Unit Manager- Behavioral Dementia

Starting at: $22 /hour (higher based on experience)

• Managerial experience required

• Staffing experience required

•Assisted Living experience required

• Behavioral experience preferred

• On-call as necessary

• Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values and standards of ethical behavior.

• Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers.

Provides assistance to co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.

• Ensures that each resident receives superior care in a manner that maintains or enhances their quality of life and helps them attain and maintain the highest possible mental and physical functional status, in an environment of kindness, dignity and respect.

• Ensures that all residents' rights, including fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights including the right to voice complaints are well established and always protected.

• Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.

• Oversees the planning, developing, and direct unit using independent judgement and discretion.

Sets unit standards, develops objectives and constantly strives to improve procedures.

Reviews policies, procedures, and manuals on a regular basis and recommends changes.

Assists in standardizing methods by which work will be accomplished and quality will be assessed.

• Assumes responsibility for selecting, training, directing, and motivating competent department personnel.

Leads team and provides proactive support, removing obstacles and providing solutions as needed.

Evaluates employee performance, and provides input counselling and disciplinary actions, termination, transfers, etc.

Participates in determining staffing needs of the unit.

Ensures that enough personnel are available for each shift to ensure that quality care is maintained.

• Oversees development of a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident that identifies problems/needs of resident, indicates care to be given, goals to be accomplished and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.

Reviews resident service plan for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.

Ensures that all personnel involved in providing care to residents are aware of resident's care plan and refer to it prior to administering daily care to resident.

• Ensures that all staff members on each shift comply with written procedures for administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.

Ensures proper management and administration of all therapies and diagnostics.

Monitors medication pass, treatment schedule and corresponding documentation to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and policies.

• Completes rounds to assess residents and to determine if needs a...