Director of Nursing - DON - A-Line Staffing Solutions

A-Line Staffing is recruiting for a full time permanent Director of Nursing - DON in Goshen, IN. They are offering a generous compensation and a full benefit package.

DIRECTOR OF NURSING - DON

Goshen, IN

Salary range $89,648 - $135,000

Responsible to: Healthcare Administrator

5 or more years exp Independent Living - Assisted Living

Job Description

Scope of Responsibility: Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the Nursing department to

assure quality of all clinical services and resident care.

Essential Functions: Rating (for evaluation purposes only)

____A. Carry out duties and function to support the campus as assigned.

____B. Live the mission and values to improve the quality of services for residents and team members on

the campus.

____C. Respect residents’ rights and adhere to rules of resident care and services as described in the

Team Member Handbook.

____D. Develop, implement and monitor nursing service objectives, standard of nursing practice, clinical

care, nursing procedures and policies and nursing service staffing patterns.

____E. Recruit and select nursing team members. Assure new nurses are oriented to correct

nursing practices. Mentor new nurses for 90 days. Assign and supervise nursing team members.

Perform annual feedback sessions with Nursing department team members according to process.

____F. Discipline nursing team members when necessary. Follow up on nurse practice and procedure

problems and concerns. Discipline as appropriate following company guidelines.

____G. Participate in planning and budgeting for Nursing. Maintain responsibility for nursing supplies,

services and hours to assure nursing services are efficient and cost effective.

____H. Ensure that nursing supplies are adequate and appropriate to meet the needs of residents.

Recommend the purchase of nursing equipment as well as maintenance of such equipment.

____I. Ensure that the nursing philosophy and objectives are understood and maintained by the nursing

team members.

____J. Ensure that the nursing team members receive orientation, on-going training and educational

development.

____K. Establish a procedure to ensure that nursing team members maintain valid and current licenses where applicable.

____L. Direct regularly scheduled nursing team meetings and conferences.

____M. Assist with the assignment of resident rooms.

____N. Ensure the initiation and development of the Resident Nursing Care Plan. Ensure that all nursing

team members attend and complete Geriatric University. Work closely with MDS to assure

appropriate documentation and care planning is in place and follow up on concerns.

____O. Coordinate nursing service with other resident services to provide holistic care for residents.

____P. Be available on an on-call basis.

____Q. Maintain regular awareness of resident conditions.

____R. Ensure that medications are administered properly and that discontinued medications are properly

returned or destroyed as appropriate.

____S. Maintain professional competence through participation in programs of continued education.

____T. Coordinate the Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee. Participate in the Infection Control

Subcommittee, and the Behavior Team meetings as needed to assure nursing involvement.

Participate in the Pharmaceutical Services Subcommittee. Maintain responsibility for the Quality

Improvement activities in healthcare assuring that department’s initiatives are reported at committee

meetings and each discipline is involved in Improvement activities.

____U. Is responsible for building and maintaining a cohesive team environment.

____V. Continually looking for process improvement opportunities.

____W. Conducts timely feedback sessions.

Meeting the expectations of this position requires work beyond forty (40) hours per week, but typically will not exceed fifty (50) hours per week.

Position Requirements:

A. Education & Experience

1. Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Indiana.

2. Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or equivalent experience.

3. Five or more years’ experience working within the company or a similar organization.

B. Skills and Requirements

1. Strong verbal and written communications skills.

2. Strong interpersonal skills.

3. 3Ability to direct and supervise a nursing program and team members.

C. Physical/Mental Requirements & Working Conditions

Team Members/applicants may not pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

Team Member must be able to meet the following requirements with or without the use of prosthetic devices and/or reasonable accommodation.

1. Frequent fingering, walking, sitting, talking, hearing and repetitive motions required.

2. Occasional reaching, kneeling, standing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling required.

3. Requires the ability to lift-up to 60 pounds occasionally and up to 40 pounds frequently.

4. Requires the ability to see things clearly at 20 inches or less, as is common in visual inspection or

computer work.

5. This position is not substantially exposed to adverse working conditions. Adherence to universal

precautions are required.

For immediate consideration please reply directly to this posting. A-Line Staffing Roxanne Berendt cell#