Nursing Director: Patient Care Excellence & Compliance

PACS Group; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Director of Nursing (DON) at PACS Group leads the nursing department, ensures patient safety, and provides hands-on care when needed. The DON oversees staffing, policy development, and regulatory compliance across the facility.

In this role you will supervise the ADON and nursing staff, coordinate with physicians and families, manage budgets, and guide QA activities while maintaining confidentiality and high-quality resident care.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements to perform this position include: Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN).
• Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times.
• Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.
• Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.
• Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.
• Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.
• Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.
• Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.
• Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.
• Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.
• Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.
• Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.
• Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.
• Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.
• Coordinate MDS and care planning.
• Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
• Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Clinical governance

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

BSN

State RN license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Point Click Care (PCC)

Job description

The Director of Nursing (DON) at PACS Group leads the nursing department, ensures patient safety, and provides hands-on care when needed. The DON oversees staffing, policy development, and regulatory compliance across the facility.

In this role you will supervise the ADON and nursing staff, coordinate with physicians and families, manage budgets, and guide QA activities while maintaining confidentiality and high-quality resident care.