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Director of Nursing (DON) 

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  
Number of Openings 1  
Description

General Purpose

Define the roles and responsibilities of the Director of Nursing (DON). The DON is a registered nurse who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents. The DON also provides direct resident/patient care.

Essential Duties

  • 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.
 
Position Requirements

Supervisory Requirements

The Director of Nursing is responsible for supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience - Minimum requirements to perform this position include: Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN). Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times. Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred.

Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 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.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC).

Physical Demands

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. 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. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include: copier/scanner/fax, telephone, calculator. Travel by auto or airline may be required.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Additional Information

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

 
Full-Time/Part-Time -unspecified-  
Position Director of Nursing (DON)  
Hiring Manager(s)  
Location Palomar Heights Healthcare LLC  
About the Organization Our Mission is to be committed to excellence in serving our community

Our Vision is to be the premier provider of post-acute care by perfecting our core competencies

Our Values are Excellence, Trust, Accountability, Mutual Respect and Love, as we recognize that love is the essence behind providing care to the most vulnerable and sick in our community



We are making every effort to minimize the exposure of COVID-19 to our Residents and staff. Our utmost concern is for the health and well-being of each of our Residents and to ensure our staff is healthy and able to continue to care for Residents. With all of the directives being followed from the CDC, the CMS, the state health department, state government, and the federal government.



We are looking for staff willing and able to provide the upmost care to our Residents; to don/doff PPE appropriately, practice proper hand hygiene, and infection control protocols at all times.  

This position is currently accepting applications.

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