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Unit Manager- RN or Strong LPN (Monday-Friday, FT Days)- Burlington, VT: Kindred Healthcare

At Kindred Healthcare, our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion. At March 31, 2008, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 646 locations in 40 states. Kindred's 52,900 employees are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Free Workplace. On call every 8-10 weeks

Supervise the Nursing Unit in one of our large facilities to ensure the kind of high-quality care that Kindred has become known for. Develop programs to recruit and continually educate our nursing staff and maintain the supplies and records needed to provide safe, efficient and therapeutic care for our residents.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and facilitate meetings and committees to address resident care issues for the unit
• Hire, evaluate and discipline employees; review staffing patterns and census of nursing units and reassign personnel when necessary to ensure resident needs and budgetary controls are met
• Assist in the orientation of new personnel, monitor their skills, guide and observe staff who may need assistance with procedures
• Oversee clinical operations of the unit and residents' conditions to ensure appropriate quality care is administered
• Obtain medications, supplies and medical records needed to care for our residents
• Participate in facility "Performance Improvement Program"
• Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with the standards of the Company's Code of Business Conduct, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws.

• Must be skilled in directing, motivating, and training the staff; able to organize and prioritize. Effective communication with residents, their families and all levels of the organization is a must as well as the ability to maintain confidentiality. Must have the acumen to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations. The candidate should be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing (BS preferred) with a valid state RN or LPN/LVN license and CPR certification. We require seven years of experience in nursing, including two years of supervision, in a long-term care environment.

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