Table 2.

Interviewees and Job Descriptions.

Informant jobs			Number of interviews per job	Description of job roles
Management	Middle staff	Direct care staff
Sr. Administrator			1	Provides leadership and management of the Center for all day-to-day operations abiding government standards and nursing home policies while promoting the highest quality resident care
Administrator			7
Administrator in training			1
Director of nursing			7	Responsible for day-to-day operation of nursing department
Assistant director of nursing			1	Assistant director of nursing works under the DON; typically a licensed practicing registered nurse; assists managing nursing department
Unit manager			13	Responsible for daily operation and management of nurses and nursing aides
	Scheduler		7	Manages and evaluates Center Labor Management Process according to policy and collective bargaining agreements to optimize clinical, financial, and human resources operating results
	Supervisor		1	Supervises and assists the Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNA)/Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA). Completes administrative work (doctor calls, patient admissions). When DON or unit manager are off, covers their operational responsibilities. Manages interactions with families. Assists nurses on floor (medication, treatments)
	Evening supervisor		4
	Weekend supervisor		1
		Nurse	2	Use physical assessment skills and nursing principles to manage range of acute-care and rehabilitation patients, develops/implements patients’ individualized care plans
		Nurse practice educator	3	Nursing practice educators provide training to nurses, in charge of infection control. Track infections, maintains patient lists on antibiotics, checks IVs, and audits

Note. DON = director of nursing.