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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS (NGO) REMUNERATION SURVEY MAY 2008 |
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Nursing Home Manager (>60 Beds) |
| Position Code: | 715 | | Career Level: | 5 |
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Responsible for
Managing the daily operation of a Nursing Home containing more than sixty beds and typically a kitchen and laundry, by managing a team of Nursing Home staff and by planning, developing and delivering services to Nursing Home residents. |
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Reports To
Nursing Homes Service Manager. |
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Supervises
A team of Nursing Home Staff. |
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Main Activities
Managing a team of professional Nursing Home staff and coordinating all activities associated with the Nursing Home, ensuring an emotionally positive and physically stable environment for staff and Nursing Home residents.
Developing, monitoring and updating the Nursing Home's staffing rosters to ensure cost-effectiveness and adequate staffing levels. Rostered duties include assisting residents with general personal care and daily activities, and administering medical procedures.
Determining eligibility of potential Nursing Home residents, referring potential residents to other services if their required level of care does not match. Ensuring that resident's needs are translated into a personal program that encourages the resident's independence, empowerment, autonomy and dignity, dealing with emergency applications for residency, and liaising with families to ensure positive communication channels are established between Nursing Home staff and each resident's family.
Maintaining all documentation as required.
Developing and monitoring the Nursing Home's budget and related administrative tasks.
Recruiting and training Nursing Home staff.
Leading regular meetings with Nursing Home staff and residents.
Ensuring that all government legislation and the organisation's policies and procedures are implemented effectively within the Nursing Home. Reporting all critical incidents to relevant Managers. Monitoring, evaluating, streamlining and/or redesigning the procedures/processes utilised in the Nursing Home.
Performing 'hands on' Nursing Home duties where required to ensure that all residents receive the agreed level of care and support.
Maintaining a professional standard of behaviour and the confidentiality of all information pertaining to residents of the Nursing Home and their families.
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Key Skills
Knowledge of the activities and responsibilities of a Registered Nurse.
Management, leadership and mentoring capability.
Administrative, organisational, budgetary, reporting, rostering and planning skills.
Excellent communication skills.
A broad understanding of the issues faced by Nursing Home residents and their families, as well as ways to assist with or solve these issues.
Understanding of the Occupational Health & Safety issues relating to the Nursing Home.
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Internal Contacts
Operations Management and Staff. |
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External Contacts
Government Department Staff, Government Service Staff, Community Service Staff, Support Network Groups, Nursing Home Repair and Maintenance Staff/Contractors. |
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Typical Experience
5 years of experience as a Registered Nurse, coupled with 2+ years of Management and Administrative experience. Employees in this role may have, or be working towards a tertiary Management qualification. |
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