Nursing Services Director — Lead Care & Growth

Canyon View Care Center; Palisade (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Bonuses

Growth Opportunities

Health Benefits

Job summary

Canyon View Care Center is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to oversee the Nursing Service Department, ensuring high-quality care and regulatory compliance. The role focuses on planning, organizing, and directing operations while guiding staff and residents with compassion.

Responsibilities include staffing, policy maintenance, administrative duties, budget planning, and daily rounds to ensure care standards are met.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as willingness to handle difficult residents.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the nursing service department, as well as its programs and activities.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Determine the staffing needs and recommend the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
• Assist in calculating the number of direct nursing personnel on duty each shift.
• Ensure that all nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved training program.
• Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours.
• Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure that all nursing personnel are performing their work assignments.
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.
• Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly.
• Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission.
• Develop a written plan of care for each resident that identifies problems/needs, the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care.
• Prepare and plan the nursing service department's budget and submit to the Administrator.
• Schedule, attend, and participate in nursing service meetings.
• Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families, and visitors.
• Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Relationship Building

Influencing

Executing

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

RN program

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Canyon View Care Center is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to oversee the Nursing Service Department, ensuring high-quality care and regulatory compliance. The role focuses on planning, organizing, and directing operations while guiding staff and residents with compassion.

Responsibilities include staffing, policy maintenance, administrative duties, budget planning, and daily rounds to ensure care standards are met.