Director of Nursing

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Full Time Des Arc, AR, US

14 days ago Requisition

• Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the Nursing Services Department, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update the Nursing Service Procedures Manual.
• Develop methods for coordination of nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the resident’s total regimen of care.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update written job descriptions for each level of nursing personnel.
• Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
• Maintain a reference library of written nursing material (i.e., PDR’s, Federal and State Regulations, etc.,) that will assist the nursing service department in meeting the day-to-day needs of the residents.
• Participate in ongoing quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Assist the Administrator and Discharge Planning Coordinator in developing, implementing and periodically updating the written procedures for the Discharge Planning Program.
• Assist the Discharge Planning Coordinator in planning the nursing services portion of the residents discharge plan.
• Participate in survey (inspections) made by authorized government agencies.
• Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Administrator, as necessary/required concerning the operation of the Nursing Services Department

• Serve on, participate in, and attend various committees of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Budget, etc.), as required, and as appointed by the Administrator.
• Provide written and/or oral reports of the nursing service programs and activities as required, or as may be directed by such committee(s).
• Assist the Pharmaceutical Services Committee in developing, maintaining, implementing and periodically updating written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and supplies.
• Participate in regular scheduled reviews of the Discharge Plans and make such plans available to the Utilization Review Committee as required or as may be necessary
• Attend and participate in the Utilization Review Committee functions as required or as may be necessary
• Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to nursing services.
• Attend department and staff meetings.
• Participate in the Interdisciplinary Care Planning Committee

• Determine the staffing needs of the nursing services department necessary to meet the total nursing needs of the residents.
• Recommend the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed.
• Assign a sufficient number of nursing assistants for each tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
• Develop work assignments and schedule duty hours, and/or assist nursing supervisory staff in completing and performing such tasks.
• Delegate to nursing service supervisory personnel the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to perform their assigned duties.
• Develop, maintain, and periodically update the written procedure for ensuring that professional nursing personnel, including private duty nurses, have valid and current licenses as required by this State.
• Make daily rounds of the nursing services department to ensure that all nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards.
• Monitor absenteeism to ensure that an adequate number of nursing care personnel are on duty at all times.
• Recruits, interviews and selects nursing service personnel.
• Counsel/discipline nursing personnel as necessary.
• Terminate employees when necessary, documenting and coordinating such action with the Administrator.
• Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel.
• Make appropriate reports to the Administrator as required or as may be necessary.
• Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap, or marital status.

• Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission to the facility.
• Provide the Administrator with information relative to the nursing needs of the resident and the nursing services departments ability to meet those needs.
• Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room…