Director of Nursing

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Calder Woods

Location: Beaumont TX - Onsite

Address: 7080 Calder Ave, Beaumont, TX 77706

Job Schedule : Full Time

We are seeking an Director of Nursing to join our community committed to delivering outstanding nursing care to our residents. As a DON , you will play an important role in all phases of the nursing service that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Establish objectives for the department of nursing and the organizational structure for achieving these objectives.
• Guide nursing personnel in the development of personal and professional objectives and in the setting of unit goals consistent with those established by the Nursing Service Department.
• Interpret and implement administrative policies and standards as established by the governing authorities.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations in all areas of nursing care.
• Develop and/or approve all Nursing Service policies.
• Plan, organize, and direct nursing personnel in fulfilling their responsibilities for nursing service.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director, Infection Control, Nurse and Quality Assurance Coordinator in the execution of the resident care policies.
• Prepare the budget for the Nursing Service Department. Develop and manage budget effectively. Manage program resources to insure they are used efficiently and appropriately.
• Educate nurse leaders on their budgeted allowance and cost containment of unit.
• Identify staffing needs. Source, hire, supervise, monitor, evaluate and provide direction to direct reports, as needed.
• Provide professional growth and development; develop and communicate goals and objectives.
• Monitor and provide constructive feedback; conduct annual performance evaluation. Review work performance of nursing personnel on an ongoing basis.
• Approve nursing payroll each pay period before submitting to Administrator.
• Plan, organize, and implement the Q.A.A.C. in cooperation with Buckner guidelines.
• Maintain awareness of internal operating management policies.
• Develop, train, and lead staff in an environment of customer service.
• Seek new ideas and foster an environment of trust with staff, residents and families.
• Act in the absence of the Administrator when so designated.
• Coordinate liaison activities between the Nursing Department and other disciplines.
• Act as a participating member of the Quality Assurance, Infection Control, Pharmacy, and Safety Committees.
• Analyze and evaluate nursing and related services to improve the quality of resident care and maximize nursing time and abilities.
• Meet bi-monthly with professional staff and quarterly with non-professional staff and off-shift staff.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of the M.D.S., 3652, Health Care Plan, and the Resident Medical Records.
• Make daily rounds in the facility for the purpose of visibility, assessment and evaluation of care.
• Effectively develop and maintain relationships with residents and their family members, staff, and physicians.
• Maintain compliance with all Buckner policies, procedures and requirements. Maintain compliance with state and federal laws and regulatory requirements.
• Assist, guide and support supervisors with employee selection, review, evaluation and terminations.
• Conduct staff meetings regularly; attend staff meetings and training as required.
• Develop emerging leadership through professional growth and development.
• Work successfully as a part of a team and responsible for developing then maintaining strong working relationships with co-workers.
• Travel as needed to monitor, assess and help develop programs.
• Perform general office tasks as required.
• Perform special assignments, projects, and other duties as required.

What you’ll bring:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Must have and maintain a current licensure by the Texas State Board of Nursing. Experience in supervisory or leadership capacity in a hospital or long-term care facility, and/or geriatric nursing preferred. Prior experience in long-term care preferred Current status as an RN required.

• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.

• Requires ability to comply with Patient’s rights, all regulatory requirements, and all company policies and procedures as stated now and in the future.

• Requires knowledge of general nursing theory and practice, including basic knowledge related to nursing, such as drugs, biological, physical, social, and medical sciences, and their application. Requires working knowledge of infection control, universal precautions and OSHA standards.

• Requires knowledge of principles and methods involved in in-service instruction of nursing and ancillary personnel, in demonstrating techniques and methods of patient-care services, and in instruction of patients’ needs.

• Requires familiarity with medical diagnoses, procedures, and accepted medical treatment patterns. Requires knowledge of procedures and techniques necessary to administer medication and treatment as prescribed by physician; knowledge of medications and possible side effects.

• Requires ability to communicate verbally with residents, families, visitors, and co-workers. Ability to make self clearly understood by others required.

• Requires ability to exercise independent judgment under broad nursing case guidelines. Exercise initiative, patience, tact and confidentiality; demonstrate administrative and leadership ability; and ability to analyze and evaluate objectively. Requires ability to work under minimal supervision.

• Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings. Requires ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, residents, prospective residents, vendors, donors, families and the public. Ability to be assertive in dealing with vendors and media, and proactive with residents in seeking decisions about facility admissions. Ability to meet emotional and physical demands of both the staff on the unit and the patients; ability to help insure patients’ dignity.

• Requires ability to maintain composure, positive attitude and awareness of priorities in an environment of stress and frequent interruptions.

• Requires ability to keep accurate, detailed records and timely prepare routine reports.

• Requires ability to make self clearly understood in face-to-face interactions; ability to articulate with accuracy and precision to give directions, speak on the phone and intercom, etc.

• Requires ability to receive verbal instructions, answer phones, etc. with some background noise.

• Requires ability to concentrate on moderate to fine detail with some interruption; ability to attend to tasks/functions for more than 60 minutes at a time.

• Requires ability to understand and relate to multiple ideas and the concepts/theories behind the ideas; ability to remember multiple verbal and written tasks/assignments over several days and occasionally up to several months.

• Requires ability to work flexible hours and be on-call as needed.

• Requires ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Requires proficient ability to plan, administer, and report budgets.

• Requires ability to provide strategic and logistical planning and facilitate meetings, conferences, workshops, and retreats as required.

• Requires ability to effectively manage personnel; requires administrative skills to include but not limited to staff selection, development, motivation, scheduling, and evaluation.

• Requires ability to travel to various geographic locations and some overnight stays.

• Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.

• Requires ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Requires proficient ability to exhibit detail-oriented skills necessary to understand and manage a wide-range of information.

• Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications required.

• Requires commitment to Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.

• Requires ability to recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises which are loud and playful instead of angry and combative.

• Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 pounds continuously to move objects and/or people.

• Requires ability to perform moderately difficult manipulation such as writing, typing, foot and hand-eye coordination.

• Work deals mostly with areas such as preparing and reading data and figures, client records, medical orders, visual inspection involving small details, using measurement devices, dispensing medications. Visual work is primarily close to the observer. Depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are not as critical as the ability to distinguish small details and markings very near observer. Color perception for some tasks (ex. dispensing medications, assessing resident’s condition, etc.) is important.

• Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time. Requires ability to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift, carry, pull, push, climb, kneel, walk and stand over 75% of shift.

• Requires sufficient good health to properly discharge duties. Employees shall not be permitted to work who have infectious disease of skin lesion for the duration of the communicability.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.