COME JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM! DIRECTOR OF NURSING, $10,000 sign on bonus!

Join the very best in post-acute rehabilitation services. We are seeking a Director of Nursing who has earned a reputation for providing excellent and compassionate nursing care!

The primary purpose of your position is to lead and supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing personnel and to provide direct nursing care to the residents. This leadership position will mentor and develop the staff. They will monitor the performance of the Assistant Director of Nursing, CNAs, nursing and non-licensed personnel, provide education and counseling, perform disciplinary action as necessary, and complete performance evaluations. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our Facility, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is always maintained.

Administrative Functions

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the nursing service department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the nursing care facilities.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Maintain a reference library of written nursing material (i.e., PDR'S, Regulations, Standards of Practice, etc.) that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of the resident.
• Make written and oral reports and recommendations to the Administrator concerning the operation of the nursing service department.
• Develop methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents' total regimen of care.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in Facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies, as necessary or as may be directed.
• Assist the Quality Assessment & Assurance Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.

Personnel Functions

• Determine the staffing needs of the nursing service department necessary to meet the total nursing needs of the residents.
• Supervise and assist scheduling of employees within established state guidelines.
• Assist the Administrator and/or the HR Director in the recruitment and selection of nursing service personnel.
• Ensure that all nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved training program.
• Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such assignments. Reassign assigned CNA and other nursing personnel based upon skills and qualifications.
• Provide leadership, education, counseling, and discipline, when appropriate, to assigned CNAs and other nursing personnel.
• Make daily rounds of your unit/shift to ensure that assigned CNAs/GNAs and other nursing personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Make changes to assignments based upon resident needs and availability of skilled staff.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other departments within the Facility to ensure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.

Committee Functions

• Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the Facility.
• Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to nursing services.
• Assist the Pharmaceutical Services Committee in developing, maintaining, implementing, and periodically updating written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.
• Schedule, attend, and participate in developing the agenda for Care Plan Committee meetings as necessary.
• Participate in regularly scheduled reviews of the Discharge Plans and make such plans available to the Care Plan Committee, as required or as may be necessary.

Nursing Care Functions

• Participate in the interviewing 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 service department's ability to meet those needs.
• Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.
• Ensure that direct nursing care be provided by LPNs, CNA, RN and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.
• Review nurses' notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing 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.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Assist in the development of preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident.
• Develop a written plan of care (preliminary and comprehensive) for each resident that identifies the problems or needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.
• Assist the Resident Assessment and Care Plan Coordinator in the scheduling of care plans and assessments to be presented and discussed at each committee meeting.

Staff Development

• Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, and scheduling of timely in-service training classes that provide instructions on "how to do the job," and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective orientation program that orients the new employee to the department, its policies and procedures, and to his/her job position and duties.
• Provide leadership training that includes the administrative and supervisory principles essential for Nurse Supervisors, LPNs, or RNs.
• Encourage the nursing supervisory staff to attend and participate in outside training programs. Schedule times as appropriate.
• Assist in developing annual Facility in-service training programs (e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention, Safety, Infection Control, etc.).
• Assist in developing advance directive in-service training programs for the staff and community. Ensure that these programs meet the continuing education requirements that allow licensed personnel (e.g., RNs, LPNs, CNAs/GNAs as applicable, etc.) to keep their licenses on an active status.
• Attend and participate in continuing educational programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your profession, as well as to maintain your license on a current status.

Budget and Planning Functions

• Prepare and plan the nursing service department's budget and submit to the Administrator for review, recommendations, and/or approval.
• Keep abreast of economic conditions or situations and recommend to the Administrator adjustments in nursing services that ensure the continued ability to provide quality care.
• Recommend to the Administrator the equipment and supply needs of the nursing service department.

Safety and Sanitation

• Assist in developing safety standards for the nursing service department.
• Ensure that the department's policy and procedure manuals identify safety precautions and equipment to use when performing tasks that could result in bodily injury.
• Assist the Infection Control Coordinator in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks in which potential exposure to blood or body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Ensure that all personnel performing tasks that involve potential exposure to blood or body fluids participate in appropriate in-service training programs prior to performing such tasks.
• Ensure that adequate supplies of personal protective equipment are on hand and are readily available to personnel who perform procedures that involve exposure to blood or body fluids.

Education

• Must possess valid unencumbered, RN State License. Nursing degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

Experience

• Must have, as a minimum, three (3) years of experience as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care Facility, or other related health care Facility.
• Must have, as a minimum six (6) months experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.

Specific Requirements

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in this state.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of teamwork and team concept.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.