Director of Nursing (RN)

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Director of Nursing manages and directs resident care within the nursing department in-order to maintain resident standards of care and ensure that each resident functions at his/her highest level.

Responsibilities for a Director of Nursing (DON):

* Coordinates resident care through departmental and appropriate staff committee meetings
* Ensures that staffing is adequate to meet State and Federal requirements
* Guides nursing department in adherence to all state and federal regulations
* Evaluates and disciplines nursing personnel according to HCF policy
* Supervises the maintenance of nursing and medical treatments and related services executed by nursing personnel
* Participates in the QA process
* Ensures availability of nursing supplies and equipment
* Assumes responsibility for maintaining his/her own professional competence
* Verifies that the nursing personnel have valid and current licenses as required by the State in which they work

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing. Current license as a Registered Nurse with the State Board of Nursing. CPR certification recommended.

Benefits of for the Director of Nursing:

* Promotion opportunities
* Flexibility 
* Education/Learning 
* Competitive benefit package

What we look for in a DON:

Experience – If you’ve had a job or experience in a position with similar goals and responsibilities, we’d love to connect with you.
Skills – We’re looking for individuals that are compassionate, team players, social, trustworthy and service-minded.
Characteristics – We’re looking for individuals that are self-motivated, dependable, ethical, and ready to jump in and provide outstanding care and customer service to our residents

The Company

Our Core Values, better known as We Care is that each and every employee in the organization is held to standards of Wholeheartedness, Excellence, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and being Ethical. Whether you work for HCF or become a resident of HCF, we can promise you one thing; we will treat you like family!