Director of Nursing

Job Description

The position may not be currently open at one of the Carespring buildings but by applying, you will be considered when a position becomes available based on the facility location and your listed home address. If you have questions, please contact the recruiter.

Must be available on a 24-hour basis as needed for guidance of resident and staff needs. Requires good human relations and communication skills. Needs to be assertive and motivated to be effective in management. Must have the ability to initiate specific nursing judgment in individual patient care treatments.

Must ensure the nursing department meets the requirements set forth in Federal and State regulations. Requires the capability of participating in various departmental, clinician, educator, personnel manager, and controller of quality roles. Responsible for overall management of the facility when the administrator is not on the premises or unavailable. The position may be required to work at any of our locations.

Salary based on experience, ranging from $95,000 to $145,000.

To provide the pinnacle of excellence in patient care by establishing a professional philosophy of gerontological nursing. Nursing service maintains a qualified staff to meet the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of all patients. The Director of Nursing is responsible for establishing the overall objectives of nursing and providing administrative guidance and support of facility goals, policy, and chain of command.

• Establish objectives, plans, and programs
• Develop and implement policies and procedures
• Define and assign responsibilities
• Communicate and collaborate with medical directors
• Evaluate and audit departmental operations
• Assess staff development needs
• Develop and implement recruitment and retention programs
• Demonstrate techniques – oversee care planning and delivery
• Counsel and promote staff – perform team member evaluations
• Serve as a role model – share and implement new knowledge
• Collect data on unusual occurrences – provide safe and clean environment for patient and staff
• Assure competency and health of staff
• Counsel families, patients, and solve problems where indicated
• Function as resident care coordinator
• Chart auditing is done in an orderly fashion (see chart audit schedule for details), and includes new admissions and unstable conditions.
• Daily nursing rounds are made at 9:30 a.m. to confirm census, staffing, and to monitor patient environment.
• The Director of Nursing takes all calls off Monday – Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and recruits and replaces staff call-off for improved and more concentrated patient care.
• The responsibilities for supportive documentation from doctors for those team members who frequently call off or show a pattern developing is another aspect the Director of Nursing deals with on a daily basis. Tardiness and lateness are also involved and disciplinary action is initiated (i.e., pink slips, team member counseling forms) on this level and given to the DON.
• Daily flow sheets are written daily. Each flow sheet is to be accurate and well staffed. The schedule is written biweekly, taking into consideration vacations, requested days off, quality points, birthdays and personal days for each team member.
• Daily absentee slips are held until the team member calls back and confirms he or she will be well enough to work. On these slips, show pertinent information communication and action taken i.e., doctor’s statement, no restrictions needed, pink slips issued or team members did call.
• Personal request forms, birthday, vacation, leave of absence, change of status, and change of data are filled out by team members;
  Director of Nursing initials for staffing monitoring system (SMS), making notations for the schedule if necessary.

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and have a current license in the state in which he/she is practicing.

Management skills, including planning, organizing, directing, and controlling that are needed to oversee the functioning of the facility.

Gerontological certification should be achieved within two years.

Carespring is an EOE/M/F/D/V and Smoke-Free Workplace.