Director of Nursing

Infinity Healthcare Consulting; Wakarusa (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Infinity Healthcare Consulting seeks a Director of Nursing (DON) to lead nursing services and supervise the Therapy Department in a long-term care facility in Indiana. The DON reports to the Administrator and ensures resident care is delivered 24/7 in accordance with regulations and company policies.

The role emphasizes staff leadership, quality assurance, budgeting, training, and interdisciplinary teamwork to maintain high standards of resident care and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Maintains a current, valid Nursing License as a registered professional nurse in good standing in the state the facility resides in.
• Possesses a minimum one year of experience in nursing service administration. Additional education or experience in rehabilitative or geriatric nursing is preferred.
• Possesses strong knowledge of state, federal and local regulations as they pertain to long term care.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors in planning delivery of care.
• Cares for residents with therapeutic, neuro and dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, infectious disease and wound care needs, if applicable.
• Attends all mandatory in-services by employee’s anniversary date.
• Acts under direction of the Administrator as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Adjusts to changes in shift assignments to meet resident and family needs.
• Ensures residents receive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services as needed.
• Maintains dementia unit care standards and Alzheimer’s/dementia best practices where appropriate.
• Communicates and observes Corporate Compliance Program and Code of Conduct.
• Develops and updates statements of philosophy and objectives for nursing care.
• Supervises, evaluates, counsels, and disciplines nursing personnel.
• Assists in recruitment, interviewing, selection and termination of nursing staff.
• Ensures staffing levels meet residents' needs across units/shifts.
• Participates in admission screening and determines items needed to meet resident needs.
• Participates in departmental staff committee meetings (QA, Pharmacy, Therapy, Infection Control, etc.).
• Plans staff development programs to enhance knowledge of quality resident care.
• Conducts periodic reviews of nursing documentation and resident response to care.
• Participates in planning and budgeting for nursing services.
• Ensures physician is consulted in planning resident care when required.

Education

Nursing License

Job description

We are Hiring a Director of Nursing DON!

Under the supervision of the Administrator, the Director of Nursing has the authority, responsibility, and accountability for the functions, activities, and training of the nursing services staff, in addition to the supervision of the Therapy Department and its’ functions within the facility. In the absence of the Administrator, the DON assumes responsibility for the facility. The DON is responsible for the overall management of resident care 24 hours a day, seven (7) days per week. The DON is delegated the responsibility for carrying out the assigned duties in accordance with current existing federal and state regulations and established company policies and procedures.

DON Duties:

• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific developmental factors specific to adult and geriatric residents (i.e. physical, cognitive, and socialization factors) in planning delivery of care

• Demonstrates knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to care for residents with the following needs: therapeutic, neuro and dementia, dialysis, IV therapy, infectious disease and wound care, if applicable

• Attends all mandatory in-services by employee’s anniversary date

• Acts appropriately under the direction of the Administrator and acts as an active member of the interdisciplinary team

• Demonstrates ability to adjust to changes in shift assignments to meet resident and family needs

• Ensures the residents receive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, as needed

• Successful completion of facility orientation on the care of a resident on a specialized dementia unit, as appropriate

• Communicates and observes the Corporate Compliance Program effectively and complies with Code of Conduct when performing work functions

• Develops and periodically updates statements of philosophy and objectives that define the type of nursing care the facility proposes to provide. Ensures that these are understood and implemented by nursing personnel

• Supervises, evaluates, counsels, and disciplines inter-departmental personnel

• Assists in the recruitment, interviewing, and selection and termination of nursing personnel

• Ensures that a sufficient number of qualified supervisory and supportive nursing personnel are assigned for each unit/shift to meet the residents needs

• Participates in all screening processes prior to admission. Assesses items needed by the facility to meet resident needs

• Participates in coordination of resident services through departmental and appropriate staff committee meetings (i.e. Quarterly Quality Assurance and Assessment, Pharmacy Services, Therapy Services, Infection Control and Resident Care policy and procedure meeting)

• Plans staff development programs that will enhance staff knowledge of quality resident care

• Conducts periodic review to ensure all documentation is informative and descriptive of nursing care and of the resident’s response to that care

• Participates in planning and budgeting for nursing services

• Conducts periodic review to ensure that the nursing requirements of each resident admitted to the facility are reviewed and that the physician is consulted in planning resident care

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Maintains a current, valid Nursing License as a registered professional nurse, in good standing in the state the facility resides in.

• Possesses a minimum one (1) year of experience in nursing service administration. Additional education or experience in such areas as rehabilitative or geriatric nursing is preferred

• Possesses strong knowledge of state, federal and local regulations as they pertain to long term care.

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