Director of Nursing

Join us at

Chelsey Park Health & Rehab

- a place where you'll be valued, recognized and rewarded for the vital work you do each day. We'll surround you with a strong team and leadership that supports every aspect of your life - both inside and outside of our centers. And you'll get to practice your passion in a non-profit, mission-driven organization that's known for the highest level of care in our communities

ROLE OVERVIEW

Knowledge and Experience

* Requires broad management knowledge to lead a team within a department or unit.

* Typically has mastery level knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with broad understanding of other areas within the department.

* Exhibits servant leadership by serving to negotiate and compromise with parties who may have conflicting objectives.

Team Oversight, Leadership &Talent Management

* Commits to Servant Leadership, further developing skills identified in our Attitudes & Attributes.

* Invests in mentorship - as a mentee and mentor.

* Manages a large team typically comprising of other Managers and/or experienced professionals.

* Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with manager review and approval.

Strategy and Organizational Impact

* Manages large team which would typically consist of both experienced professionals and managers.

* Focuses on tactical and operational plans with short-to mid-term focus (1-2+ years).

* Problems faced may be difficult to moderately complex.

* Influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices, and procedures.

Focus, Innovation and Complexity

* Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or services to enhance performance of department.

* Commits to the project management process. Strategically considering business case, resource investment, change management, and implementation elements at all stages of projects when a part of a project team.

* Communicates within and outside of the System, including partners, customers, or vendors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

* Directs, evaluates, and supervises patient care and initiates corrective action as necessary.

* Assesses patient care needs and the development of individualized plans of patient care.

* Assesses patient needs and making recommendations for special rehabilitation programs.

* Evaluates patient care as related to individualized patient needs, family involvement and the physician's plan of care for the patient

* Maintains effective lines of communication with attending physicians.

* Monitors physician services (documentation and visits etc.) in accordance with current regulations.

* Maintains knowledge of documentation procedures including appropriate use of forms, timelines, and Medicare documentation etc.

* Maintains a working knowledge of current licensure standards and the survey process.

* Conducts or provides that patient care conferences are conducted.

* Assesses patient responses to medication and treatment, and makes appropriate recommendations for nursing action to be implemented.

* Provides that medications, treatments, diets, rehabilitation and restorative care is provided to patients in accordance with physician's orders and the patient's individual needs.

* Reports problems to the Administrator, conducts daily patient rounds, and initiates corrective action as necessary.

* Directs and provides implementation of educational programs, quality assurance program and infection control program.

* Establishes open lines of communication with consultants and consistently takes follow up action on recommendations.

* Consistently makes recommendations of level of care determinations, based on physician's documentation and plan of care.

* Coordinates the care planning/MDS process and committee meetings as necessary.

* Assesses equipment and supply needs and makes recommendations to Administrator.

* Establishes an annual budget for submission to the governing body for approval.

* Provides for the purchase and availability of all necessary supplies.

* Required to participate in the planning and implementation of the nursing service budget.

* Develops relationships with community agencies providing services of benefit to the nursing center.

* Communicates well with patients and family members providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude to family/visitors/patients/ and responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.

* Operates the nursing department in accordance with the organization's established guidelines, and in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

* Demonstrates appropriate/effective supervisory skills that include fair and uniformly applied corrective actions administered without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.

* Attends and participates in continuing educational programs to…