Director of Nursing Job North Ridgeville area,Ohio USA,Nursing

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Director of Nursing is directly accountable for establishing and implementing standards of resident care within the facility on a 24-hour basis. He/She is responsible for the direct supervision and evaluation of all personnel providing direct resident care. He/She will organize and implement facility policies, procedures, and management systems, in conjunction with the Administrator. Under the direction of the Administrator, He/She will coordinate nursing services with the community agencies, physicians, families/residents, consultants, ancillary service providers, and other departments within the facility.

He/She is responsible for nursing service compliance with the local, state, and federal regulations.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Prepare and co-manage the monthly QA Meeting (ie. Mapping infections, incident and accident management and presentation, restraint totals, QA assignments and meeting presentations).
Prepare and manage the monthly safety meetings, monitor the OSHA regulations and workman compensation, and assist the Department Managers with employee incidents and modified duty and keep the Administrator / HR Dept informed.
Prepare and manage the monthly Licensed Nursing Meeting. Meets with the Nursing staff on a regular basis to ensure understanding of facility policy and procedures and regulation. Is the Inservice Coordinator for the facility.
Maintain and monitor the staffing and PPD budgeted for Nursing. Inform the Administrator of staffing needs and registry usage prior to scheduling. Maintains the registry usage log and keeps the Administrator and CEO informed of both the PPD and registry usage.
Ensures adequate 24-hour nursing coverage in the facility each day. Reviews with the staffing coordinator. the nursing schedule on a daily./monthly basis.
Recruits, interviews, selects, hires, trains, schedules, supervises, and evaluations all nursing personnel on all shifts, delegating as necessary. Initiates (new hire paperwork) and collaborates with Human resources. To assure that all licensed nursing personnel files, nursing rates of pay must follow the current/approved wage scale unless authorized by the Administrator. This also includes counseling and recommending termination to the Administrator as necessary and maintains supporting documentation.
Maintain current document dates for all nursing staff (ie. CPR, Licenses, Certificates, fingerprints, TB/CXR). Notify the Administrator of any issues with non-compliance in relation to these documents.
Attend the weekly Nutritional Assessment Review Meeting and notify the Administrator of any issues regarding substantial weight loss or worsening of any pressure ulcers.
Manage the weekly Risk Review Meeting with the Unit Coordinators. Assure that
Supervise the licensed nursing staff by consistently following the personnel policies and in a universal manner. Maintain a strong role model presence.
Make facility rounds every day assessing the care of the patients, cleanliness, order and safety of the environment, equipment function, and any other observations and report any issues or concerns to the Administrator.
Assist with problem resolution and follow-up on resident or family concerns. Keep the Administrator informed of all issues and concerns.
Maintains good interpersonal relationships with patients and their families, nursing personnel, and allied professional services in the community.
Manage and participate in the staffing and on-call staffing. Communicate the staffing needs to the Administrator.
Notify the Administrator of any issues immediately. The communication between the DON and the Administrator must be open at all times. Also, whenever follow-up is necessary from given direction, please notify the…