Director of Nursing, Laguna Honda Hospital (0943 Manager VIII)

Director Of Nursing Services, Laguna Honda Hospital And Rehabilitation CenterThe Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. Fulfilling this mission requires employees working across our hospitals, clinics, programs, and offices to deliver services and support the communities we serve. Individuals interested in joining SFDPH should expect to work in person across these settings.This position functions as one of two top nursing executives for Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (LHH). The two Director's of Nursing are responsible and held accountable for all nursing functions and activities of LHH. This is a senior executive-level position and will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer/Nursing Home Administrator (NHA). This person will have indirect reporting to the San Francisco Health Network Chief Nursing Officer. This person will lead, guide, and direct the clinical operations of the healthcare facility in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations, industry standards of nursing care, and established facility policies and procedures to provide appropriate care and services to residents.Specifically, under general direction from the LHH Chief Executive Officer/Nursing Home Administrator (NHA), the Director of Nursing (DON) will:Plan, organize, direct, supervise and evaluate all nursing services provided in the facilityEnsure nursing department compliance with federal, state and local regulations and implementation of facility nursing core programsActively participate in the development of the Facility Assessment and recommend updates as necessaryManage the nursing department to maintain quality standards of care, and advise medical staff, department heads, and NHA in matters related to nursing serviceReview daily work assignments to ensure they meet regulatory compliance and provide consistent staffing whenever possibleAssist in the development of and oversees the process for care planning for the individual residents including rehabilitative and restorative activities, instruction in self-help aids, and utilization of available therapeutic services (PT, OT, ST), promotes individual resident care as related to their physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological, and social needs, and assure that the plan is reviewed and modified as necessaryEnsure each resident's Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) / Minimum Data Set (MDS) process is carried out on a timely basisOversee the monthly management of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process to ensure Quality Assurance assignments and meeting presentations occurCreates a culture of safety through the overall monitoring of compliance to the facilitation of the clinical unit based QAPI subcommitteesMake facility rounds assessing the care of the patients, cleanliness, order and safety of the environment, equipment function, maintenance of a homelike environment and any other observations and report any issues or concerns to the responsible department and/or NHAAssist the Pharmacy department in developing, maintaining, implementing, and periodically updating written policies and procedures for the administration, storage, and control of medications and suppliesEvaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to nursing servicesWork closely with the Infection Preventionist to ensure Infection Control practices are implemented and enforced such: as ensuring nursing personnel are following established safety regulations proper PPE use, isolation techniques and proper hand hygieneParticipate in the planning, conducting, and/or scheduling of timely in-service training classes to ensure a well-trained and competent nursing service departmentSupervise and delegate the planning and direct delivery of nursing care, services, treatment procedures and other services that ensure each resident's needs are met and that the physician's orders are implementedProvides review, preparation, and defense of budgets related to LHH nursing; maintains responsibility for analyzing the current billing and financial systems that support and sustain LHH nursingInterprets business data for the purpose of identifying patterns, trends, and variances across LHH Nursing OperationsMentor and build training programs that help nursing staff meet goals that improve the overall performance, improve staff engagement, and outcomes of the facilityQualifications:EDUCATION: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university ANDLICENSE: Current, valid, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the State of California ANDEXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of verifiable, full-time experience as a Director of Nursing Services or a similar clinical management position, all of which must include supervision of professionalsEDUCATION SUBSTITUTION: Additional qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the required degree on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two (2) years.