels of Athens.
As Unit Manager, you will assist the Director of Nursing and help plan, coordinate and manage the nursing department. You may provide infection prevention management as well.
If you are committed to providing the highest level of care and service to our guests and community, you will love this position with The Laurels of Athens.
The Laurels of Athens offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry. This includes:
- Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision
- 401K with matching funds
- DailyPay, a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
- Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays
- Flexible scheduling
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
- Zero cost uniforms
When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Assure that adequate strategies are in place to verify the current licensure and credentials of nursing employees.
- Aid with scheduling and performing guest rounds to monitor and evaluate the quality and suitability of nursing care.
- Maintain proper charting and documentation of care and of medications and treatments.
- Helps develop and implement the written staffing plan and nursing schedule that reflects the needs of the guest and guest population.
- Participates in the budget process of the facility and helps maintain the nursing supply, equipment and nurse staffing budgets.
- Maintains current knowledge of applicable managed care, Medicare and state Medicaid regulations, reimbursement systems and methodology.
- Aids in assigning responsibilities to associates, taking into consideration guest safety and that duties are commensurate with the educational preparation, experience, knowledge and ability of the persons to whom the duties are assigned.
Qualifications for UM
- Registered nurse, RN with management or supervisor experience in long-term care or geriatric nursing.
- Maintains current state licensure and CPR certification.
Ciena Healthcare is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.
We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in five states including Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.
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. If you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way. #IND123