Resident Care Manager; RN - Travel Nurse

What does the Resident Care Manager (RN) – Travel Nurse do?

If you want to serve in a nursing leadership role where you stay busy, get to train other nurses, and get to help guide the care program at a care center, this job is for you! Additionally, you would be travelling around to our various skilled nursing care centers company-wide (fully paid travel and accommodations!). In this role, you would be coordinating the daily nursing activities and care as prescribed by care plan (in collaboration with the Director of Nursing), as well as physician orders and in accordance with accepted standards of nurse practice and regulations.

You will be promoting a positive physical and psychosocial environment for the residents. You will get involved with the coaching/teaching/training of other staff as well.

• The Resident Care Manager role is truly unique and for the right person, is exactly what they seek in their professional life. Consider what we can offer you:
• We are a 35+ year old, family owned and operated organization that has a strong promote from within culture.
• The ability to work Monday-Friday, during the day with a ton of schedule flexibility (this isn’t shift work!).
• Travel around to our various skilled nursing care centers in our portfolio, meeting many different people, residents, and their families.
• Robust and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, EAP, 401k match, employer paid life and disability insurance, and more.
• Accessible and engaging regional operations and nursing support staff to bounce ideas off of, get additional guidance, and partnership to allow you to be a high performer.
• The ability to directly influence the care of our residents.

• Implement the established plan of care and delegates in accordance with scope of practice in collaboration with the physician, Director of Nursing Services, clinical team members, social services, physical therapy, the resident and the resident’s family by tailoring care to meet individual needs of the resident.
• Monitor work assignments, provides coaching, training and feedback, and assists in daily management of clinical team members including licensed practical nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA). Escalates pertinent information to the Registered Nurse (RN) or Director of Nursing Services (DNS) timely.
• Assist with new admissions, transfers, discharges and oversees ongoing resident care ensuring documentation is current, signed, and the recordkeeping meets the policies and procedures.
• Gather information and assists with completion of MDS, observations and forms as scheduled for each resident.
• Contribute to resident care conferences and under the supervision of the RN or DNS, evaluates the interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident.
• Observe, audit and reviews each resident’s condition, status, and care requirements and takes appropriate action to assure care needs are met.
• Review nursing care plans for each resident that meets the individual needs of the resident and the physician recommendations. Reports changes in condition of residents that requires nursing intervention notifying the physician, DNS, and family. Documents all pertinent information in the interdisciplinary notes and on the 24-hour report timely and accurately.
• Assist in the management of the Infection Control Program and Antibiotic Stewardship including acting as an Infection Preventionist (as required) and completing specialized training in infection control. Provides education to staff on infection control practices, investigates and reports incidents of infection and tracks infection data.
• Participate in leadership team by actively contributing in decision making, grievance follow up, building and company-wide initiatives and attending leadership team meetings such as stand up, Managing Acute Care Conditions (MACC), Nutrition at Risk (NAR), Utilization Review (UR), Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) and other meetings as required.
• Participate in the manager on duty and clinical on-call rotation as assigned; including weekend on-call duties and covering clinical…