Director of Nursing- Skilled Nursing Facility

Mesa Glen Care Center•Glendora, CA

10h•$170,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Mesa Glen Care Center is an award-winning family company providing healthcare services including skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior living communities. They believe that seniors are extraordinary people and are honored to provide their care as they make the transition to their golden years. They offer various clinical programs designed to reduce hospitalizations, allowing patients to focus on achieving their individual care plan goals. The care center features compassionate and professional team members dedicated to making a difference by providing the utmost care to genuinely help patients and the community. They are looking for a full-time Director of Nursing to join their team.

Requirements

Experience as a DON in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
Must possess as a minimum a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university.
California RN or BSN

Responsibilities

Directly supervises employees and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Facility's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Coordinates care and services, improves organization and implementation of plans of care, and quality of life for all residents.
Ensures proper assessment of all prospective residents prior to admission including visiting client at their home or in the hospital.
Conducts quality assessment and assurance activities, including regulatory compliance rounds, in all departments to monitor performance and to continuously improve quality.
Develops staffing plans that assure sufficient staffing to meet direct care needs, recommends numbers and types of nursing personnel necessary to provide care and to maintain compliance with facility mission and federal and state requirements.
Ensures 24-hour availability as nursing administration resource by providing on-call and telephone access or designating an alternative, qualified nursing staff member to do so.
Audits clinical records for accuracy and completeness of comprehensive resident assessments, effective documentation reflecting resident responses to interventions and consistent implementation of plans of care by all staff and professionals, on all shifts.
Leads/Participates in interdisciplinary conferences as needed to develop adequate plans of care.