Director of Nursing

SUMMARY

Administers nursing programs in nursing homes to maintain standards of patient care, and advises medical staff, department heads, and administrators in matters related to nursing service by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

• Recommends establishment or revision of policies and develops organizational structure and standards of performance
• Interprets policies and objectives of nursing service to staff and community groups
• Promotes working relationships with community agencies and with other departments
• Assists in the preparation of departmental budget
• Performs personnel management functions such as establishing personnel qualification requirements, drafting procedure manuals, initiating in-service programs, and installing record and reporting systems
• Initiates studies to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services about their objectives and costs.
• Assigns responsibility and delegates as appropriate
• Is subject to on-call status, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Participates in all facility committees, such as QA, Restraint, Infection Control, Safety, etc.
• Keeps abreast of all changes in the law and regulations as they relate to the nursing operation of a facility
• Works with all department heads in the overall management of the facility. As Nursing is the core department responsible for the overall care and well-being of the residents, the Director of Nursing has the single most significant resident care position within the organization.
• Recruits, interviews, selects, and appoints nursing personnel to the facility through the Human Resources Department.
• Defines duties and responsibilities of the nursing staff personnel. Has full and final responsibility for all nursing matters and nursing personnel
• Directs staff development in-service activity, restorative therapy activity as well as the activity of all subordinate supervisors
• Encourages education through seminars, etc.
• Participates in all department head meetings, participates in all performance evaluations of Nursing Personnel
• Participates in all disciplinary matters involving Nursing Staff
• Reviews and signs all incident/accident reports to be forwarded out of the facility
• Reviews complaints and grievances of families, staff, and residents and participates in the resolution
• Participates in policy and planning development
• Reviews policies on an annual basis
• Plans and conducts supervisory meetings and conducts daily checks on all nursing hours
• Conducts inspections daily and reports findings to the Administrator
• Performs Primary Care as needed
• Assures adherence to all safety and sanitation policies and takes corrective actions as necessary
• Completes all in-service activity as required
• Maintains resident confidentiality at all times
• Assists in new employee orientation as necessary.

Manages subordinate supervisors within the nursing department. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities under the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) or equivalent; or four to ten…