Director of Nursing
About The Position
The Director of Nursing (DON) is a registered nurse who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents. The DON also provides direct resident/patient care. This role is responsible for the overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels, developing and implementing nursing policies and procedures, and ensuring resident safety and respectful treatment. The DON also coordinates pharmacy services, acts as a liaison between the facility, physicians, and family members, and participates in various conferences and surveys. Additionally, the DON is responsible for department budgeting, staying current on regulation changes, and conducting employee appraisals.
Requirements
- Must be a registered nurse.
- Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times.
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC).
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as Director of Nursing in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
- Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN).
- Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience.
Responsibilities
- Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.
- Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
- Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.
- Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.
- Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.
- Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.
- Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.
- Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.
- Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.
- Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.
- Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.
- Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.
- Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.
- Coordinate MDS and care planning.
- Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.
- Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
- Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
