Director of Nursing

Position: Director of Nursing (83878)
Primary Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing will verify the provision of quality care that promotes the highest practicable physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care.

Essential Functions

* Responsible for interdisciplinary involvement in the development of plans of care to meet each resident's needs

* Oversee/direct/coordinate nursing staff to provide proper resident care consistent with standard nursing practices

* Keep current with the changes in all regulations related to resident care

* Communicate with attending physician and medical director regarding resident care issues as needed

* Assure provision of appropriate medication, treatments and nursing services according to care plans and physician's instructions

* Assure compliance with state/federal regulations and company standards

* Perform direct care/procedures when needed; such may include procedures for which the staff is not qualified or licensed to perform

* Develop and verify implementation of POCs

* Attend QA meetings

* Review any/all regulatory reports (2567, Quality Monitoring reports, Quality Indicators, etc.)

* Review resident clinical records

* Review facility reports (facility QA reports and Simple CFS reports, etc.)

* Review consultant reports and provide feedback on any POC

* Communicate and coordinate with physicians, discharge planners or appropriate facility representatives from health care facilities regarding resident admissions, transfers and discharges as needed

* Communicate and supervise nursing personnel with respect to professional conduct and counsel employees about job performance as needed

* Provide training to the pertinent facility staff

* Use diplomacy but firmness in settling any disputes, complaints, etc. concerning nursing personnel or residents or families in conjunction with the administrator