The DON is a registered nurse who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents
The DON also provides direct resident/patient care
Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels
Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance
Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect
Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff
Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff
Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication
Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members
Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation
Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care
Responsible for department budgeting and reporting
Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately
Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences
Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity
Coordinate MDS and care planning
Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations
Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times
Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed
Supervisory Requirements
The Director of Nursing is responsible for supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
Требования
Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times
Language Skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees
Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer
Frequent use of all office related equipment to include: copier/scanner/fax, telephone, calculator
Travel by auto or airline may be required
Навыки
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear
