Director Of Nursing RN

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

The Director of Nursing (ADON) is accountable for assisting in the planning, developing, overseeing and supervising the activities of personnel who provide health care and nursing services to the agency’s clients across Charlotte & Lake Norman. The position establishes service policies and procedures regarding occupational safety and health, universal precautions and infection control policies as well as coordinates the development and implementation of nursing services and objectives, develops policies and procedures in accordance with Federal, State and DHSR standards and regulations.

The DON will have the responsibility for assisting in selecting nursing staff (RN’s, PCA’s/CNA’s), orienting and onboarding staff members, coordinating patient care services, providing and directing continuing education as well as skills verification for nursing staff, maintaining compliance for nursing staff, completing employee appraisals and resolving issues involving employee disciplinary action and client care.

The DON will perform a wide range of duties including maintaining department budgets, setting short-term and long-term goals for nursing staff as well as record keeping processes of criteria for admission to service as well as assisting in the ongoing care management and case assignments.

The DON must have proven experience in a nursing leadership role, outstanding organizational skills, in-depth knowledge of healthcare and strong interpersonal communication skills.

The DON will assist with conducting client assessments, re-assessments, supervisory visits and development of client plans of care.

The DON will confer with clients, their families, social workers, case managers or others on an occasional basis to discuss client care needs.

• Managing and leading all daily operations for nursing personnel and the nursing department
• Maintains department budgets and records all expenses
• Developing short-term and long-term goals for the entire nursing department including setting and tracking departmental goals and objectives.
• Works with scheduler to assign and schedule caregiver schedules appropriately
• Establish new policies and updates existing policies to improve the standard of care for clients
• Plans and oversees admission, nursing and client care processes
• Assists with conducting new client assessments/intake, re-assessments and development of Plan of Care as well as revisions to Plan of Care as deemed necessary
• Drafts clients Service Agreements
• Counsel’s and works directly with clients and families in meeting nursing and care related needs
• Responds to all care / nursing - related issues in a timely manner
• Investigates client complaints and reports and records accordingly
• Collaborates with nursing & caregiver staff as well as referring agency staff to ensure safe and efficient client care
• Oversees all record-keeping processes and ensuring all necessary documents are accurate and up to date

• Hires, onboards and trains new nursing staff members
• Evaluates staff performance and prepares accurate reports detailing findings for evaluations
• Maintains stocked inventory
• Designs and manages continuous quality improvement (CQI) and training initiatives
• Completes and oversees monthly client chart audits to ensure compliance with state and federal laws
• Ensures that all Federal, State and DHSR guidelines and standards are followed
• Assures proper maintenance of clinical records in compliance with local, state and federal laws (HIPAA/OSHA Compliance)
• Maintains and ensures compliance for nursing staff (credentialing)
• Uses popular software, including medical database, EMR, research and telemedicine software as appropriate.
• Responsible for staff development including specialized training for clients with Dementia, ALS, COPD as well as other chronic disease states.
• Stays informed about changes in the field of nursing and home health care and shares information with appropriate organization personnel
• Promotes the agency philosophy, our values, and administrative policies to ensure quality and consistency of care delivery.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply and our recruitment team will review and contact all applicants.

Flexible work from home options available.