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Pine Forest Health and Rehabilitation is Hiring a Director of Nursing Near Jackson, MS

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Develop methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
  • Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the nursing department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
  • Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day needs of the resident.
  • Maintain and periodically update the Nursing Protocols Manual, nursing services objectives and philosophies in collaboration with the P/C; Chief Nursing Officer.
  • Develop and implement a nursing organization structure.
  • Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Administrator, as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing department.
  • Assist the Nurse Educator in developing, maintaining and periodically updating written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, OSHA, and other pertinent laws and regulations.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance performance improvement program for the nursing department.
  • Participate in facility surveys conducted by authorized government agencies.
  • Assist the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.
  • Assist in the development, implementation and accurate completion of forms/reports for the admission, transfer and/or discharge procedures including the nursing portion of the Initial Nursing Assessment, Minimum Data Set (MDS), Resident Care Plan, and the Annual MDS
  • Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc. as necessary.
  • Track all Medicare, SNF Medicaid and private insurance days.
  • Maintain Medicare census logs, including admissions, discharges, and number of Medicare days used.
  • Coordinate all medical reviews and make sure information gathered will insure payment by Medicare.
  • Make sure Certification/Re-certification forms are complete for physician’s signature.
  • Conduct daily/weekly skilled meeting with therapy and nursing departments to optimize reimbursement and make decisions regarding de-certification and discharge.
  • Fill out de-certification letters.
  • Assist with all intermediary inquiries and denials. Notify therapy department of inquiries or pending denials.
  • Complete reconsideration requests and send to intermediaries.
  • Complete requests for hearing appeals, making sure all copies of the medical record are accurate and complete. Notify home office of any hearings.
  • Appear at hearings and present case summary as necessary.
  • File requests for review of hearing decisions with appeals council.
  • Maintain doctor’s certification sheets filled out completely and accurately as directed by Medicare regulations. Maintain a Medicare Part A log.
  • Participate in the interview and selection of residents for admission to the facility, including PASARR screenings.
  • Provide the Administrator with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and the nursing department’s ability to meet those needs.
  • Inform nursing personnel of new admissions include all pertinent logistical information.
  • Ensure that rooms are ready for admission.
  • Greet and welcome newly admitted residents and family members upon admission.
  • Schedule physician visits and make rounds with physicians as necessary.
  • Encourage attending physicians to record and sign progress notes, physicians’ orders, etc. on a timely basis and in accordance with current regulations.
  • Review nurses’ notes to ensure that they are informative, descriptive of the nursing care and consistent with therapy care being provided, that they reflect the resident’s response to the care, and that such care is provided in accordance with the resident’s wishes.
  • Make daily rounds to observe residents and to determine if nursing needs are being met in accordance with the resident’s requests.
  • Monitor medication passes and treatment schedules to ensure that medications are being administered as ordered and that treatments are provided as scheduled.
  • Provide direct, hands-on nursing care as necessary.
  • Authorize the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
  • Participate in weekly wound rounds to ensure care provision and healing.
  • Coordinate quarterly skin sweeps.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Education

  • Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree (RN) from an accredited college, university or nursing school.

Experience

  • Must have, as a minimum, three to five (3-5) years of experience as Director of Nursing

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, veteran’s status, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

POST DATE

02/08/2023

EXPIRATION DATE

01/23/2024

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