Director of Nursing (DON)

Apploi; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apploi seeks a Director of Nursing (DON) for a Wisconsin skilled nursing facility to oversee nursing operations and drive resident care excellence. The DON educates residents and families on prevention and healthy habits, with leadership experience in Wisconsin SNFs required.

Responsibilities include overseeing nursing interventions, staff performance, budgets, admissions evaluations, and interdepartmental coordination to ensure top-quality care and compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years of management experience.
• Strong team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Valid RN nursing license in the state of Wisconsin.

Responsibilities

• Ensures nursing interventions meet personal, physical and cognitive needs of residents.
• Monitors outcomes by evaluating performance of nursing staff and compliance with standards.
• Assumes responsibility for operation and management during absences of the Facility Administrator.
• Develops short and long-range plans for the nursing department.
• Assists in recruiting and selects nursing staff within facility budget.
• Fosters positive employer/employee relations and staff development.
• Maintains staffing ratios and readiness to meet resident needs.
• Participates in admissions evaluations of residents to match care with capabilities.
• Builds relationships with patients, families, physicians, and the community.
• Coordinates with other departments to ensure a supportive environment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

RN license (WI)

Job description

Great Benefits and Pay Package!

Skilled Nursing Experience Required

We are looking for a Director of Nursing (DON) to care for our skilled nursing facility to help facilitate the speedy recovery of our residents. You will also be responsible for educating them and their families on prevention and healthy habits. The ideal candidate will be a responsible and well-trained professional, with experience as an ADON or DON in Wisconsin SNFs, and able to give the best nursing care with little supervision.

Responsibilities: Director of Nursing (DON)

• Ensures that nursing interventions meet the personal, physical and cognitive needs of each patient/resident as well as maximize his/her self care capacities, identity, independence, choice and opportunity for social interaction.
• Monitors the outcomes of nursing service activity by evaluating the performance of nursing staff, ensuring compliance with all facility and regulatory agency standards, policies and procedures, coordinating facility committees and monitoring the effective and efficient use of budgeted resources (personnel, supplies, equipment).
• Assumes full responsibility for the operation and management of the facility in the temporary absence of the Facility Administrator or as directed by the Administrator.
• Develops short and long-range plans for the nursing department that are compatible with those of the facility.
• Assists in recruiting and selects nursing service employees appropriate to facility need and budgetary guidelines.
• Works in establishing and facilitating effective employer/employee relations.
• Maintains adequate staffing ratios and levels of preparation to meet the needs of patients/residents.
• Participates in the selection of patients/residents to be admitted by evaluating the level and amount of care required by prospective patients/residents in relation to existing nursing capabilities.
• Actively maintains cohesive public and professional relationships with patients/residents, families, physicians and the community.
• Incorporates nursing philosophy, standards and objectives into the evaluation process for staff and nursing services and ensures that the philosophy, objectives and standards of the nursing department are an integral part of the orientation and education of nursing service personnel.
• Coordinates requirements and cooperates with all other departments in providing a favorable physical, social and emotional environment for all patients/residents.
• Serves on Quality Improvement and Safety Committees that include Patient/Resident Standards of Care, Pharmaceutical Services, Infection Control, Safety and Utilization Review/PPS.
• Meets with committee members to evaluate activities within the facility and to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in nursing operations.

Requirements: Director of Nursing (DON)

• A minimum of 2-3 years’ management experience
• A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Valid RN nursing license in the state of Wisconsin