RN DON - with $10,000 Sign on Bonus

Qualifications: Registered Nurse

2 years experience in Long Term Care management

Essential Job Functions

As Director of Nursing for a Grace Management Services facility you must be able to perform the following essential functions as demonstrated by the ability to:

Assume responsibility for the development of nursing service objectives, performance standards of nursing practice for

each category of nursing personnel, and nursing policies and procedures.

Assume accountability for the development, organization and implementation of approved policies and procedures.

Direct, evaluate, and supervise all resident care and initiate corrective action as necessary.

Assess resident care needs and assist in the development of individualized plans of resident care.

Assess resident need and the make recommendations for special rehabilitation programs.

Evaluate resident care as related to individualized resident needs, family involvement, and the physician's plan of care for the resident.

Report problems to the Administrator, conduct daily resident rounds and initiate corrective action as necessary.

Make management reports and special assignments, and adhere to established time schedules.

Direct implementation of "Resident Bill of Rights".

Conduct staff meetings with all shifts for purposes of planning, coordinating and implementing nursing service policies and procedures.

Establish open lines of communication with consultants and consistently take follow-up action on recommendations.

Take inquiries for resident placement as assigned by the administrator and initiate procedures for proper placement or

residents and level of care determinations.

Conduct resident care conferences.

Assess resident responses to medication and treatments, and make appropriate recommendations.

Direct and implement nursing service educational programs including, but not limited to, orientation and in-service for

licensed and unlicensed personnel.

Coordinate resident admissions, transfers, and discharge coordinators and social service consultants.

Establish good public relations with hospital discharge coordinators and social service consultants.

Communicate daily with nursing personnel providing clear, concise information as well as specific assignments.

Consistently demonstrate responsibility, accountability and dependability.

Act as a Charge Nurse and cover the floor/various shifts as needed for the best interest of the facility.

Perform other related duties as directed by the Administrator.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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