Nursing Unit Manager - Day Shift Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home - Hilo, HI 96720

Posted:

08/03/2026

Employment:

100% FTE, Full-Time with

Benefits Pay:

$105,000.00 per

Year Department:

YOSVH Experience:

Intermediate Job Description Join Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawaiʻi. As the Nursing Unit Manager, you will play a vital leadership role in ensuring the delivery of exceptional, resident-centered care while supporting and developing a high-performing nursing team. Working closely with the Director of Nursing, you will help drive clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, quality improvement initiatives, and a culture of compassion that enhances the lives of our residents every day. Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of nursing operations to ensure safe, high-quality resident care.
• Supervise, coach, and support nursing staff through scheduling, performance management, training, and ongoing development.
• Oversee resident assessments, care planning, physician orders, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Promote compliance with federal, state, and facility regulations, quality assurance standards, and survey readiness.
• Monitor infection prevention, resident safety, and risk management practices while supporting continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Director of Nursing on departmental planning, staffing, budgeting, policy development, and operational improvements. Education, Experience & Licensure
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Hawaii.
• Previous nursing experience in a hospital, skilled nursing, long-term care, or other healthcare setting, with demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of long-term care regulations, nursing standards, infection prevention, rehabilitation and restorative nursing practices, and quality assurance processes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills with the ability to effectively support staff, residents, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in written and spoken English, and committed to providing compassionate care to older adults.

Company Description Located in picturesque Hilo, Hawaii, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home features dedicated short-term rehabilitation services and residential long-term placement. As the only state Veterans Home on the Big Island of Hawaii, we are proud to serve our county's finest. In addition to rehabilitation services, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home is designed to care for your medical conditions through personalized, 24-hour skilled nursing care provided by licensed clinical specialists and therapists. With oversight and coordination with physicians and nurse practitioners, our teams work hand-in-hand to provide compassionate quality care. Committed To Quality Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home offers more than just 24-hour nursing care, we cater to both the physical and emotional health of our residents and patients. Our care teams work together to create personalized treatment plans to help patients through their care journey. We strive to provide industry-leading outcomes through coordination of all aspects of your care. Benefits Company sponsored medical and dental (100% coverage for employee) 401(K) retirement plan Sick and vacation leave Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC's East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request. Pre-Employment Health Requirements Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. YUKIO - Drug Free, Equal Opportunity Employer, E-Verify East Hawaii State Veterans Home is a drug-free workplace, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and conducts employment verification through E-Verify. Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Administrator Kaui Chartrand takes folks on a tour of Hawaii's first state veterans home. The 95-bed facility features a number of amenities in this well equipped and staffed long term care home for our veterans.

For more information go to:

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YukioOkutsuStateVeteransHome.org or call 808.961.1500. The home is located at 1180 Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo, Hawaii. This 2025 video features highlight from the last year across our organization in the East Hawaii Region that includes Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka`a Hospital, Ka`u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, and our network of primary and specialty care clinics under the East Hawaii Health Clinics umbrella. You will learn about our developments in construction, improvements in quality of care, new services and providers, as well as, what's ahead. We conclude this yearbook with a tribute to our healthcare champion Dr. Judith "Fitz" FitzGerald.