Unit Care Coordinator (Registered Nurse/RN)

Position Summary

The RN Unit Care Coordinor is responsible for supervising, implementing, coordining, and managing pient care through interpersonal contact with pients, families, nursing staff, and others on his/her respective unit in accordance with all applicable laws, regulions, and Life Care standards.

Educion, Experience, and Licensure Requirements

• Nursing diploma (associe’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing)
• Currently licensed/registered in applicable Ste. Must maintain an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing throughout employment.
• One (1) year geriric nursing experience preferred
• CPR certificion upon hire or obtain during oriention. CPR certificion must remain current during employment.

Specific Job Requirements

• Advanced knowledge in field of practice
• Make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Knowledgeable of practices and procedures as well as the laws, regulions, and guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
• Implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures of the department
• Perform proficiently in all competency areas including but not limited to: pient rights, and safety and sanition
• Maintains professional working relionships with all associes, vendors, etc.
• Maintains confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential informion
• Understand and follow company policies including harassment and compliance procedures
• Displays integrity and professionalism by adhering to Life Care’s Code of Conduct and completes mandory Code of Conduct and other approprie compliance training

Essential Functions

• Effectively direct the daily functions of unit nurses and CNAs to provide leadership on the floor
• Chart appropriely, accurely, and in a timely manner
• Provide, manage, and coordine pient care and services through interpersonal contact which allows pients to tain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well being
• Accurely prepare and administer medicion as ordered by a physician
• Respond in a leadership capacity to emergency situions reled to pient and staff safety
• Coordine pient care plans and services
• Exhibit excellent customer service and a positive titude towards pients
• Assist in the evacuion of pients
• Demonstre dependable, regular tendance
• Concentre and use reasoning skills and good judgment
• Communice and function productively on an interdisciplinary team
• Sit, stand, bend, lift, push, pull, stoop, walk, reach, and move intermittently during working hours
• Read, write, speak, and understand the English language

An Equal Opportunity Employer