Director Of Nursing Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current R.N. or LPN license.
• Proven, positive leadership experience in a geriatric care environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a stressful, sometimes demanding environment.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations for assisted living facilities.
• Ability to teach and train resident care staff.
• Ability to schedule staff and cover shifts as needed.
• Ability to formulate and write policies and procedures.
• Leadership skills and ability to foster an environment receptive to change and quality improvement in resident care.
• Excellent time-management and prioritization skills.
• Current valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Knowledge of conflict-resolution techniques and ability to implement them.
• Demonstrated servant heart and attitude in alignment with the organization’s Mission Statement.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, screen, and select compassionate care staff.
• Staff care units cost-effectively while maintaining a high standard of care.
• Set performance expectations, follow up on them, evaluate staff performance, and discuss strengths, goals, and improvement areas.
• Train staff in teamwork, technical and medical matters, and policies and procedures.
• Monitor and assist with residents’ personal care, including bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, shaving, toileting, ambulating, and transferring.
• Assess prospective and current residents to ensure placement is appropriate for their level of care.
• Maintain current knowledge of and implement policies and procedures compliant with state and federal regulations.
• Build and maintain positive, informative relationships with residents and their families, answer care-related questions, and communicate positively with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
• Monitor clinical records for accuracy, currency, and completeness in accordance with regulations.
• Serve as the clinical leader in meetings with state regulatory agencies and assist the Executive Director with plans of correction for clinical deficiencies.
• Manage the resident care unit budget and ensure supplies, staffing, and equipment remain within budgeted allocations.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and a positive, honest, customer-service-oriented environment, and serve as a positive role model for care staff.
• Represent the community in marketing and provide facility tours showing how prospective residents’ needs may be met.
• Maintain confidentiality of residents’ personal information and protect and support residents’ rights.
• Ensure adequate daily dining-service coverage in coordination with Culinary Services or the Host/Hostess, including taking meal orders, providing drink refills, and helping clean, reset, and prepare the dining room between meals.
• Provide direct supervision of all direct care staff and, when required and requested, supervise the facility in the administrator’s absence.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Benefits

• Medical insurance (HDHP or PPO; full-time employees only)
• Vision insurance (full-time employees only)
• Dental insurance (full-time employees only)
• Life insurance (full-time employees only)
• Health Savings Account with company match (full-time employees only)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Company-matching 403(b) plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid personal, sick, and holiday time
• Paid volunteer program
• Employee Assistance Program (Total Care EAP)
• Wages on Demand
• $5,000 sign-on bonus