Director of Nursing

Reliant Management; San Rafael (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliant Management is seeking a dynamic Director of Nursing to lead our clinical team and oversee the Nursing Service Department in accordance with federal, state, and local standards. You will plan, organize, develop, and direct all aspects of nursing operations, staffing, and quality assurance.

The role emphasizes leadership in planning, organization, evaluation, and fiscal management, with collaboration across the executive team to improve resident care and program outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2 years of DON experience in a California Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Unrestricted RN license in the state of California.
• Must be able to pass background check.

Responsibilities

• Interview, hire, and train staff; plan, organize, and direct work; evaluate performance.
• Coordinate care plans and quality of life initiatives for residents.
• Assess prospective residents prior to admission, including home or hospital visits.
• Develop staffing plans to meet direct care needs and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure 24-hour nursing administration coverage and on-call arrangements.
• Audit clinical records for accuracy and adherence to care plans.
• Conduct quality assurance rounds and regulatory compliance activities.
• Lead interdisciplinary conferences to develop and update plans of care.
• Establish and enforce policies, procedures, CQI programs, and safety standards.
• Provide supervision of nursing, admissions, and continuing care functions.
• Set performance goals and lead fiscal planning for the department.
• Collaborate with executive management on home-wide goals and programs.
• Support resident quality of life initiatives and multidisciplinary projects.

Skills

DON experience

Education

RN license (California)

Job description

DON Director of Nursing

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for a dynamicDirector of Nursingto lead our clinical team and provide our residents with an exceptional care experience. We need you to plan, organize, develop and direct the overall operation of your Nursing Service Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations.

What You Will Do:

• Interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; address complaints and resolve problems

• Coordinate care and services to improve organization and implementation of plans of care, and quality of life and for all residents.

• Ensure proper assessment of all prospective residents prior to admission including visiting client at their home or in the hospital.

• Develop staffing plans that assure sufficient staffing to meet direct care needs, recommend numbers and types of nursing personnel necessary to provide care and maintain compliance

• Ensure 24hour availability as nursing administration resource by providing on-call and telephone access or designating an alternative, qualified nursing staff member to do so.

• Audit clinical records for accuracy and completeness of comprehensive resident assessments, effective documentation reflecting resident responses to interventions and consistent implementation of plans of care by all staff and professionals, on all shifts.

• Conduct quality assessment and assurance activities, including regulatory compliance rounds, in all departments to monitor performance and to continuously improve quality

• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary conferences as needed to develop adequate plans of care.

• Establish and maintain established policies, procedures, CQI programs and safety, environmental and infection control standards.

• Provide direct administrative and technical supervision of nursing, admissions and continuing care functions.

• Establish performance goals.

• Provide leadership in planning, organization, evaluation and fiscal management

• Collaborate with executive management team on Goals of our home

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop and promote programs to enhance the resident’s quality of life and healthcare

• Ensure compliance with applicable local, state and federal regulations and the policies and procedures.

• Assist in the preparation of departmental budgets and allocation of funds based upon a review of department estimates and recommendations.

What You’ll Bring:

• 2 years of DON experience in a California Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.

• Unrestricted RN license in the state of California

• Mustbe able to pass background check