Director of Nursing (DON)

• Competitive Wage Scale
  
• Weekly Pay
  
• Flexible Schedules and Set Hours
  
• Medical & Dental Insurance
  
• 401K with Company Match
  
• 7 Paid Holidays and 10 PTO Days Your First Year
  
• Option to cash out Paid Time Off as you earn it
  
• Company paid Disability Coverage and Life Insurance
  

• Directs, evaluates, and supervises patient care and initiates corrective action as necessary.
  
• Assesses patient care needs and the development of individualized plans of patient care.
  
• Assesses patient needs and making recommendations for special rehabilitation programs.
  
• Evaluates patient care as related to individualized patient needs, family involvement and the physician's plan of care for the patient
  
• Maintains effective lines of communication with attending physicians.
  
• Monitors physician services (documentation and visits etc.) in accordance with current regulations.
  
• Maintains knowledge of documentation procedures including appropriate use of forms, timelines, and Medicare documentation etc.
  
• Maintains a working knowledge of current licensure standards and the survey process.
  
• Conducts or provides that patient care conferences are conducted.
  
• Assesses patient responses to medication and treatment, and makes appropriate recommendations for nursing action to be implemented.
  
• Provides that medications, treatments, diets, rehabilitation and restorative care is provided to patients in accordance with physician�s orders and the patient�s individual needs.
  
• Reports problems to the Administrator, conducts daily patient rounds, and initiates corrective action as necessary.
  
• Directs and provides implementation of educational programs, quality assurance program and infection control program.
  
• Establishes open lines of communication with consultants and consistently takes follow up action on recommendations.
  
• Consistently makes recommendations of level of care determinations, based on physician�s documentation and plan of care.
  
• Coordinates the care planning/MDS process and committee meetings as necessary.
  
• Assesses equipment and supply needs and makes recommendations to Administrator.
  
• Establishes an annual budget for submission to the governing body for approval.
  
• Provides for the purchase and availability of all necessary supplies.
  
• Required to participate in the planning and implementation of the nursing service budget.
  
• Develops relationships with community agencies providing services of benefit to the nursing center.
  
• Communicates well with patients and family members providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude to family/visitors/patients/ and responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.
  
• Operates the nursing department in accordance with the organization�s established guidelines, and in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
  
• Demonstrates appropriate/effective supervisory skills that include fair and uniformly applied corrective actions administered without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.
  
• Attends and participates in continuing educational programs to keep abreast of changes in your field as well as to maintain current license/certification, as required.
  

• Be an RN with a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
  
• Have leadership experience in long term care. Prior DON or ADON experience strongly preferred.
  
• Have excellent organizational and prioritizing skills.
  
• Effective and professional verbal, and written communication skills
  
• Communicates well with other associates, patients, family members, and visitors providing warm and friendly greeting and an approachable attitude. Responds to expressed concerns while displaying a helpful, caring demeanor, answers questions when appropriate in a professional manner.
  

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