Director of Nursing Services

Emerald Heights • Redmond, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Emerald Heights is a premier life-plan community located in Redmond, Washington! We are dedicated to providing our residents the best senior living experience in the Puget Sound area and offer a full continuum of care from independent living to assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care. The Director of Nursing Services (DNS) plans, organizes, develops and directs Emerald Heights’ nursing care in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines, and regulations to ensure that the highest degree of quality care for residents is maintained at all times.

Requirements

• Current unencumbered Washington RN license required.
• Five years’ experience in a long term care facility.
• Three years supervisory experience.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification required.
• Complete understanding and knowledge of nursing, medical practices and procedures as well as federal and state regulations and guidelines pertaining to skilled long-term care and assisted living.
• Ability to interpret, plan, develop and organize the Nursing Services program and goals.
• Ability to supervise and lead assigned staff to meet goals and expectations.
• Patience, poise and dignity in an emergency or crisis situation.
• Able to relate to and work with a diverse population.
• Strong time management skills with ability to delegate tasks and projects.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and a comfort with technology.
• Excellent English communications skills, both verbal and written.
• All Emerald Heights employees must pass a criminal background check and other pre-employment requirements.
• We are an E-Verify employer.

Nice To Haves

• Accredited Infection Control Preventionist Certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates and directs all nursing services in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern Emerald Heights.
• Identifies resident care needs and provides assistance within the scope of the residential health services program to meet those needs.
• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with residents, families, physicians, medical services and hospitals.
• Identifies and implements effective shift to shift communication systems and alert charting.
• Develops methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
• Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc.
• Participates in the duties of Infection Control Prevention
• Manages incident investigations and compliance with reporting log.
• Reviews reference material, i.e., PDR’s federal and state regulations, etc., filed at nurses’ work centers to ensure the information is available and current.
• Updates materials as required.
• Participates in the development, maintenance and implementation of the quality assurance program for nursing services.
• Participates in surveys with authorized governmental agencies.
• Participates in 24 hour on-call nurse management rotation.
• Encourages residents to participate in the development and review of his/her plan of care.
• Reviews clinical alternatives with residents and their families.
• Reviews the written plan of care for each resident to include identifying the problems/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.
• Reviews nurses’ notes to determine if the care plan is being followed.
• Attends care conferences and assists with discharge planning to the appropriate level of care.
• Provides liaison with primary care provider in the event of an episodic illness; assists in coordinating services provided by primary care provider.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental and vision for employee
• employer paid life insurance and AD&D for employees working 30+ hours/week
• Flexible Spending account for medical and childcare reimbursements with a $500.00 rollover feature
• option to purchase Long Term disability insurance
• company’s 403(B) plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) through Wellspring Family Services
• Gym/Pool
• Free Parking
• Free meal

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed