Come help support our Residents and also our team.
Abbostford Health Care Center is looking for a PM Unit Manager to support our 2P to 10P shift.
Abbotsford Health Care Center is a skilled nursing home facility and takes pride in providing our residents with an amazing experience. We have an incredible tight-knit family of caregivers that serves our residents everyday with compassion, care and a positive attitude! We value and work hard to appreciate our caregivers because we recognize they are the foundation of our organization. We would love for you to join that family!
Here at Abbotsford Health Care Center, we rely on and trust our team to provide outstanding patient care and create a compassionate environment. In this role, you will provide leadership and direction to the PM shift. This role is part of and an extension of the Department Head Team. You will empower and guide our floor team to provide the best care possiblefor our Residents.
- Collaborates with the Director of Nursing in maintaining adequate nursing coverage to provide safe nursing care; effectively utilizes existing manpower limiting use of overtime and agency personnel.
- Develops, implements and evaluates protocols/standards of assigned unit while following the proper approval channels.
- Implements progressive discipline when necessary based on corporate and/or clinical policies.
- Provides professional guidance, supervision and encouragement to professional and non-professional staff.
- Conducts periodic meetings on all shifts with staff and other members of the interdisciplinary team to disseminate information, develop unit protocols, establish unit goals, initiate implementation and evaluate effectiveness of these processes.
- Attends clinical and interdisciplinary meetings as requested.
- Assumes nursing administrative responsibilities of the facility for weekend and holiday coverage as requested.
- Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement activities for the facility and/or unit as requested.
- Identifies educational needs of the staff and collaborates with the Director of Education and Quality (DEQ) to address the needs.
- Demonstrates, teaches and evaluates nursing skills of staff utilized in direct resident/patient care.
- Provides consultation in developing and implementing discharge plans in collaboration with the resident/patient, family and interdisciplinary team.
- Evaluates written and verbal communication provided to and received from other modalities regarding continuity of resident/patient care and takes appropriate action.
- Prepares written reports, reviews records and participates in data collection as indicated.
- Monitors compliance with overall clinical systems on the unit i.e. Falls management, Weight Management, Standards of Care, Pain Management and Medication Administration.
- Audits every new admission/readmission within 24 hours for appropriate transcription of orders and ensures initial plan of care was developed by admitting nurse.
- Visits all new admissions to determine overall satisfaction and accommodation of needs.
- Assists staff nurses with daily functions and routines as needed, i.e. resident/patient assessment and evaluation, physician notification, documentation, medication, treatments. Assumes direct care nursing duties as needed.
- Provide quality nursing care to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality as illustrated by the following:
- Provide individualized attention which encourages each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well being.
- Knowledgeable of the individualized care plan for residents and provide support to the resident according to the care plan. Contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge nurse or other care planning staff with specific information and observations of the residents’ needs and preferences.
- Attend to the individual needs of residents which may include assistance with grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals’ care requirements, and scope of practice.
- Maintain the comfort, privacy, and dignity of each resident in the delivery of services to them. Interact with residents in a manner that displays warmth and promotes a caring environment.
- Fully understand all aspects of residents’ rights, including the right to be free of restraints and free of abuse. Responsible for promptly reporting to the charge nurse or administrative staff incidents or evidence of resident abuse or violation of residents’ rights.
- Assist in maintaining a safe, neat, and clean environment; report environmental deficiencies to the charge nurse such as lighting or equipment problems.
- Protect the personal belongings of each resident including eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, furnishings, jewelry, clothing, memorabilia, etc. Promptly report missing items according to established policy and participate in efforts to locate missing items.
- Observe residents for changes in condition or behavior and promptly report these changes to appropriate licensed nursing personnel.
- Provide care that maintains each resident’s skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent residents, turning, repositioning immobile residents, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin, etc.
- Answer residents’ call bells promptly and courteously.
- Perform various tasks assigned by the charge nurse including vital signs, residents’ weights, applying creams/ointments, collecting specimens, etc.
- Assist with orienting residents and their families to the nursing home upon admission and to the unit when transfers occur.
- Lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices for accident prevention.
- Communicate and interact effectively and tactfully with the resident, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
- Assist and escort residents for appointments such as beauty shop, activities, church services, etc. Participate in activities and functions as directed.
- Practice careful, efficient, and no-wasteful use of supplies and linen and follow established charge procedures for resident charge items.
- Complete certified nursing assistant records documenting care provided or other information in keeping with department policies.
- Perform all job responsibilities in accordance with prescribed safety and infection control procedures including thorough hand washing, use of disposable gloves where indicated, and proper disposal of soiled materials.
- Respond to inquiries relating to his/her particular area or to requests from residents, visitors, other personnel, etc., within given time frames and within established policy.
- RN or LPN in good standing.
- Leadership
- Must possess good organizational and time management skills.
- Must possess good verbal and written communication skills.
- Must possess the ability to maintain composure and interact courteously and professionally.