Director of Nursing-Nursing Home

Located in Rensselaer, NY

An elegant long term care, skilled nursing facility located inRensselaer, NYis looking for a compassionate and professional Director of Nursing that will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Nursing Department, and will work with the Unit Managers and the Administrator to help drive the overall success of the facility.

Responsibilities of the Director of Nursing:

• Supervises all nursing staff in the facility
• Development and implementation of nursing policy and procedure
• Overseeing the hiring and continued employment of nursing staff
• Ensuring there is adequate nursing staff, and that the staff's skills remain current
• Overseeing nursing employee conduct
• Being knowledgeable of incidents at the facility
• Assessing the health needs of each resident

Requirements of the Director of Nursing:

• Current NY RN license required.
• Experience in Long-Term Care settings as a Director of Nursing preferred
• Staff training with clinical staff
• Excellent Communication Skills required
• Evidence of advanced leadership skills and supervision