Director of Nursing Home Care - Family First Healthcare Services

Join our Amazing Team of Caregivers and Lead our RNs in Homecare

Family First Healthcare Services is looking for the best of the best to join our team as our Director of Nursing in Home Health. We are looking for someone who aligns with our core values, compassionate about patient care, and is an excellent RN leader.

Come Join our Organization.

Currently seeking a dedicated, qualified Director of Nursing (DON) to join our team in Tampa, FL. The Director of Nursing will supervise home health services to our patients in their place of residence in accordance with attending physician orders and plans of care and strives to provide the highest quality of care. This position participates in all activities relevant to professional services to include the development of qualifications and assignment of personnel.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in developing standards which ensure safe and therapeutically effective service to patients and families. Has joint responsibility with the Administrator for seeing that standards are met.

• Participates in developing objectives for Agency.

• Is responsible for seeing that objectives are implemented.

• Consults with the Administrator to determine a staffing pattern which will accomplish stated objectives and promote maximum level of utilization of health personnel.

• Is responsible for interviewing, hiring and participates in the planning of orientation of new employees, in collaboration with the human resources department.

• Plans and arranges for consultation needs of staff; prepares and maintains current policies and procedures which meet Medicare, Medicaid, accrediting bodies, state, etc. laws and implements such; revises concurrently.

• Displays a willingness to support the policies and procedures and uses appropriate channels for change of such policies; establishes criteria and procedures for selection, promotion and termination of employment of service personnel.

• Participates in establishing the functions and qualifications for each service position, and coordinates patient care and referrals.

• Assures ongoing assessment of patient/family needs and implementation of interdisciplinary team plan of care.

• Assures physician approval of plans for continuity of care.

• Provides individual or group support concerning job related stress or issues.

• Organizes the Agency to delineate and delegate authority, functional responsibility, lines of relationship and communication to provide safe and therapeutically effective service.

• Participates in coordinating Agency’s services with services of other community agencies.

• Participates in studies and research and other administrative functions as assigned.

• Serves as a role model for all colleagues by setting an example of high standards in dress, conduct, cooperation and job performance.

• Develops a cooperative relationship and communicates effectively and professionally with the physicians.

• Investigates and reports any problem relating to patient care or conditions which might harm the patient and/or employee well-being.

• Immediately reports any accident, incident, lost articles or unusual occurrence to the Administrator.

• Attends pertinent continuing education programs other than routine in-services and shares information with staff.

• Monitors equipment for appropriate use and take steps to keep misuse to a minimum.

• Oversees Agency’s ongoing Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.

• Responsible for overseeing development of indicators with appropriate data collection, aggregation and analysis, taking action and reporting results according to Agency’s QAPI plan.

• Assures that patients’ plans of care are developed, implemented and updated.

• Conducts patient case conferences, in-services, staff meetings and maintains documentation; participates in community education projects.

• Ensures that all necessary supplies and equipment are available.

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, accrediting bodies, local and Agency policies in all patient care aspects of the Agency.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Active valid FL RN License.

• Must have 2 years of experience in a supervisory position.

• 3-5 years of experience in healthcare/home care is Required.

• Available daily for on-call coverage. (This is a shared responsibility with ADON and RN Supervisor).

• Must be able to supervise, guide, develop skills and performance of service personnel.

• Must be able to apply community health principles and practices.

• Must be willing to travel to the patient's home as needed.

• Home Health Exp is Required.

Job Type: Full-time

Position Reports to the Administrator