Director of Nursing Services

Millinocket Regional Hospital; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Maine Veterans' Home seeks a Director of Nursing Services to lead nursing staff and ensure high-quality care for residents. The ideal candidate will have a BSN, RN license, and significant experience in long-term care. Position includes competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package to promote health and job satisfaction.

Benefits

Employer contributed medical, dental, vision, life, short term and long disability

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education opportunities

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years experience as a successful Director of Nursing Services in a long term care setting.
• Knowledge of skilled and long-term care nursing regulations.
• Understanding of current nursing theory and research including evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Directs the nursing department programs and activities.
• Ensures the competence of staff is assessed and improved continually.
• Investigates allegations of resident abuse/neglect/complaints.

Skills

Excellent observational skills

Excellent time management skills

Nursing skills in Gerontology

Advanced computer skills

Collaborative work style

Commitment to achieving excellence

Passion for continuous improvement

Education

BSN with a current unencumbered RN license to practice in the State of Maine

Job description

Maine Veterans’ Home is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization, committed to exceptional service and personalized care. We are a long-term, skilled nursing, residential care and rehabilitation home for Maine Veterans, their spouses and Gold Star parents. All six of our facilities have been recognized by the American Health Care Association with awards for Achievement in Quality, placing them in the top five percent of nursing homes across the nation.

We are seeking a caring, dynamic, self-directed individual to fulfill the role of Director of Nursing Services. This position oversees and leads the nursing department and staff in the care of our long-term care and skilled residents. The ideal candidate will have a high clinical IQ, exceptional communication skills, and an overall passion for patient care.

**Sign-on Bonus Opportunity Available**

Primary Responsibilities:

• Directs the nursing department programs and activities, ensuring the clinical staff consistently incorporates resident autonomy, dignity, and choice as core values in their service delivery.
• Participates in a collaborative quality assurance and compliance monitoring program for the nursing department that measures resident satisfaction and state, federal, and VA compliance.
• Ensures the competence of staff is assessed, maintained, demonstrated and improved continually; promotes staff education and advancement; fosters communication and cooperation among individuals; ensures that supervisors perform all supervisory functions in a fair and consistent manner, to include job orientation, training, and accurate and meaningful performance appraisals.
• Investigates allegations of resident abuse/neglect/complaints, interviews staff, writes and submits reports for administrator review.
• Works with regulatory agencies, utilizing knowledge of state, federal and VA regulations to ensure that MVH achieves/maintains compliance with Medicare/Medicaid/VA requirements, and works towards establishing/maintaining effective professional relations with these regulators.
• Conducts clinical review of residents; addressing falls, skin, pharmacy, infection control, and other resident-focused reviews.
• Works closely with the Administrator on a variety of management issues regarding nursing services policies, regulatory requirements, and strategic planning.
• Works closely with the Medical Director and outside medical services/facilities to coordinate the overall medical needs and services for the residents.

MVH offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package that promotes growth, health, and job satisfaction.

• Employer contributed medical, dental, vision, life, short term and long disability
• Supplemental life and dependent life insurance, accident and pet insurance
• Participation in the Maine Public Employee’s Retirement System, 403(b) plan with employer match
• Generous Earned Benefit Time, continuing education opportunities, tuition reimbursement and a robust Wellness Program

Apply today and be part of a team caring for those who served.

Requirements

• BSN with a current unencumbered RN license to practice in the State of Maine
• Position requires 3 to 5 years experience as a successful Director of Nursing Services in a long term care setting. (BSNs’ with five years or more of relevant nursing administration may be considered.)
• Knowledge of skilled and long-term care nursing regulations
• Nursing skills in Gerontology
• Understanding of current nursing theory and research including evidence-based practice
• Collaborative work style
• Understanding of how the change process affects people
• Excellent observational skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Advanced computer skills
• Commitment to achieving excellence
• Passion for continuous improvement

Maine Veterans’ Homes provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.