Director of Nursing (DON)
About The Position
The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for overseeing all nursing services and staff within the facility. This role involves managing resident care 24/7, ensuring compliance with all regulations and policies, and acting as a representative of the facility. The DON must demonstrate expertise in age-specific care for adult and geriatric residents, including specialized needs such as therapeutic care, dementia care, dialysis, IV therapy, infectious disease, and wound care. The position requires active participation in the interdisciplinary team, flexibility in shift assignments, and ensuring residents receive necessary skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. The DON also plays a key role in staff development, documentation accuracy, budget planning, and maintaining compliance with health directives and state requirements.
Requirements
- Current, valid Nursing License as a registered professional nurse in good standing in the state where the facility resides.
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience in nursing service administration.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of state, federal, and local regulations pertaining to long-term care.
Nice To Haves
- Additional education or experience in rehabilitative or geriatric nursing.
Responsibilities
- Assume authority, responsibility, and accountability for nursing services staff and supervision of the Therapy Department.
- Act as the facility's representative and assume responsibility in the absence of the Administrator.
- Manage resident care 24/7, ensuring adherence to federal and state regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate expertise in age-specific developmental factors relevant to adult and geriatric residents, incorporating them into care plans.
- Possess the necessary skills and techniques to care for residents with specialized needs, such as therapeutic, neuro and dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, infectious disease, and wound care.
- Attend mandatory in-services annually to enhance knowledge and maintain compliance.
- Actively participate as a valued member of the interdisciplinary team under the guidance of the Administrator.
- Exhibit flexibility in adjusting to changes in shift assignments to meet the needs of residents and their families.
- Ensure residents receive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services as required.
- Successfully complete specialized dementia unit orientation as applicable.
- Adhere to the Corporate Compliance Program and Code of Conduct during all work functions.
- Develop and update statements of philosophy and objectives that reflect the desired standard of nursing care in the facility.
- Supervise, evaluate, counsel, and discipline inter-departmental personnel.
- Participate in recruitment, interviewing, selection, and termination of nursing personnel.
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels for each unit/shift to meet residents' needs.
- Actively participate in coordination of resident services through departmental and staff committee meetings.
- Organize staff development programs to enhance knowledge of quality resident care.
- Review and ensure that all documentation accurately reflects nursing care and resident responses to care.
- Contribute to planning and budgeting for nursing services.
- Review nursing requirements of each admitted resident and involve physicians in resident care planning.
- Stay updated on Health Department Directives and ensure their implementation by staff.
- Conduct periodic reviews to ensure compliance with State Code Requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
High school or GED
