Director of Nursing; DON

University Woods Campus
Madison, WI 53705, USA

Oakwood Village has an exciting opportunity for qualified candidates to join our University Woods (West Madison) senior living community facility team as a Director of Nursing (DON). Our DON plans, organizes, develops, and directs the overall operation of the nursing services across the campus

• Oakwood continues to expand and grow, so there are opportunities to grow within.
• 403-B Retirement Plan/Company Match.
• Competitive Paid Time Off Plan.
• Continuing Education/Tuition Reimbursement Program.

The Director of Nursing plans, organizes, develops, and directs the overall operation of the skilled nursing department and facility to meet and exceed federal and state regulations, requirements, policies, and procedures. They are accountable for: communicating effectively to nursing staff, interdisciplinary team members, peers, and/or executive team professionals. Accepting 24-hour a day accountability for clinical cares delivered, the Director of Nursing collaborates with the care delivery team both internally and externally, acting as the clinical liaison to acute care providers, physicians, families, and residents/clients.

This position reports to the Campus Executive Director/Nursing Home Administrator.

• Compassion
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  We care deeply about the people we serve and the people we work with on a daily basis. We work together to help one another.
• Faith
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  We have a commitment to remain true to the vision and mission of Oakwood.
• Inclusion
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  We include everyone. We welcome opinions and strive to consider different perspectives to create fair, welcoming, and accessible experiences for all.
• Integrity
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  We work to be transparent and fair. We act with honor and respect for our residents, their families, and our co-workers.
• Dedication
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  We care about the people we serve and work with on a daily basis. We are dedicated to providing superior service to one another and our community.

• Supervises the following clinical staff members to include but not limited to:
  Care Coordinator, scheduler, unit secretary, RN, LPN, medication administration assistant, and CNA positions.
• Provides leadership of the nursing department with emphasis on improved methods of clinical improvement; empowering staff to be creative, to offer input into the decision-making process, and to develop as an accountable member of the Oakwood team. Communicates clearly utilizing electronic, written, and verbal methods.
• Coordinates the use of resources to ensure that resident care plans are carried out in an efficient and effective manner to meet the physical, psychological, and quality of life needs of residents at diverse levels of wellness. Develops an effective, systematic communication method for staff, residents, and families to ensure that quality outcomes are achieved in an environment of respect that meets the needs of our customers.
  
  Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team to investigate and follow through with resident or family concerns. Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team and Human Resources to investigate and address workforce related performance issues.
• Ensures ongoing compliance with federal, state and local regulations and requirements, remaining current with changes in the clinical, ethical, regulatory, and reimbursement environment to ensure established professional standards and best practices are integrated through nursing education, with QI monitoring. Participates as nursing department representative in survey activity through the Division of Quality Assurance, actively involved in related survey activity.
• Coordinates the preparation of the departmental budget in conjunction with the Administrator, including nursing staffing labor allocation and staffing, and plans for implementation, communicates budget guidelines to the nursing department, and oversees to ensure compliance within established budgetary parameters.
• Developments and implements specific nursing departmental policies and procedures, and participates in Oakwood Village Organizational policy and procedure development and implementation as needed.
• Participates in development of specific objectives and annual and as needed goal setting, and leads the development process within the nursing department, utilizing an established systematic approach to implement, monitor, assess, and evaluate nursing department objectives as leader of the integrated nursing team.
• Member of the QAPI Committee, and leads the nursing department internal Quality Improvement Team to ensure ongoing service improvement. Develops initiatives and implements PDSA using multi-level nursing work groups to accomplish/assess goals. Educate the nursing team about QAPI process, identify opportunities for improvement and strengths, determine QI initiatives and establish nursing departmental work groups to integrated staff…