Director of Nursing

Folkston Park Care & Rehab•Folkston, GA

About The Position

Folkston Park Care & Rehab is recruiting an experienced, self-motivated, compassionate Director of Nursing (DON) for its 84-bed skilled nursing facility in Folkston, Georgia. The DON directs clinical services and is responsible for the quality and adequacy of care and the supervision of nursing staff. The role establishes, implements, and evaluates resident goals and objectives to promote health and well-being through high standards of care. The DON coordinates care across departments, ensures resident needs are identified through assessment and addressed through care plans and supervision, and ensures care meets company and regulatory standards. The DON may be designated to assume daily facility operations in the Administrator’s absence.

Requirements

Current Georgia RN license in good standing.
3–5 years of Director of Nursing experience.
Must meet all local health regulations, including criminal background investigation and reference inquiry.

Responsibilities

Ensure nursing staff provide quality, appropriate resident and patient care that meets or exceeds company and regulatory standards.
Monitor monthly nursing-services performance in relation to the budget and intervene as needed.
Schedule and conduct resident and patient rounds to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of nursing care.
Maintain administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for accurate charting and documentation of care, medications, and treatments.
Recruit, hire, orient, train, and retain a sufficient number of qualified staff to provide nursing programs and services.
Ensure employee performance meets or exceeds expectations and conduct periodic performance appraisals on time.
Develop and implement the written staffing plan and nursing schedule in line with resident needs and budgetary guidelines.
Ensure required records are accurately maintained and submitted in a timely manner.
Evaluate current and potential residents and patients to determine whether the facility can provide an appropriate level of care.
Maintain ongoing communication with the facility Medical Director to ensure programs and care services meet resident and patient needs.
Complete required forms and documents in accordance with company policy and state and federal regulations.
Manage clinical aspects of state and federal government survey processes.
Follow company policies and procedures and maintain appropriate documentation in facility software programs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
May assume responsibility for daily facility operations in the Administrator’s absence.