Director of Nursing - MVM

Work Unit Overview

The Director of Nursing is responsible for leading the nursing team to ensure high standards of quality and delivering excellent care to our residents while abiding by the standards of care and excellence required by state and federal laws.

The Director of Nursing is an exempt position and assumes full-time administrative authority, responsibility and accountability for the delivery of nursing services in the facility. Manages employees in the provision of care and services according to professional standards of nursing practices, consistent with facility philosophy of care and state and federal laws and regulations. Develops and implements policies and procedures consistent with current law.

In collaboration with Nursing Home Administrator, allocates department resources in an efficient and economic manner to enable each resident to attain or maintain the highest practicable, mental and psychosocial well-being. Collaborates with other departments, professionals, consultants and organizations, including government agencies and advocacy groups, to develop support and coordination of resident care, related administrative functions and to represent the interests of the facility.

• Able to provide nursing leadership to Nursing Home Administrator, Medical Director, Department Heads and Governing Body to formulate operational strategies and achieve facility objectives within planned budgets and schedules Provides direction to nursing staff to execute tasks necessary to implement operational objectives.
• Working knowledge and ability to apply standards of professional nursing practice in job situations.
• Able to develop nursing policies and procedures that reflect current clinical practice, professional standards and facility philosophy of care. Able to establish criteria to assure that services provided meet established standards of quality.
• Sufficient knowledge of clinical practice, regulations and principles of adult education to supervise t e continuing education and training of nursing personal.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and respect for the rights, dignity and individuality of each resident in all interactions. Demonstrated competency in the protection and promotion of resident rights. Able to act as role model for facility staff.
• Demonstrates satisfactory level of inter personal skill to interact with facility administration, community and governing agencies, interdisciplinary staff.
• Able to understand and to follow written and/or verbal directions. Able to express self adequately in oral/or written communication. Able to communicate effectively with staff members, other professional staff, consultants and residents in interdisciplinary care setting and to government agencies.
• Current knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations that apply to practice of nursing in long-term care.
• Sufficient knowledge of personnel policies and ability to perform personnel functions including interviewing prospective staff members, conducting performance evaluations and carrying out disciplinary actions when appropriate. Able to apply personnel policies to facts concerning job actions without regard to race, sex, age, national origin, religion or disability.
• Carries out all duties in accord with the facility mission and philosophy.
• Appreciates the importance of maintaining confidentiality of resident and facility information
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in the care and use of resident and facility property.
• Knowledge of emergency and disaster procedures of the facility. Able to locate nearest exit. To understand and respond to written or oral instruction in case of emergency.
• Sufficient mobility and strength to move freely through the building, to assure resident safety at all times and to assist, transfer or otherwise move residents of facility out of danger in case of emergency.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to needs of residents by complying with facility policies on attendance and punctuality and dress code. Able to arrive and to begin work on time and to respond to facility needs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through…