LPN

Sunnyside; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunnyside is seeking a Nursing Director to lead the day-to-day operations of the nursing services in a long-term care setting. You will oversee nursing assistants, ensure adherence to policies, and align nursing programs with resident care plans.

The role involves coordinating shifts, maintaining procedures manuals, participating in quality assurance, and collaborating with other departments to maintain the resident’s comprehensive care plan. Equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants according to current rules and guidelines.
• Ensure all nursing personnel comply with facility policies and procedures.
• Review department policies, manuals, and job descriptions, and recommend revisions.
• Plan shifts, services, programs, and activities with nursing staff and support personnel.
• Maintain the Nursing Service Procedures Manual and ensure it reflects daily nursing procedures.
• Ensure compliance with nursing service procedures across the team.
• Provide written and oral reports on shift activities as required.
• Coordinate nursing services with other resident services to support the resident's overall care.
• Verify staff comply with their job descriptions and participate in QA activities.

Job description

• Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility.
• Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.
• Meet with your assigned nursing staff, as well as support personnel, in planning the shifts' services, programs, and activities.
• Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel comply with the procedures set forth in the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations concerning the activities of your shift as required.
• Cooperate with other resident services when coordinating nursing services to ensure that the resident's total regimen of care is maintained.
• Ensure that all nursing service personnel are in compliance with their respective job descriptions.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Participate in facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as may be requested.
• Periodically review the resident's written discharge plan. Participate in the updating of the resident's written discharge plan as required.
• Assist in planning the nursing services portion of the resident's discharge plan as necessary.
• Interpret the department's policies and procedures to personnel, residents, visitors, and government agencies as required.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as required.
• Complete accident/incident reports as necessary.
• Write resident charge slips and forward to the Business Office.
• Maintain the Daily Census Report and submit to the Business Office as required.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for accessing resident/facility information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility's information system.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.