Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Discharge Plans, Disciplinary Action, Employee Orientation, Employee Relations, Infection Control, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Nursing, Nursing Management, Organizational Skills, Policy Evaluation, Problem Solving Skills, Resolve Customer Issues, Utilization Management
Summary:
Manages, supervises, and coordinates the nurse aides by performing the following duties personally or through other nurses.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Interviews, hires, and disciplines nurse aides.
- Selects, schedules, assigns, and evaluates staff, adjusting hours and shifts as
necessary.
- Coordinates all agency staff information.
- Orients new staff and assures that training and education needs of staff are met.
- Coordinates unit or clinic activities and the work assignments of staff members.
- Evaluates activities of unit to ensure resident care, staff relations, and efficiency
of service.
- Tracks in-service requirements for nurse aides.
- Required to assure staffing meets the needs of the residents.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates departmental policies, goals, and objectives
through the CQI process.
- Participates in the development and modifications of unit programs.
- Participates in infection control, discharge planning, utilization review, case
management, and quality assessment activities and analysis as required.
- Interprets and enforces department and institution policies.
- Participates in the development and monitoring of departmental budget.
- Participates in appropriate department committees.
- Investigates and resolves complaints, or refers unusual problems to superior.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all resident, staff and organization information.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Directly supervises the Nurse Aides. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in
accordance with the organization''s policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and
directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees;
addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Ohio.
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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Retirement Services Inc