Director of Nursing, RN

AdamsPlace•Glasgow, KY

9d•Onsite

About The Position

NHC Healthcare Glasgow is seeking a Director of Nursing (DON) with an RN license. The company emphasizes a family-oriented work environment with a culture of excellence, recognition, empowerment, and fun. They offer professional growth opportunities and competitive compensation with performance-based wage increases. The DON is responsible for maintaining clinical competency, utilizing the nursing process, exhibiting organizational skills, and practicing continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

Must be an RN (Registered Nurse) and currently licensed in Tennessee
Must have professional experience in the practice of geriatrics, nursing administration, and other related areas
Must be caring, compassionate, have a positive attitude and be a team player
MUST have Long Term Care experience

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a DON preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Maintaining clinical competency as evidenced by application integrated nursing knowledge and skills, leadership, and communication skills.
Utilizing the nursing process in assessment, planning, and implementing care.
Exhibiting organizational ability related to workflow, prioritizing to meet patient care needs.
Practicing continuous quality improvement thinking and problem-solving skills.
Maintaining a system to insure knowledge of patient status (such as: makes daily rounds of all patients).
Coordinating and implementing Patient Care Plan conferences (or have working knowledge of process if delegated).
Developing and implementing a rehabilitative nursing program to assist patients to reach maximum level of functioning.
Monitoring to see that treatments and medications are administered as ordered.
Participating in conferences with patients and families.
Monitoring to see that there is accurate and adequate documentation in the medical records.
Coordinating or being responsible for assuring accurate and timely completion of Patient Assessment (MDS) forms.
Reviewing and taking action when indicated by Patient Assessment (MDS) reports.
Planning and encouraging participation in in-service and continuing education for all levels of nursing personnel (including CNA training program).
Being an active member of the center’s Quality Improvement Committee.
Coordinating Level of Care meeting on a weekly basis.
Reviewing and reporting findings of level of care meetings to attending.
Serving as a member of the management team and developing effective working relationships with the administrator and the medical director.
Participating in the development of center goals.
Developing and implementing procedures to meet the goals of the center.
Developing positive partner relations policies and environment to achieve firm, fair, consistent supervision and a department team.
Administering policies and formulating procedures for the nursing department.
Formulating and administering a departmental budget based on the nursing department’s goals and projected revenues.
Participating in establishing a competitive wage, salary, and benefit plan for nursing service staff.
Operating the nursing department in a cost-effective manner.
Managing the recruitment, selection, training, evaluation and retention for all nursing staff.
Developing and implementing a master staffing plan based on patient’s needs, nursing service goals and standards, department budget and state law.
Initiating and approving position descriptions for nursing personnel.
Promoting consistent assignment scheduling to meet patient care needs.
Formulating, implementing and evaluating a department plan for orientation and partner development.
Promoting and delegating accountability for maintaining an effective performance appraisal system for nursing.
Promoting resolution of conflicts through delegation and accountability for positive supervision.
Promoting and delegating personnel policy compliance with supervisors.
Creating a work climate that promotes a positive quality of work and minimizes institution’s legal risk.
Establishing linkage with existing community resources.
Assessing supplies, equating needs for Nursing Department, and seeing that units are adequately stocked and maintained.
Participating in development and maintenance of nursing services’ philosophy and objectives, standards of practice, policy and procedure manuals and job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel.
Developing 3 year capital expenditure budget for Nursing Department.
Developing at least biweekly (every two weeks) work schedules for Nursing Department – post and maintain copy as worked.
Acting upon recommendations from RN Supervisors and/or supervisory LPNs regarding hiring and firing of nursing personnel; assist with recruiting as needed.
Delegating and monitoring orientation and initial training for nursing personnel.
Coordinating with other department heads on any patient care needs.
Participating in all department head meetings.
Cooperating with consultants and implementing their recommendations, if determined appropriate to the nursing department.