Director, Nursing

Misericordia Home•Chicago, IL

19h•$84,400 - $126,000

About The Position

The Director of Nursing leads and develops a nursing team at Misericordia, supporting high-quality, respectful, and individualized care for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The role builds relationships with residents, families, and guardians and works closely with the Assistant Vice President of Nursing, the Vice President of Clinical Services, and colleagues across Misericordia. The Director supports nurses’ onboarding, training, engagement, and professional development while upholding Misericordia’s values of quality of life, responsibility, connection, and spirituality. The Director helps ensure residents’ health, safety, and welfare; develops and implements nursing policies and procedures; and supports compliance with licensing and certification requirements. The role also contributes to nursing services planning and budgeting, participates in committees and organizational meetings, and maintains confidentiality of resident records and medical information. The position is full-time, involves varied hours to connect with all shifts, and includes helping with 24-hour on-call responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

Valid Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license.
At least 2 years of experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Supervisory experience.
Leadership experience and skills, including project management, training, and mentoring staff.
Proven initiative and responsibility, with a high degree of professionalism.
Ability to work as a team member.
Ability to connect with residents, families, and staff.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work varied hours and help with on-call coverage.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the health, safety, and welfare of residents in an atmosphere that promotes quality, respect, and dignity.
Engage, mentor, and develop nurses; support staff retention and maintain high employee morale.
Assist with recruiting, hiring, training, and ongoing in-service education.
Ensure employee HR file requirements are current, including physicals, PPD, CPR, annual training, and evaluations; ensure nurses receive timely evaluations.
Work with pharmacy personnel to ensure medications are available as ordered.
Participate in planning and budgeting for nursing services, including purchasing equipment and supplies.
Share responsibility for chairing Infection Control Committee and Pharmacy Committee meetings, participate in Risk Management meetings, and serve on other assigned committees.
Help develop and carry out nursing policies and procedures, and maintain working knowledge of licensing and certification standards, rules, and regulations.
Attend Misericordia Family Association meetings and other Misericordia functions as assigned.
Maintain confidentiality of resident records and medical information, and serve as a mandated reporter.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Help with 24-hour on-call responsibilities as needed.