Regional Nurse

Citadel Care Centers; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

Citadel Care Centers is seeking a Regional Nurse in Florida to provide expert guidance to facility management and staff, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local requirements while safely meeting residents' needs.

You will lead regulatory compliance evaluations, QA audits, and clinical education across multiple facilities, visiting weekly to train staff and improve care delivery, with a focus on infection control and adherence to LTC regulations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of nursing in Long-Term Care (SNF) or Long-Term Care Surveyor experience.
• Director of Nursing and/or Nurse Consulting experience is required.
• Multi-facility experience required.
• Registered Nurse License in Florida.
• Recent clinical experience, education, or geriatrics-specific skills.
• Infection control principles and practices knowledge.
• Knowledge of LTC laws, regulations and guidelines for care.
• Ability to research and apply new nursing methods.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Web applications.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate regulatory compliance and determine clinical education needs for our clients as it relates to nursing/pharmacy services.
• Conduct quality assurance audits to aid clients with preparation for successful, compliant state surveys.
• Identify and provide recommendations regarding deficiencies and opportunities around inventories, storage, and distribution.
• Evaluate facility compliance to clinical policy, procedure, and care.
• Visit facilities weekly for intervention, audit and training.
• Provide Quality Reviews and other nursing consultant services.
• Deliver ongoing clinical training to facility staff.
• Manage resolution of client issues and requests.
• Assist onboarding of new facilities with resident information, medical records, scheduling and training coordination; serve as single contact for facility onboarding.

Skills

Nursing experience

Leadership experience

Multi-facility experience

Infection control knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Clinical education coordination

Quality assurance coordination

Analytical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse License - Florida

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Web applications

Job description

!! $10,000 Signing Bonus !!

OVERVIEW:

The Regional Nurse will be responsible for the provision of expert advice and oversight to facility management personnel and line staff to ensure that systems are maintained to effectively and efficiently operate the facility in a manner to safely meet residents' needs in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluate regulatory compliance and determine clinical education needs for our clients as it relates to pharmacy services
• Conduct quality assurance audits to aid clients with preparation for successful, compliant state surveys
• Identify and provide recommendations regarding deficiencies and opportunities around drug inventories, storage, and distribution
• Evaluate facility compliance to clinical policy, procedure, and care
• Visit facilities weekly for intervention, audit and training
• Provide Quality Reviews and other nursing consultant services
• Deliver ongoing clinical training to facility staff
• Manage resolution of client issues and requests
• Assist with activities associated in onboarding new facilities such as collection of resident information and medical records; scheduling, attending, and some facilitation of facility staff training; informing pharmacy of facility needs; serving as single point of contact for facility throughout onboarding process
• Operate with strong business acumen and industry knowledge, remaining conscious of industry trends
• Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of recent nursing experience in a Long-Term Care setting (SNF) or Long-Term Care Surveyor experience
• Previous Director of Nursing and/or Nurse Consulting experience is required.
• Previous multi-facility experience required
• Registered Nurse License in the State of Florida
• Recent clinical experience, education, or specialty skills specific to geriatrics
• Demonstrate working knowledge of infection control principles and practices
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to long-term care
• Capable of researching new methods and principles to incorporate them into existing nursing practices
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Web applications