Director of Nursing -DON

Preferred Care Management; New Jersey; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits

401k Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Opportunities to advance and grow your

Job summary

Preferred Care Management's Mercer County LTC / Sub Acute Nursing Home seeks a Director of Nursing with strong clinical and leadership skills to oversee our nursing services and ensure compassionate care for residents.

The successful candidate will lead staffing, supervision, patient safety, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance, while partnering with administration to sustain excellence in care and family engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of long term care nursing management experience.
• At least 2 years nursing managerial experience.
• Currently licensed as RN in state of practice.

Responsibilities

• Maintain reference library and update nursing service needs for residents.
• Coordinate nursing services with other resident services to ensure continuity of care.
• Participate in facility surveys by government agencies as needed.
• Maintain productive relationship with Clinical Services Coordinator and resolve issues.
• Develop action plans for systems issues and quality indicators and present for review.
• Collect and analyze clinical outcome data and identify trends.
• Present clinical outcome data trends at QA and A committee monthly.
• Participate in QA and A committee to implement corrective actions.
• Assist in resident admissions and discharges planning.
• Serve on committees as appointed by the Administrator.
• Determine staffing needs and ensure adequate nursing staff per shift.
• Review nursing services policies annually.
• Assist in interviewing and hiring Nurses and CNAs with Administrator approval.
• Ensure annual performance evaluations of nursing staff.
• Support in-service training programs for nursing staff.
• Ensure adequate supplies for resident care.
• Administer medical and nursing care per resident care plan.
• Assist in nursing services budgeting with Administrator coordination.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident care information.
• Ensure resident rights and dignity are upheld.
• Liaise with residents, families and support departments to plan needs.
• Provide education and in-service training according to schedule and requirements.

Job description

LTC /Sub Acute Nursing Homewith a beautiful 120+ bedLTC / SUB ACUTEfacility in Mercer County area of NJ, is seeking a Director of Nursing with strong clinical and leadership skills to oversee our facility. The ideal candidate has a passion for serving seniors, mentoring staff and providing exceptional and compassionate care.

The Company mission is to define excellence within the health care community. We are dedicated to Maximizing Patient Outcomes. We treat Residents, their families and each other with respect, dignity and compassion. Through a collaborative and consultative approach, we strive to provide a framework of strength and stability for our Centers and Communities. We work to maintain the highest standards of care and service for Residents, families and our valued employees.

Responsibilities

TheDirector of Nursingis responsible for, coordinating, organizing, implementing, evaluating and directing the nursing service department as well as its programs and activities in accordance with current rules and regulations and guidelines that govern the nursing care facilities. Job duties can include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain a reference library and periodically update to assist the nursing service department in meeting the day to day needs of the residents.
• Develop and maintain methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the resident's total regimen of care.
• Participate in facility surveys made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as directed.
• Maintain a cooperative and productive relationship with the assigned Clinical Services Coordinator follow-up and ensure resolution to all identified issues.
• Develop action plan for systems issues and quality indicators over threshold and submit to CSC for review.
• Collect, review and analyze clinical outcome data and determine trends.
• Attend and provide clinical outcome data trends at the QA and A committee meeting monthly.
• Participate in the QA and A Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.
• Assist in planning for resident admissions and discharges.
• Serve on, participate in and attend various committees of the facility as appointed by the Administrator.
• Determine and monitor the staffing needs of the nursing department and ensure the assignment of appropriate and adequate numbers of nursing staff daily for each shift to ensure that the needs of the residents are met.
• Review annually at a minimum, all nursing services policies and procedures.
• Participate in the interviewing process and select, with the Administrator's approval, all Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants.
• Ensure yearly written performance evaluation of all nursing staff.
• Assist support services in developing, implementing, and conducting in service training programs that relate to the nursing department.
• Ensure that there are adequate supplies for resident care.
• Ensure that medical and nursing care is administered in accordance with the resident's wishes and per the individualized care plan.
• In coordination with the Administrator, prepare, plan and adhere to the nursing services budget.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect and resident rights are maintained.
• Maintain a liaison with the residents, their families and support departments to adequately plan for the resident's needs.
• Provide education and in-servicing to facility staff according to education schedule and/or regulatory requirements.

Position Requirements:

• A minimum of three years of experience in long term care nursing management
• At least 2 years nursing managerial experience required.
• Currently licensed as RN in state of practice.

Benifits

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Opportunities to advance and grow your career