Director of Nursing (DON) at Auburn Homes
About The Position
Auburn Homes, Waconia is looking for a Director of Nursing (DON) 594 Cherry Drive, Waconia, MN 55387 Auburn Homes and Services of Waconia, an Illuminus Community, offers assisted living, memory support, and short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care to older adults. Auburn Homes and Services has provided care in Carver County since 1928, and strives to empower residents to live with purpose and passion. This position is specifically for our Skilled Nursing Facility. The Director of Nursing (DON) is a licensed registered nurse (RN) with the following responsibilities: develops, organizes and maintains a standard of nursing practice that is compliant with entity’s objectives and state and federal regulatory agencies.
Requirements
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Minnesota.
- Knowledge and/or experience in geriatrics.
- Management experience preferred.
- Knowledge and/or experience with state and federal regulations.
- Commitment to quality outcomes and services for all individuals.
- Ability to relate well to all individuals.
- Ability to maintain and protect the confidentiality of information.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and make sound decisions.
- Ability to adapt to change.
Nice To Haves
- Management experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintains and actively promotes effective communication with all individuals.
- Maintains a positive image of the entity in the community keeping in alignment with our mission, vision, and values.
- Responsible for on-call services, as assigned.
- Supervises functions, activities and training of nursing personnel.
- Assures quality of care adhering to best practices around inflectional prevention and control provided by the nursing department.
- Develops and maintains standards of nursing practice and policies and procedures and provides oversight of practice.
- Ensures nursing services align with an interdisciplinary process.
- Ensures that duties of nursing personnel are clearly defined and assigned to staff consistent with their level of educational preparation, experience and licensure.
- Attains and maintains adequate personnel and supplies in the nursing department.
- Assesses resident care needs and assists in the development of individual plans of care as needed.
- Participates in pre-admission screening process for new residents as needed.
- Participates in committee meetings and interdepartmental meetings that align with Quality Assurance Process Improvement Standards.
- Assumes responsibility for nursing service compliance to federal, state and local regulations.
- Participates in budget formation and operates nursing service within the budgetary guidelines.
- Will follow all department safety rules.
- Performs other duties, as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
