Regional Nurse

Centers Health Care; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Centers Health Care is seeking a full-time Regional Nurse to consult with facilities across Upstate, NY. Ideal candidate has 3–5 years in a Regional Nurse/DO(N) role in long-term care and an active RN license. Requires extensive travel and leadership ability.

Responsibilities include evaluating clinical services, promoting best practices, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Travel-heavy, with potential interim DON duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years experience as Regional DON or Regional Nurse in LTC.
• Active RN license.
• Experience in a corporate/regional role preferred.
• Supervisory experience in healthcare.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Extensive travel required.
• Residence in Upstate New York.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate clinical services in assigned facilities to identify improvements.
• Identify development opportunities and share best practices with CHC leadership.
• Submit visit reports and audit results to CNO or Director of Clinical Operations.
• Mentor and coach DONs for success at local facilities.
• Assist DON in reviewing RN management candidates.
• Schedule facility and regional visits based on issues and compliance needs.
• Organize regional training and professional development for DONs at least quarterly.
• Set quarterly/annual performance improvement goals with clinical staff.
• Ensure compliance with CHC policies and state/federal regulations.
• Support survey processes and develop plans of correction.

Skills

RN License

Leadership

Travel readiness

Regulatory knowledge

Mentoring

Job description

Centers Health Care is looking to hire a full-time Regional Nurse to routinely consult with our facilities throughout Upstate, NY. The ideal candidate will have at least three to five years prior experience as a Regional Nurse and/or Regional Director of Nursing in a long-term care environment.

Summary

The Regional Nurse Consultant routinely consults with assigned facilities in regards to (but not limited to): resident care, State and Federal surveys, regulatory compliance, and clinical services. They will be responsible for driving clinical outcomes, implementing CHC's clinical policies/procedures and ensuring and compliance with State/Federal regulations and standards of care. In addition, the Regional Nurse may be temporarily assigned to function as Interim DON in a local facility on an as-needed basis.

A minimum of three years of prior experience as a Regional Director of Nursing/Regional Nurse in LTC is required.

Position REQUIRES extensive travel.

DUTIES

• Assess & evaluate clinical services in assigned facilities to identify areas for clinical improvement.
• Identifies clinical development opportunities & informs CHC & local facility leadership about clinical “best practices.”
• Completes and submits visit reports & audit results to the Chief Nursing Officer or Director of Clinical Operations.
• Acts as a regional mentor & coaches DONs for success at local facilities.
• May need to assist the DON in reviewing candidates for RN Management positions.
• Schedules facility/regional visits based on facility issues and compliance needs.
• Schedules regional training / professional development meetings for DONs no less than quarterly.
• Establishes quarterly/annual performance improvement goals together with local & regional clinical staff.
• Promotes CHC’s core values/ethics, policies/procedures & standards of practice
• Ensures compliance with CHC policies/procedures, State/ Federal regulations and current standards of practice.
• Provides assistance & support throughout the survey process including preparation for survey, writing a plan of correction & developing an action plan, and monitoring for compliance.

REQUIREMENTS

• At least 3-5 years experience as a Regional DON or Regional Nurse REQUIRED.
• Candidate must possess a valid RN license.
• Experience in a Corporate / Regional role preferred.
• Supervisory experience in healthcare settings.
• Exceptional interpersonal & leadership skills.
• Excellent knowledge of State & Federal guidelines.
• Extensive travel required.
• Lives in Upstate, New York