Park View Director of Nursing

Muleshoe Area Hospital District•Muleshoe, TX

About The Position

The Director of Nursing leads nursing operations at Park View and is responsible for the quality, safety, and coordination of resident care. The role oversees nursing staff, clinical processes, documentation, infection prevention, staff development, and compliance activities, while collaborating with the Administrator, corporate office, other departments, and external care providers. The Director of Nursing also assumes the Administrator’s responsibilities when the Administrator is absent and rotates on call for nursing department staffing, clinical, and policy needs.

Requirements

Demonstrate a negative criminal history and abuse/neglect history.
Show leadership ability and integrity.
Have an interest in progressive nursing and be open-minded and receptive to new ideas.
Provide evidence of physical and mental health.
Demonstrate emotional maturity in dealing with diverse situations.
Act as a role model for peers and ancillary nursing personnel.
Work cooperatively and persuasively with personnel at various levels to promote quality resident care.
Understand and promote teamwork with coworkers.
Maintain a positive attitude.
Ability to multitask.
Graduate from an accredited school of Registered Nursing.
Hold a current Registered Nursing license in the State of Texas.
Hold a current BLS certificate.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge of nursing policies and procedures and update them in collaboration with the corporate office.
Ensure standards of nursing care are provided to residents.
Review inquiries for appropriate skilled or intermediate care placement within one hour, in collaboration with the corporate office.
Ensure systems are in place to maintain the comfort and safety of residents, employees, and family members.
Participate in interviewing and selecting nursing staff.
Ensure nursing staff evaluations are completed at three months and annually thereafter.
Counsel employees about performance as needed.
Investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and unknown injuries, and report to DADs according to the applicable algorithm.
Review recommendations from pharmacy, Registered Dietician, Podiatry, and Ophthalmology consultants; clarify recommendations as needed and return them to the ADON for implementation.
Approve the monthly staffing schedule.
Conduct daily clinical rounds to proactively meet resident needs and address family concerns, including rounds before the morning meeting and before leaving each day.
Collaborate with the Infection Preventionist to reduce infection risk, including through vaccine education, CDC Vaccine Information Sheets, and consents for COVID, flu, and pneumonia vaccines.
Monitor monthly infection trends and develop an action plan with the Infection Preventionist.
Review pharmacy billing monthly for accuracy related to Medicare charges and provide it to the Business Office for processing.
Promote public relations and maintain liaison functions with other nursing service agencies.
Ensure proper systems for documenting the receipt, administration, and disposal of medications.
Oversee and review the MDS process for accuracy and completion.
Help establish disaster, fire, and safety programs with the Administrator and Maintenance Director.
Coordinate nursing personnel orientation and ongoing training.
Ensure resident care plans are implemented as ordered by physicians.
Ensure nursing supplies are ordered within the assigned budget.
Participate in weekly Medicare meetings to ensure resident progress documentation and completion of the ABN process when changing from Medicare to another payer source through the Business Office, in collaboration with therapy and AR.
Ensure resident care plans are comprehensive based on CAAs and are updated for new medical diagnoses, falls, pressure ulcers, and behavioral changes.
Review employee injury reports and report trends to QAPI.
Review resident injury and incident reports, develop written action plans, and report to QAPI monthly.
Chair the monthly Quality of Care meeting addressing weight variances, pressure ulcers and skin tears, falls, restraints, infection control, pain, and safety, with relevant department participants.
Serve as program director for the in-house CNA class.
Assist with developing and implementing plans of correction as needed.
Upload weekly reports to NHSN as required for COVID cases, vaccination status, and resources.
Assume the Administrator’s responsibilities in their absence.
Rotate on call to address nursing department staffing, clinical, and policy needs.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Administrator or corporate office.