Director of Nursing

Lone Mountain Memory Care•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Spectrum Retirement Communities believes in living without limits, aging fearlessly, and sharing great stories. The Director of Nursing plans, organizes, develops, and directs community clinical and medication programs in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, in compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and within standards of clinical practice as defined by the American Nurses Association. This role informs and collaborates with the Executive Director regarding clinical concerns and compliance issues, making recommendations for resolution. The Director of Nursing serves as a clinical resource for community staff, provides nursing care to residents, including health assessments, care plan completion and review, discussing changes in resident condition with physicians, and implementing interventions to reduce falls. They also provide medication administration and assist with resident care as needed. This position is accountable for timely assessments and accurate care plans in the electronic health record, and for communicating with the Business Office Manager regarding additional care for accurate resident billing. A working knowledge of state regulations, policies, and procedures for compliance is essential. The role requires the ability to work on-call for any shift as needed.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) preferred, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (Texas). Subject to state requirements
Current Nursing License for the state where the community is located
Minimum 1-2 years of management experience
Has experience in community, acute, skilled, or long-term care settings.
Possesses geriatric assessment skills.
Is knowledgeable in geriatric and dementia care.
Has the ability to train staff and to assess systems and implement systems.
Is organized and self-directed
Meet the State-specific qualifications and training for the position
Must have basic computer skills – login/logoff, e-mail, documents, spreadsheets and entering data

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Gerontology is preferred

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, develops and directs community clinical and medication programs.
Informs and works collaboratively with Executive Director regarding clinical concerns and compliance issues and makes recommendations for resolution.
Serves as a clinical resource for community staff.
Provide nursing care to residents, including but not limited to: Completion of health assessments, completion of resident Care Plans and reviewing them with resident family members and/or Power of Attorney, discussing changes in resident condition with physicians, introduce interventions to reduce falls based on individual resident needs, etc.
Provide medication administration and help with resident care, as needed.
Accountable for timely assessments and accurate care plans in the electronic health record, plus communication with Business Office Manager any additional care given for accurate resident billing.
Maintain a working knowledge of state regulations, policies, and procedures, dictated for compliance.
Must be able to work on-call for any shift as needed.