Keystone Bluffs is an Assisted Living facility that started in 2001 located in Duluth, MN. Keystone Bluffs offers 80 beautiful apartments designed with single level living in mind. We are committed to providing the utmost quality of care with the emphasis on person-centered care planning.

Keystone Bluffs is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing. This position requires a dynamic individual with a strong background in healthcare administration, exceptional leadership skills, and a commitment to delivering high-quality health services. The Director of Nursing will contribute to the overall well-being to Keystone Bluff community by ensuring the provision of excellent healthcare services are met. 

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for leading, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, analyzing and evaluating the nursing services of the department, as well as supervising members of the nursing team and others as assigned, providing effective nursing services that meet practice and quality standards in Assisted Living. Provides or delegates nursing and related services for our day shift and evening shift RN’s and LPN’s. This position may require additional hours of work on evenings and weekends outside of their normal schedule and be on-call for consultation when emergent issues arise in order to insure the safety and proper care of all residents. 

This person should be passionate about people, a born leader who leads by example, a team player. A person who is naturally happy, helpful and friendly.

Responsibilities:

Ensure all nursing services provided meet Home Care & Assisted Living Laws & Rules under 144G.08- 144G.9999

Ability to lead both licensed and non-licensed nursing staff

Monitor and assess resident’s care plan to ensure accuracy in level of care

Partner with Administrator to grow and maintain resident census

Desire for community outreach to grow resident referral source base

Provide timely screening for perspective residents

Monitor and adjust staffing levels to meet the acuity of residents according to budget

Understanding of nursing department’s revenue and expense to meet budget

Understand case mix of the Elderly Waiver rate tool and advocate for adjustments when appropriate.

Communicating with Administrator & Scheduler/On boarder to address any care staffing issues

Collaborate with other departments to build a strong leadership team

Ability to assist residents and families with compassionate care

Updating families on any changes in resident care status

Requirements: 

5 Years of RN Assisted Living experience 

3 years as active DON/ADON leadership experience. 

Must be able to occasionally fill in when needed. Which may be an afternoon or weekend shift. On-call.

Maintaining confidentiality and professionalism at all times

Must be able to work as a team member and maintain a positive demeanor

Must possess good listening, verbal and written communication skills

Positive work attitude

Qualifications:

Graduate from approved Registered Nurse (RN) program

Possess a valid Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license

LALD (Licensed Assisted Living Director) is a plus

Benefits:

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Free meals

401k

Medical

Dental

Vision

Comfortable, home atmosphere

An AWESOME supportive team